article_snippet.sent: legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tensions .
article_snippet.sent: The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tensions with Moscow as Gazprom accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers in Eastern Europe and hindering competition .
article_snippet.sent: Gazprom is a vital supplier of energy to .
article_snippet.sent: Gazprom is dominant in all these markets,' EU Competition .
article_snippet.sent: view alleges that Gazprom is abusing this position.' '
article_snippet.sent: Gazprom has been able to charge higher prices in some .
article_snippet.sent: Gazprom responded by calling the . charges, to which Gazprom has 12 . weeks to respond, 'unfounded' and saying Gazprom expected a . resolution within the framework of previous undertakings between .
article_snippet.sent: The decision to move against Gazprom comes a week after .
article_snippet.sent: Despite insisting her would look only at the legal merits of . a case that focuses on Gazprom's pricing policies for different .
article_snippet.sent: year in a bid to settle a case that focuses on Gazprom's pricing policies for different and avoid a possible fine
article_snippet.sent: The Russian behemoth, with annual sales of some $100 . billion, supplies about 30 per cent of the 28-nation EU's natural .