European leaders on March 19 threw their weight behind proposals for a single market for power and gas based on better connections between member states, and less secretive gas contracts to curb Russia's dominant position in the gas market.
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European Parliament president Martin Schulz (L) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a roundtable meeting during an EU Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 19.