Internal energy market
In order to harmonise and liberalise the EU’s internal energy market, the European Union has adopted measures to build a competitive, customer-centred, flexible and non-discriminatory EU market with market-based supply prices. These measures address issues of market access, transparency and regulation, consumer protection, interconnections and security of supply. They strengthen the rights of individual customers, energy communities and vulnerable consumers, clarify the roles and responsibilities of market participants and regulators and promote the development of trans-European energy networks. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis, the structure of the EU energy market has been undergoing profound structural changes.
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