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Много Важно! Progress towards Completing the Internal Energy Market – 2014 Related documents Press release (IP/14/1124) Report on the progress towards completing the Internal Energy Market [COM(2014) 634] pdf - 130 KB [130 KB] Annex I: Trends and Developments in EU Energy Markets 2014 pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] Annex II: Country profiles pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] Annex III: Unbundling - Report on the functioning of the ITO-model pdf - 78 KB [78 KB] Annex IV: Investments in the EU pdf - 237 KB [237 KB] Annex V: Investments: Implementation of EEPR, PCI and TEN-E pdf - 353 KB [353 KB] Annex VI: Enforcement pdf - 89 KB [89 KB] Subsidies and costs of EU energy Press release Interim report provides first full dataset on energy costs and subsidies for EU28 across power generation technologies [IP/14/1131] Important progress is being achieved in completing the internal energy market according to the European Commissions Internal Energy Market progress report adopted on 13 October 2014. The package not only takes stock of the main achievements and outstanding challenges, but also reports on the trends and developments of the developing EU Energy Markets. Moreover, detailed analyses have been carried and published in separate reports on investments, unbundling and enforcement. Finally, 28 country-specific reports have been adopted containing individual assessments of the state of the energy markets in the Member States. Success of current policies Energy market integration in the EU has delivered many positive results already: wholesale electricity prices declined by one-third and wholesale gas prices remained stable between 2008 and 2012 consumers have more choice when it comes to picking an energy supplier many missing infrastructure links between EU countries have been built or are under construction cross-border trade in gas and electricity between EU countries has increased. Gas pipelines are also being used more efficiently thanks to common rules on the use of gas networks EU legislation makes sure that energy companies cannot exclude competitors from access to pipelines or withhold the construction of important infrastructure. EU rules also guarantee fair trading on wholesale markets and prevent price manipulation. What still needs to be done But to complete the internal energy market, further steps need to be taken and new challenges need to be addressed together. In particular: more investments in infrastructure including smart grids. In gas, these investments should focus on ending the isolation of the Baltic States and diversifying suppliers for countries in Eastern Europe. In electricity, investments should focus on linking the grids of the Iberian Peninsula, the Baltic region, and Ireland and the United Kingdom. By 2020, three quarters of the EUs infrastructure projects of common interest should be completed the implementation of a set of simple, harmonised rules across Europe for gas and electricity trading government intervention should only happen when secure energy flows cannot be guaranteed by the market a stronger emphasis on regional cooperation to bring faster results and to better address local needs consumers should become more active players in the energy market (i.e. through smart meters that allow them to monitor and adjust their energy consumption) retail and wholesale markets should be better linked so that lower wholesale prices lead to lower consumer prices. Related documents Press release (IP/14/1124) Report on the progress towards completing the Internal Energy Market [COM(2014) 634] pdf - 130 KB [130 KB] Annex I: Trends and Developments in EU Energy Markets 2014 pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] Annex II: Country profiles pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] Annex III: Unbundling - Report on the functioning of the ITO-model pdf - 78 KB [78 KB] Annex IV: Investments in the EU pdf - 237 KB [237 KB] Annex V: Investments: Implementation of EEPR, PCI and TEN-E pdf - 353 KB [353 KB] Annex VI: Enforcement pdf - 89 KB [89 KB] Subsidies and costs of EU energy Press release Interim report provides first full dataset on energy costs and subsidies for EU28 across power generation technologies [IP/14/1131] An interim report pdf - 2 MB [2 MB] Annex 1-3 pdf - 5 MB [5 MB] Annex 4-5 pdf - 7 MB [7 MB] ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/internal_market_en.htm