Publications

Position Papers
21.07.2016

Update: KIDs requirement under PRIIPs Regulation incompatible with wholesale energy trading

Brussels, 21 July 2016 | Europex believes that the requirements laid out in the PRIIPs Regulation and its accompanying RTS are incompatible with wholesale energy markets. In the present paper, ...

Consultation Responses
06.07.2016

Europex response to DG COMP consultation on “Interim Report of the Sector Inquiry on Capacity Mechanisms”

Brussels, 6 July 2016 | Europex welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the present CRM Interim Report. We are committed to further engage in a dialogue with the European ...

Press Releases
01.07.2016

Croatian Energy Market Operator HROTE joins Europex

Brussels, 1 July 2016 | As of today, the Croatian Energy Market Operator (Hrvatski operator tržišta energije – HROTE) joins Europex as its 27th member. HROTE is based in Zagreb, ...

Consultation Responses
29.06.2016

Europex response to ESMA Consultation Paper on Technical Advice on Benchmark Regulation

Brussels, 29 June 2016 | Please find the response attached. Attachments 20160629_Europex-response-to-ESMA-consultation-paper-on-BMR- File size: 102 KB

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Uncategorized
14.06.2016

Europex input on Balancing Arrangements and the Balancing NC (GL) at the 31st European Electricity Regulatory Forum (Florence Forum)

Brussels, 14 June 2016 | Please find the presentation below.

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Position Papers
08.06.2016

Implementation of the MiFID II ‘Liquidity provider obligation’ for trading venues

MiFID II allows non-financial firms active in commodity derivatives markets to be exempted from the requirement to obtain a MiFID license if they satisfy certain conditions, including remaining below certain ...

Uncategorized
31.05.2016

Europex presentation on CEPS event “Guarantees of Origin: What EU energy market implications of full disclosure?”

Brussels, 31 May 2016 | Please find the presentation attached.

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Press Releases
25.05.2016

General Assembly elects Pieter Schuurs as new Chairman and Jean-François Conil-Lacoste as new Board member

Brussels, 25 May 2016 | Yesterday, at its annual meeting in Leipzig, Germany, the General Assembly of Europex, elected Pieter Schuurs, President & COO of ICE Endex, as the new ...

Consultation Responses
18.05.2016

Europex response to ENTSO-E NC FCA HAR consultation

Brussels, 18 May 2016 | The consultation response was drafted by the Task Force on Forwards Markets, one of the two subgroups of WG PM.   Please read the full consultation ...

Consultation Responses
18.05.2016

Europex endorses INC responses to ENTSO-E consultations on IDCZGT and DAFD

Brussels, 18 May 2016 | The Interim NEMO Committee has participated in two ENTSO-E consultations on IntraDay Cross-Zonal Gate opening and gate closure Times (IDCZGT) and on an all-TSO proposal for the Day-Ahead ...

Position Papers
09.05.2016

Eleven recommendations for improving the Guarantees of Origin system under REDII

Brussels, 3 May 2016 | Already today, Guarantees of Origin (GOs) provide a valuable tool for assigning a specific attribute (e.g. green electricity) to energy sold to final consumers. An ...

Consultation Responses
22.04.2016

Europex responds to ACER public consultation on REMIT – Functioning and Usefulness of the European Register of Market Participants

Brussels, 22 April 2016 | Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to ACER’s public consultation on the “Functioning and Usefulness of the European Register of Market Participants” under REMIT. While ...

Consultation Responses
31.03.2016

Europex response to ESMA consultation on Benchmark Regulation

Brussels, 31 March 2016 | In our response to the latest ESMA consultation on the Level 2 legislation for the EU Benchmark Regulation, Europex emphasises the need to consider commodity-specific aspects. ...

Position Papers
09.03.2016

KIDs requirement under PRIIPs Regulation incompatible with wholesale energy trading

Brussels, 9 March 2016 | Given the latest draft of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the layout of the Key Information Documents (KIDs) introduced by the Regulation on Packaged ...

Press Releases
04.03.2016

Renewables Energy Directive II: Europex and EFET call for ambitious reform

Brussels, 17 February 2016 | EFET and Europex address priorities on new Renewable Energy Directive to the Commission. The European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) and the European Association of Energy ...

Position Papers
04.03.2016

MiFIR/MAR: AII as an alternative to ISIN and the need to align the timing of the application of the ISIN obligation under MiFIR and MAR

Brussels, 4 March 2016 | ESMA’s current draft of the Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) 231, inter alia specifying Article 3(1) of the Market in Financial Instrument Regulation (MiFIR), puts forward ...

Consultation Responses
10.02.2016

Europex responds to Commission consultation on the “Preparation of a new renewable energy directive for the period after 2020”

Brussels, 10 February 2016 | Europex welcomes the possibility to contribute to the discussion on a review of the EU’s renewable energy legislation. In our response to the consultation on ...

Consultation Responses
29.01.2016

Call for evidence on overall financial markets reform: Europex contributes to DG FISMA consultation

Brussels, 29 January 2016 | Europex welcomes the Commission’s call for empirical evidence and concrete feedback on the EU’s overall regulatory framework for financial services. Reflecting the interests of exchange-based ...

Consultation Responses
29.01.2016

Review of EU Energy Efficiency Directive: Europex responds to Commission consultation

Brussels, 29 January 2016 | Europex welcomes the Commission’s consultation on the EU’s long term energy efficiency objective as a follow-up to last year’s market design consultation. In our response, ...

Press Releases
29.01.2016

Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) joins Europex as 26th member

Brussels, 29 January 2016 | Today, Europex admitted its 26th member: the Independent Bulgarian Power Exchange (IBEX). IBEX was established in 2014 and is based in the Bulgarian capital of ...

Press Releases
04.01.2016

Europex’ new year starts with one new member and a new Board

Brussels, 4 January 2016 | Europex starts the new year with a new member: Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş. (EPİAŞ), a Turkish energy exchange based in Istanbul. EPİAŞ opened its day-ahead ...

Press Releases
25.11.2015

Adjust the MiFID II/MiFIR implementation timeline to reality: Europex calls for a one-year delay for the application of MiFID II/MiFIR

Brussels, 25 November 2015 | MiFID II/MiFIR poses new and fundamental challenges to the business models of numerous stakeholders in the energy market. The presumed start of the application of ...

Position Papers
11.11.2015

Europex letter to DG FISMA on concerns on MiFID II position limits regime

Brussels, 11 December 2015 | In a letter to Mr Martin Merlin, Director at DG Fisma, Europex express its serious concerns about the Level 2 rules for the position limits regime under ...

Consultation Responses
31.10.2015

Europex responds to ESMA’s consultation paper on Draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) under MiFID II

Brussels, 31 October 2015 | Please find the whole response attached. Attachments 20151030_esma_mifid_its_europex_replyform File size: 139 KB

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Consultation Responses
08.10.2015

Commission Summer Package: Europex responds to the new market design consultation and the security of supply preparedness consultation

Brussels, 8 October 2015 | Please find the whole response to the market design consultation and the whole response to the security of supply consultation attached. Attachments 20151008_europex-response_new-market-design-consultation File size: 136 KB ...

Consultation Responses
24.09.2015

CACM implementation: Europex responds to ENTSO’s consultation on Capacity Calculation Regions (CCRs)

Brussels, 24 September 2015 | Please find the whole response attached. Attachments 20150924_europex-response-to-ccrs-consultation-1 File size: 65 KB

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Position Papers
04.09.2015

Europex as part of a larger energy industry coalition supports letter to Commissioner Hill on MiFID II Level 2 priorities

Brussels, 4 September 2015 | Please find the letter attached. Attachments 150904-mifid-priority-list-for-commissioner-hill File size: 151 KB

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Consultation Responses
06.08.2015

Europex’ response to environmental aspects of the European Commission’s summer package: “We welcome the proposal but see room for improvement.”

Brussels, 6 August 2015 | Europex has taken positive note of the Commission’s ambitious and forward looking “summer package”. We indeed welcome the focus on fundamental challenges as regards the transformation ...

Position Papers
14.07.2015

Joint position paper on the ancillary activity exemption based on the ESMA proposal

Brussels, 14 July 2015 | MiFID II from a commodity market perspective: position paper supported by 19 national and European industry associations and Europex, proposing a complementary test by introducing a second ...

Press Releases
01.06.2015

Europex appoints new Secretary General and welcomes four new members

Brussels, 1 June 2015 | At a meeting in Belfast on 18 May 2015, the General Assembly of Europex appointed Christian Baer as Secretary General and added four new members to the ...