Greeneconomyinitiative.com - Investment in Green Economy, Green Jobs and Clean Technologies. BCSE - Home. Home energy efficiency audits and solutions for Massachusetts (MA) and New England | Next Step Living Inc. European Commission - Competition - Energy - Overview. Reliable energy supplies at reasonable prices for businesses and consumers and with the minimum environmental impact are crucial to the European economy. The European Union has therefore identified energy as one of its priorities. In these pages you will find information about what the European Union does to ensure competition in the main energetic sectors: electricity, gas and oil. You can find more about the EU policies related to the energy sector on the pages of the Commission departments for Energy and Transport, Environment and Research.
Liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets During the 1990s, when most of the national electricity and natural gas markets were still monopolised the European Union and the Member States decided to open these markets to competition gradually. The first liberalisation directives were adopted in 1996 (electricity) and 1998 (gas) and should be transposed into Member States' legal systems by 1998 (electricity) and 2000 (gas). Sector inquiry.