Press Release: The Commission takes action against Member States which have still not properly opened up their energy markets

With the 26 reasoned opinions it has sent out to 16 Member States, the Commission has confirmed its intention to follow up the implementation of internal energy market legislation. This second phase of the infringement procedure for the breach of the 2003 Directives on the opening of the gas and electricity markets concerns Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Finland and Austria alone – but only for gas – have put forward sufficient arguments for the procedures against them to be stopped.

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/06/481 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/481&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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