Commissioner Piebalgs and Minister Bartenstein statement on the recent announcement of Bolivia regarding its gas industry

Author (Corporate)	European Commission: DG Communication
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	IP/06/568 (03.05.06)
Publication Date	03/05/2006
Content Type	News
	Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Austrian Federal Minister for Energy, Martin Bartenstein, on behalf of the EU Presidency, took note of the recent unexpected announcement of the Bolivian Government regarding its gas industry. Bolivia's new President Evo Morales on 1 May 2006 signed a decree placing his country's energy industry under state control.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-06-568_en.htm?locale=en
Related Links	BBC News: Bolivia gas under state control, 2.5.06 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4963348.stm ESO: Background information: Relations between Peru and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-bolivia-and-the-european-union/
Subject Categories	Energy
Countries / Regions	Europe, South America