Two-speed Europe for energy emerging

A group of 12 countries at the geographical heart of Europe has agreed on a set of guidelines and rules for the electricity market, going beyond common European Union regulation and focusing on keeping their markets as flexible as possible despite diverging national rules. A 'Joint declaration on regional cooperation on security of electricity supply' will be signed on 8 June by Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Germany had…