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Beware the pipeline buried in the woods

By Roger Blitz

Published: February 17 2006 02:00 | Last updated: February 17 2006 02:00

Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who lived in a village called Brussels.

One morning, she asked the European Commission if she could go into the countryside to visit gas and electricity companies, as it had been a long while since anyone had looked into their anti-competitive behaviour.

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