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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9133

17 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy/competition
Commission sector in inquiry confirms serious problems in internal gas and electricity markets - Neelie Kroes promises action

Brussels, 16/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The most recent results of the Commission's sectoral investigation launched last June to examine the effectiveness of competition on the gas and electricity market, published in a report adopted on Thursday, confirm serious problems previously revealed in an interim report made public last November. These include market concentration, vertical integration, lack of transparency and a crisis of consumer confidence over mechanisms for setting energy prices...

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