The European Commission this week asked for a mandate to represent the EU in the renegotiation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in a move to try to better align it with EU energy policy.
It is now up to the Council of the EU – representing the 28 member states – to decide whether to give the commission this mandate and whether to accept its recommendations for a negotiating position.
The timing of the commission’s proposal is not a coincidence. Although the need...
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