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"en.20110406.29.3-450-000"2
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"This is another report from the package on consolidating the Single Market. It contains shameless praise for the market and free competition, when faced with the obvious disaster that was caused by these policies and their terrible consequences, which are today being felt by workers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the people in general, particularly in countries with weaker economies. Let us focus on the examples given in some quotes from the report, such as on the area of energy, for example: ‘points out the importance of a fully operational internal market for energy […]; stresses that the internal energy market should contribute to maintaining energy prices affordable for both consumers and businesses’.
The contradiction and falsehood here is obvious. One only has to look at what is happening in Portugal to realise that liberalisation has led to privatisation, high prices for businesses and consumers, and profits of more than EUR 1 billion for the shareholders of EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A., and a similar amount for Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. and other companies in the sector. However, the same might be said of sectors like the postal services, telecommunications or the financial sector."@en1
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