Europe seeks to draw lessons from gas crisis
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, which caused disruptions in supply to eighteen European countries this winter, was a "sharp reminder" that Europe needs to get its act together on energy security, the European Commission has stressed. Commission President José Manuel Barroso welcomed the resumption of gas deliveries to Europe on Tuesday (20 January), after a two-week standoff that left millions of East Europeans without heating in the middle of winter.But he also warned that long-term ...