Fittex
Suq intern tal-enerġija
Sabiex ikun armonizzat u liberalizzat is-suq intern tal-enerġija tal-UE, tliet pakketti leġiżlattivi konsekuttivi ta' miżuri kienu adottati mill-1996 sal-2009, li jindirizzaw l-aċċess għas-suq, it-trasparenza u r-regolamentazzjoni, il-protezzjoni tal-konsumatur, is-sostenn għall-interkonnessjoni u l-livelli adegwati ta' forniment. Bħala riżultat ta' dawn il-miżuri, fornituri ġodda tal-gass u tal-elettriku jistgħu jidħlu fis-swieq tal-Istati Membri, filwaqt li l-konsumaturi industrijali u dawk domestiċi ...
Competition Policy and an Internal Energy Market
This study identifies selected important competition-related issues in the internal energy market. It discusses the role of competition law with respect to the following issues: State aid, congestion management, capacity remuneration mechanisms, balancing markets, effective competition between suppliers, integration of new players in the market, and energy poverty. To tackle these present and possible upcoming issues, the study provides indications regarding the current and future need for applying ...
Low-cost air carriers and tourism
The liberalisation of air transport, which resulted in the creation of new routes and new business models for airlines, in particular the development of low-cost carriers, has led to lower fares and wider access to air transport. In many countries, air transport is a catalyst for tourism development. As low-cost carriers in the EU have experienced substantial growth, serving mostly short-haul destinations, they are increasingly looking into investing into the long-haul market for their future development ...
Politika komuni tat-trasport: tagħrif ġenerali
Il-politika tat-trasport ilha tagħmel parti mill-oqsma ta' politika komuni għal aktar minn 30 sena. Din bdiet bis-sentenza tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Unjoni Ewropea (QtĠ-UE) tat-22 ta' Mejju 1985 meta l-Parlament Ewropew ressaq rikors għan-nuqqas ta' twettiq ta' obbligu kontra l-Kunsill. Flimkien mal-ftuħ għall-kompetizzjoni tas-swieq tat-trasport u l-ħolqien ta' netwerks trans-Ewropej, is-suġġett ta' "mobilità sostenibbli" tieħu importanza dejjem akbar minn issa sal-2020, b'mod partikolari fil-kuntest ...
Energy consumers in the EU
Consumers are considered a key element of EU energy legislation and the efforts to achieve a transition to a carbon-free society. Back in 2009, the third energy package, which sought to establish a liberalised internal energy market, granted energy consumers a number of rights, such as the right to an electricity connection, to switch energy providers and to receive clear offers, contracts and energy bills. However, some of these rights have not yet been put into practice: consumers often do not ...
Competition Policy and an Internal Energy Market - Study concept and preliminary results
The study will describe the challenges for competition policy in relation to the internal energy market. It explores the specific topics related to the internal energy market and analyses the competition policy issues arising from the topics. The study will mainly focus on competition policy and its instruments such as anti-trust laws, merger regulation, sector regulation and State aid. Other policy fields fall outside the scope. This presentation of the approach and preliminary results was prepared ...
(Re-)Designing the internal market for electricity
The IA appears to present a good and comprehensive analysis to identify the problems in the status quo, define the objectives of EU action, delineate policy options that can fulfil those objectives, assess the impacts of those options, and choose the best options to address the identified problems. This process seems to be based on sound data and research. In the explanation of the objectives, however, the distinction between what the IA refers to as the sub-objectives and the operational objectives ...
It-trasport bit-triq: trasport internazzjonali u ta’ kabotaġġ
B’segwitu għall-adozzjoni ta’ diversi atti leġiżlattivi Ewropej, ġew liberalizzati gradwalment kemm it-trasport bit-triq internazzjonali kif ukoll il-kabotaġġ tal-merkanziji u l-persuni.
Overview of the internal energy market design legislation
The new proposals build on previous legislation and continue to gradually implement an internal energy market. In particular, they look to incorporate recent changes, such as the rapid increase in renewables and technological advances relating to the digitalisation of services. They also attempt to clarify previous legislation such as in the case of storage for Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for example. As with the recent proposals on security of gas supply, the Commission looks to incorporate ...
Market access to port services
To improve commercial efficiency and increase the financial transparency of the major EU seaports, the European Commission proposed a new regulation in 2013. Following agreement with the Council in trilogue the new regulation is now to be voted in plenary in December. In contrast to previous, rejected proposals on ports, this one will not affect Member States' social and employment rules.