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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Sixteen Member States nailed for failure to correctly open up their electricity and gas markets to competition

Strasbourg, 12/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Commission sent 26 reasoned opinions to no fewer than 16 Member States for failing to transpose the 2003 Community directive on opening up gas (2003/55/EC) and electricity (2003/54/EC) markets, which is to ensure consumers have a free choice of gas and electricity providers by 1 January 2007. Member States targeted by the second stage of infringement procedure are: - Germany (electricity); - Austria (electricity); - Belgium...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU/Turkey: Merit and value of a decision that is in itself insignificant
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU puts brakes on accession negotiations - Ankara not happy
(EU) EP/BULGARIA/ROMANIA: European Parliament approves two new Commissioners - Bulgarian and Romanian Presidencies of EU in 2018 and 2019
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Second chapter of accession negotiations closed
(EU) EU/ARMS:
(EU) EU/FYROM:
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV: Alexander Milinkevich promises Belarus that it will soon rejoin European family and appeals for a European democracy fund that can work in a “dictatorial country”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Still no agreement on future seat of Supervisory Body - Cooperation agreement is signed with Morocco
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council reduces scope of proposal that imposes more effective rear-view mirrors on heavy goods vehicles on eu roads
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Aviation agreement signed between EU/Morocco - Council wants Commission report on its aviation consultations with Washington for March
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Uncertainty about field of application of proposal on responsibility of maritime passenger transporters
(EU) EU/TEN: Council's green light to financial regulation for TEN
(EU) JHA/TERRORISM: Commission proposes directive and plan for improving protection of critical infrastructure in Europe
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Suspense still surrounds recommendation on private copies
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission to propose review of rules governing VAT exemption for financial services mid-2007
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Latest scoreboard reveals increase in aid for horizontal objectives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts new de minimis regulation, exempting aid notification below €200,000
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission carries out inspections in German electricity sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: On 18 December, Commission will propose single instrument for all common market organisations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Sixteen Member States nailed for failure to correctly open up their electricity and gas markets to competition
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Erasmus opens up to third countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Slovenia receives reasoned opinion for insufficient implementation of directive on energy performance of buildings
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Agreement from big parties on EP/Council compromise ought to help REACH cross next hurdle to second reading without any problems
(EU) EP/EPIZOOTICS:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Unions worried about consequences of sugar sector reform - Irish example is one not to be followed
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Freeze on assets of Modjahedines du people d'Iran annulled by Court
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Signal distribution by means of television sets by a hotel to its customers is protected by copyright
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman takes linguistic regime of Council Presidency site before Parliament
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
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