EU Commission Could Meet With Gazprom in March Over Monopoly Accusations

Russian gas giant Gazprom could hold a meeting with the European Commission in March on the issue of Gazprom’s alleged monopolistic practices, Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Anatoly Yanovsky said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Commission initiated a probe into Gazprom’s alleged monopolistic practices in August 2012. In January, Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager assessed the progress made in the investigation as positive.

"I think that there will be a meeting between the European Commission and Gazprom in March," Yanovsky told journalists on Saturday.

Gazprom is accused of abusing its dominant position in several Central and Eastern European gas markets – namely, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia.