Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 39

27-Sep-2010

CASPIAN

European Parliament Overwhelmingly Approves Regulation On Security Of Gas Supply

On 21 September Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted strongly in favor of a proposed EC regulation that significantly increases the authority of the European Commission (EC) over the gas security policies of the EU member states in cases of a major supply disruption. The regulation, which will be formally approved in October and will enter into...