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"Mr President, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Mombaur, for an excellent report. The liberalisation of the energy markets is the only real way to safeguard consumers’ rights and the credible viability of the Internal Market. The Commission must take care that the energy market is opened up in a genuine sense and in a spirit of fair play. Various apparent barriers to competition, such as the bottlenecks created by the power grid operators, must be straightened out without delay. In addition, the largest European “energy players” must fall into line. For example, France, whose energy sector is among the most progressive, stubbornly protects its own markets. What does such a competitive country have to fear in conditions of free competition?
The liberalisation of energy markets also means that the Commission will have to approach various forms of energy on an equal footing. I cannot help wondering about the statements made by the energy Commissioner, Mrs de Palacio, which suggested that free-flowing water would not be on the list of renewable energy sources. The Commission must reconsider its position. Hydroelectric power in the Nordic countries is an environmentally friendly and natural energy source that can often be produced at a competitive price, as is the case at present, thanks to a good water supply. Hydroelectric energy can currently compete at a price that would even rival imported energy from Eastern Europe and Russia, so there is no call to label future imports of electric power from the east to the Nordic countries, at least, as dumping.
Protectionism among the big energy players in Central Europe is the main reason why cheap hydroelectric power is only getting to the Central European markets with difficulty. Certification systems will guarantee that consumer choice is in direct relation to the pricing of electricity."@en1
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