Energy markets in the European Union 2011

Abstract

This Staff Working Document contains important background information relevant to the Communication on the Internal Energy Market ‘Making Energy Markets Work’. It consists of four parts: an Executive Summary (Part I), an overview of the EU electricity and gas markets which includes key statistical data of the European energy markets (Part II), a country chapter (Part III) that provides country-specific analysis for all of the 27Member States of the EU and a state of play of infringement procedures (Part IV). The Commission is legally bound to report on the progress towards the creation of the internal energy market on the basis of Article 47(6) of the Electricity Directive and Article 52(6) of the Gas Directive