Piebalgs: Slovenia Tasked with Finding Energy Compromise

Ljubljana, 9 March - Visiting European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said on Friday that Slovenia would shoulder the burden in seeking a compromise between member states on regulating the bloc's internal energy market as its holds the EU presidency in the first half of 2008.

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (right) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (right) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Cankarjev dom arts and congress centre
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a panel on EU's new energy strategy.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, vlada Evropski komisar Andris Piebalgs na novinarski konferenci, kjer sta z ministrom za gospodarstvo Andrejom Vizjakom spregovorila o energetski politiki EU. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, vlada
Evropski komisar Andris Piebalgs na novinarski konferenci, kjer sta z ministrom za gospodarstvo Andrejom Vizjakom spregovorila o energetski politiki EU.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs (left) and his host Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak at a news conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, government headquarters
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaking to the press following talks with his host, Economy Minister Andrej Vizjak.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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