Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-04-Speech-2-278"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Liberalisation of energy markets2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000704.11.2-278"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-04-Speech-2-2792
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Fiori2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (1999-09-30--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to start by congratulating the rapporteur on an excellent report. The liberalisation of energy markets is an essential factor in the development of the economy. The objective of improving competition and lowering prices for all consumer groups, including the end consumer, must be pursued assiduously. The opening up of the market will lead to reorganisation on a European scale with common rules for all the countries. I hope that the Commission will submit comprehensive proposals to overcome the existing barriers to intraCommunity trade and ad hoc measures to deal with the Member States which do not apply the directives. We need to speed up the process of liberalisation in the energy and gas sectors by harmonising the Member States’ energy policies. To support the liberalisation process it will be necessary to introduce a benchmarking process, as we have done in other sectors, with the publishing of a Commission half-yearly report on the final price of European Union gas and electricity. This will allow us to assess the impact of liberalising the energy markets on the consumer directly. Guidelines will also have to be drawn up for harmonising the price observation criteria and processing the data gathered so as to ensure that maximum care is taken in comparing the situations of the different Member States. I would support the rapporteur in stressing that competition does not prevent Member States from imposing public service obligations in the general interest on operators. Moreover, I would remind you that liberalisation does not just mean privatisation, where a company continues, in practice, to be managed in the same way as before: liberalisation must mean opening up, interchange and competitiveness. I do not consider that liberalisation will have negative implications for employment, for the lower cost of energy will allow companies more room for development and create a greater number of jobs than are lost with the end of the monopolies."@en1

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