The 27 EU countries need to deliver on their pledge to implement European legislation known as the “third package” aimed at breaking down national barriers by 2014, the European Commission says in Brussels.
Governments should also avoid premature changes to the design of their power markets through the introduction of capacity mechanisms, the EU says.
“When it comes to gas and electricity, citizens and businesses are interested in two things: security of supply at any time and affordable price,” EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger says.
