Eastern states jostle to host EU energy agency
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Romania launched a campaign Tuesday (2 June) to host the future European agency for the cooperation of energy regulators (ACER), entering a competition with existing rival bids by Slovenia and Slovakia. Adrian Videanu, Romania's economy minister, officially launched his country's bid to host the European agency at a public event in Brussels. The agency's establishment is part of the European Commission's ambition to further liberalise EU energy markets and streamline cross-border cooperation ...