The Polish Oil and Gas company requests more time for EU harmonization

The Polish Oil and Gas company (PGNiG) has asked for the gas sector to be granted more time to conform to EU standards. The company has also submitted a project to the Energy Regulation Office (URE), concerning a new gas tariff, and it is ready to lower the price of gas for industrial users. The management of PGNiG, under the leadership of Marek Kossowski, are vigorously preparing for EU accession. Firstly, the management will be enlarged by the appointment of a vice-president for European integration. Secondly, the company is planning to apply to the European Integration Committee for a period of transition, after EU accession, relating to the liberalization of the gas market. "We were motivated by the fact that a large number of countries, including France, will be trying to do the same thing," said Kossowski. (Puls Biznesu, p. 3) A.C