Barcelona Summit: agreement on energy liberalisation

The Barcelona Summit ended with a partial agreement on the liberalisation of the energy market. A final compromise, reached on Saturday morning, opens up the gas and electricity market for business users by 2004. The discussion on the liberalisation of the energy market for household was postponed.

The Barcelona Summit ended with a partial agreement on the liberalisation of the energy market. A final compromise, reached on Saturday morning, opens up the gas and electricity market for business users by 2004. The discussion on the liberalisation of the energy market for household was postponed.