What are currently the problems of the energy market? Why do we need yet another package?
European consumers should all benefit form the liberalised electricity and gas market and new possibilities, such as the right to choose their energy supplier. However, this is not yet the reality everywhere. Therefore, we need new rules to solve some structural failings that are present in the electricity and gas market today. The current rules on the separation of network activities from supply and production of energy do not ensure proper market functioning. Quite a large number of network operators may still discriminate against new users of the network in favour of incumbent supply and production companies. Therefore, new companies who wish to enter the gas and electricity markets, and who have no choice but to use the existing networks, have difficulties trying to enter it. Furthermore, national regulators do not have sufficient independence to carry out their duties.
