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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7718

17 May 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Commission adopts a communication calling for acceleration of liberalisation of Europe's electricity market

Brussels, 16/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission adopted on Tuesday its communication on the progress and perspectives of the internal market for electricity, presented by Commissioner Loyola de Palacio (see yesterday's EUROPE, page 8). While highlighting the advances of liberalisation (65% of the market has been opened, as against 28% foreseen by the directive), the Commission is of the view that there is a need to go further. "We must reach a situation where all consumers...

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