The success of the internal market for products can and should be repeated for energy. Natural barriers to market entry in terms of infrastructure can be overcome by private and/ or public investment if proper returns on investment are allowed. At the same time, it is artificial barriers to entry – from environmental regulation to the unwillingness of incumbent players to embrace competition – which constitute the main obstacle to development of a true European energy market.
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