(EN) The Commission is aware of the issue to which reference is made, namely the environmental threat arising from Russia starting to prospect for oil in the sensitive Baltic Sea.

Likewise, under the prospective assessment of the effects which a merger may have on competition, the starting price would be based on the prevailing prices of the merging parties.

Likewise, under the prospective assessment of the effects which a merger may have on competition, the starting price would be based on the prevailing prices of the merging parties.

That part of exploration undertaken in the past that has not yet been fully written off should be revalued at the prices and costs of the current period.

(30) Whereas, in order to be lawful, the processing of personal data must in addition be carried out with the consent of the data subject or be necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract binding on the data subject, or as a legal requirement, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, or in the legitimate interests of a natural or legal person, provided that the interests or the rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overriding; whereas, in particular, in order to maintain a balance between the interests involved while guaranteeing effective competition, Member States may ...[+++]determine the circumstances in which personal data may be used or disclosed to a third party in the context of the legitimate ordinary business activities of companies and other bodies; whereas Member States may similarly specify the conditions under which personal data may be disclosed to a third party for the purposes of marketing whether carried out commercially or by a charitable organization or by any other association or foundation, of a political nature for example, subject to the provisions allowing a data subject to object to the processing of data regarding him, at no cost and without having to state his reasons;

In a separated document approved also in the Barcelona Conference, the following working programme was set up in the energy field: With a view to creating appropriate conditions for investment in and activities by energy companies, future cooperation will focus, inter alia on: - Fostering the association of Mediterranean countries with the Treaty on the European Energy Charter; - Energy planning; - Encouraging producer-consumer dialogue; - Oil and gas exploration, refining, transportation, distribution, and regional and trans-regional trade; - Coal production and handl ...[+++]ing; - Generation and transmission of power and interconnection and development of networks; - Energy efficiency; - New and renewable sources of energy; - Energy-related environmental issues; - Development of joint research programmes; - Training and information activities in the energy sector.