The government’s decision to exclude the Public Power Corporation from participating in tenders for new power plants until July 1, 2007 is compatible with Community legislation, European Energy Commissioner Andris Pielbags told Greek Euro-MP Dimitris Papadimoulis. “Because the restriction applied only to a particular national company, it is not deemed to constitute restriction to the freedom of installation and the freedom of the provision of services... the (relevant) directive maintains in Article 7 the possibility for member states to auction new capacity in a restricted number of circumstances,” said Pielbags’s written reply.