Barroso calls for legal action over gas dispute

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today warned Russia and Ukraine’s big energy companies he would recommend legal action against them unless they move quickly to restore supplies.

Mr Barroso said if agreements sponsored by the European Union were not honoured “as a matter of urgency” he would advise European energy companies to file lawsuits against Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz.