European Commission proposes decisive action on Infrastructure and Security of Supply

The Commission proposed on 10 December a new legislative package to promote investment in the European energy sector to both strengthen competition and help prevent the reoccurrence of the blackouts that took place this summer. In particular, it highlights the major importance of a clear demand management, through the development of a more oriented energy efficiency policy (see IP/03/1697).

It also emphasises the need of a clear EU legislative framework for the proper functioning of a competitive internal market for electricity, by safeguarding security of electricity supply and ensuring an adequate level of interconnection between Member States, through general, transparent and non-discriminatory policies. Moreover, the Commission makes further proposals for the Energy Transeuropean networks in electricity and gas, in order to make it more efficient, to link decisively the future new Member States to the Energy Single Market, and to develop a similar approach with neighbouring countries.
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