EU INTERNAL MARKET IN ENERGY STILL INCOMPLETE – EU
March 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has concluded in a detailed report that a fully functioning European Union (EU)-wide single market in natural gas and electricity is far from complete. It spoke of a "mixed picture of the progress of completing the internal energy market". While certain markets, where liberalisation has been deep rooted for some time, are "demonstrating the potential benefits of energy market liberalisation," there are still "a number of areas and member states where significant obstacles to the efficient ...
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