Mission
EUROPEX is a not-for-profit association of European energy exchanges that represents the interests of the exchange based wholesale markets for electrical energy, gas and environmental markets with regard to developments of the European regulatory framework for wholesale energy trading and provides a discussion platform on a European level.
EUROPEX is governed by the present Regulation and by the 27 Jun 1921 Belgian Act on Associations Sans But Lucratif, (modified by the 30 june 2000 act, published in le Moniteur Belge). EUROPEX currently has 14 active members from European countries.
The association has its registered office at Rue Montoyer 31 Bte 9, B-1000 Brussels.
The activities of the association include:
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| Promoting the role of energy exchanges as a way of increasing competition by creating price transparency and implementing the European single electricity and gas market; |
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| Supporting the liberalization of the different European electricity and gas systems; | |
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| Dealing with the issue of international trading, with special emphasis on providing a market solution to the congestion problems; | |
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| Maintaining a dialogue with the European Union authorities and with other European electricity, gas and environmental markets related entities; | |
. | Increasing co-operation between European energy exchanges and to promote free trade; | ||
. | Collecting information, preparing reports and providing advice in matters related to the aforementioned objectives; | ||
. | Assessing the need for recommendations regarding market information dissemination and market rules especially related to market power abuse. | ||
