Prolonged Validity Period for TAP’s Exemption – Media ReleaseMEDIA RELEASE 29.04.2015 Prolonged Validity Period for TAP’s Exemption Baar, Switzerland. The regulatory authorities in TAP’s host countries – Greece, Italy and Albania – have released a joint opinion, prolonging the validity period of TAP’s exemption from certain provisions of the EU Gas Directive. TAP’s exemption has been updated in line with […]

Reform in energy, what we found in this sector and what we did for it in 18 monthsPublished on : 23 April 2015 Today’s address of Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Assembly: Given that the project we are discussing today is in the wake of a major reform to transform this sector, I believe this is the right moment […]

Macedonia failure to liberalise electricity market in line with binding Energy Community deadline, 27 Apr 2015 Today the Energy Community Secretariat submitted a Reasoned Opinion as the next step in the dispute settlement case against the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for its postponement of electricity market opening. The Director of the Energy Community Secretariat said: “Macedonia’s decision to postpone […]

Statement on Energy Union at the European Economic and Social Committee’s Plenary Session SPEECH – 22 April 2015 President Malosse, Distinguished Members of the European Economic and Social Committee, It’s a pleasure to be here. I understand you will hold some very interesting discussions with some of my colleagues from the College over the course of this two-day plenary session; […]

Energy regulators propose regional solutions to security of supply at the Madrid Forum Brussels, 20 April 2015 • Complete the Internal Energy Market • Prevent first, mitigate later • Regional approach to security of supply is crucial Today, the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) presented at the Madrid Forum (20-21 April) its proposals for enhancing security of supply in […]

Policy Conference Programme of Tirana EUSEW 2015 Note Release on 16 April 2015 Opportunities for a sustainable development offered for Albania by the Reform of the Energy Community Ten years ago, Albania together with other countries of the WBs, in a strategic prospect to a integration in the EU have signed a treaty which created the Energy Community. By 1st […]

Ceremony of the permanent synchronous operations of the Turkish power system with the Continental Europe Synchronous 15 Apr 2015 Director Kopač welcomes today’s signature of synchronisation agreement of Turkish power system with Continental Europe Synchronous Area. Delivering a keynote speech at the signature ceremony of the long-term agreement on the permanent synchronous operations of the Turkish power system with the […]

ACER: REMOVING REGIONAL BARRIERS IN GAS MARKETSApril 13th, 2015 It is essentially impossible to move natural gas between a number of European Member States because of inadequate infrastructure an expert from the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators stressed, noting that even where gas can be moved between countries, there is in many instances a high concentration on the […]