EnC Secretariat questionnaire: Options for
Implementation of Proposals on the Future of the Energy Community
A EURELECTRIC response paper, March 2015
Key Messages
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EURELECTRIC believes that extending the tasks and
scope of the Energy Community is over-ambitious until the main task of the
Energy Community – creating an operational regional market as an integral part
of the European internal energy market – is achieved.
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EURELECTRIC fully agrees that it is necessary to
improve the investment environment in the region mainly through higher legal
certainty. We recommend incentivising risk sharing facilities and public support
for priority infrastructure.
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As for improving the regulatory framework, the
participation of Energy Community countries in existing institutions and
structures, including ACER, ENTSO-E and ENTSOG, is crucial and should be
closely monitored by the European Commission.
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There is a need to shape strategy further by providing
dedicated training for key energy decision-makers within the Energy Community
in order to improve competence and share knowledge and information between the
EU member states and Energy Community members.