Government Cabinet Seeks Reform Of Energy Subsidy Law
BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 08: Activists dressed as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice Chancellor and Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel hold a "gift" that reads: "Coal Energy Secured" as they vprotest against favourable conditions for industry through provisions of the Renewable Energy Law (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, or EEG) ouside the Chancellery prior to the weekly German government cabinet meeting on April 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. High on the morning's agenda was reforms to Germany's Renewable Energy Law (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, or EEG), which guarantees producers of electricity from renewable sources minimum rates but allows for generous exemptions for industry, which the European Union has critisized as an unfair subsidy. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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