Reuters: Debate on Gas Contract Secrecy Overshadows EU Quest for Energy Union

A push to make gas contracts agreed with countries such as Russia more transparent has pitched Poland against Germany ahead of energy talks among European Union leaders on Thursday.

The Brussels summit is meant to advance progress towards a single energy union in which power and gas would flow freely across borders, reducing the bloc's reliance on Russian gas and countering Gazprom's divide-and-rule tendency.

But the danger is the focus will be on a clash between Germany, which has negotiated successfully with Gazprom, and Poland, which pays higher prices, EU sources say.

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