missus.c
22.01.06, 16:16
I read this toady and the polish media picked up on it also, so you might
want to check it out

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Gazprom is considering a takeover bid for Centrica, the Russian state-
controlled gas giant has admitted.
Its deputy chairman, Alexander Medvedev, said last week that it wanted to
supply a fifth of the UK's gas within a decade.
A company source, asked if Gazprom was weighing up a bid for Centrica, whose
British Gas subsidiary has around 16 million customers, said this
weekend: "We say maybe."
But senior UK politicians have expressed worries over a big UK energy company
like Centrica ending up in the hands of Gazprom. Liberal Democrat trade and
industry spokesman Norman Lamb said competition regulators should examine
whether such a takeover would give Gazprom a cross- monopoly in continental
Europe and the UK.
"There is a concern here over the concentration of power and concern about
[Gazprom's] relationship with the Russian government," he said. "At the very
least, there needs to be a bit of thought given as to whether this is
strategically wise.
"Within the UK, monopolies are looked at and you can raise concerns, but
there is no comparable agreement over international monopolies."
ther rest of the article is here:
news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article340124.ece
Seems the Old Soviet state is hiding behind the likes of such companies as
Gazprom - you must give them credit for this fantastic masquarade. Which
seems to be a bid to re-take some of the power which diminished in the
crumble of the wall.
seems it's not Muslim radicals you should be worried about, eh?

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