FT: EU energy market: Pipe dream

Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has a battle on his hands. In April he proposed a European energy union to address one of the most glaring strategic weaknesses of a continent that imports more than half its energy. He will need all his reserves to achieve the goal.

His initial timing was perfect for political and economic reasons alike: the crisis in Ukraine and the shale boom in the US are forcing EU countries to assess the inefficiencies of their fragmented energy networks as never before.  MORE