Publications

Press Releases
26.02.2025

Efficient and Liquid Energy Markets Are Key to Achieving the Clean Industrial Deal Objectives

Europex welcomes today’s presentation of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) by the European Commission, an overarching growth strategy that strategically combines the strengthening of EU industrial competitiveness with the acceleration ...

Position Papers
20.02.2025

Follow-up to the joint association workshop: Assessing the impacts of regional virtual trading hubs on forward markets

Following the recent review of the EU Electricity Market Design, the European Commission has been entrusted with an impact assessment by 17 January 2026 to identify measures that can improve ...

Press Releases
12.02.2025

Joint letter on Action Plan on Affordable Energy Prices

On 11 February, Europex and other energy and financial services associations sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling against the possible reintroduction of the Market Correction Mechanism (MCM) ...

Consultation Responses
03.02.2025

European Commission call for evidence on the single market strategy 2025

As Europex, we firmly believe that the EU Internal Energy Market (IEM) is a key part of the EU Single Market and, hence, can significantly contribute to enhancing the competitiveness ...

Press Releases
03.02.2025

Europex General Assembly Elects New Leadership for Financial and Environmental Markets Working Groups

The announced departure of Anje Stiers as Head of the Financial Markets Working Group at Europex, effective 31 January 2025, led to an extraordinary mid-mandate election by the Europex General ...

Position Papers
12.11.2024

Assessment of potential impacts of regional virtual hubs on the forward markets

The EU electricity market reform has mandated the European Commission to assess the impact of virtual trading hubs on the liquidity of electricity forward markets. A new study conducted by ...

Consultation Responses
31.10.2024

ACER public consultation on the draft network code on demand response

Europex suggests targeted amendments to the Network Code on Demand Response draft to develop market-based flexibility and ensure efficient local flexibility market operation by third parties. Please, find attached our ...

Press Releases
25.10.2024

Joint Statement on the Low-Carbon Fuels certification draft Delegated Act

On 25 October, Ammonia Europe, CCSA, CEFIC, Cogen Europe, EIGA, ENTSOG, ERGaR, Eurofer, Eurogas, Europex, Fertilisers Europe, Fuels Europe, GIE, Hydrogen Europe, IFIEC, IOGP and the Methanol Institute co-signed a ...

Consultation Responses
25.10.2024

ACER public consultation on amending the network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to the ACER consultation on amending the network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems. Please find our response to the selected ...

Consultation Responses
21.10.2024

ACER public consultation on the draft statutory documents of ENNOH

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to the ACER consultation on the draft statutory documents of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen.  Please find our response to the ...

Press Releases
15.10.2024

Iceland’s Elma Power Exchange joins Europex as full member

Elma Power Exchange, Iceland’s new spot electricity exchange, has joined Europex as a full member as of today. Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, Elma currently prepares for the go-live of a ...

Consultation Responses
01.10.2024

Europex Response to DG ENER consultation on the revision of the electricity guideline on forward capacity allocation

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to DG ENER consultation on the revision of the electricity guideline on forward capacity allocation. Please, find attached our responses to the selected questions. ...

Press Releases
11.09.2024

Caspy Commodity Exchange joins Europex as associate member

Caspy Commodity Exchange (CCX) joined Europex as an associate member as of today. CCX exist since 2011 and are based in Astana, Kazakhstan. The exchange offers trading in a variety ...

Consultation Responses
16.08.2024

Europex response to UK ETS Authority seeking for input on the integration of Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emission Trading Scheme

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to the UK consultation on Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. In our response, which you can find attached, we ...

Position Papers
25.07.2024

Europex calls for TSOs to support existing market-based hedging instruments rather than regulatory-driven regional virtual trading hubs

From our point of view, obstacles impeding further growth in some European forward markets are foremost related to the underlying physical market structure, misguided policy interventions and stringent requirements stemming ...

Consultation Responses
23.07.2024

Europex response to ACER public consultation on the introduction of voluntary templates for Power Purchase Agreement contracts in the EU energy market

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to ACER consultation on the introduction of voluntary templates for Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts in the EU energy market. In our response, which ...

Consultation Responses
02.07.2024

Europex response to ACER public consultation on the implementation of co-optimisation in the electricity day-ahead coupling algorithm

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to ACER consultation on the implementation of co-optimisation in the electricity day-ahead coupling algorithm. Please find our full response attached. Attachments 20240619_Europex response to ...

Consultation Responses
14.06.2024

ACER public consultation on amending the network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to the ACER consultation on amending the network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems. Please find our responses to the selected ...

Position Papers
13.06.2024

Europex post-energy crisis policy recommendations for strengthening the integrity and resilience of commodity derivatives markets

There is strong and compelling evidence that some of the peaks in the price of European natural gas, which transpired in the summer of 2022, were exacerbated by unconventional buying ...

Press Releases
12.06.2024

Joint Statement on the Low-Carbon Fuels certification Delegated Act

On 12 June, CCSA, CEFIC, COGEN Europe, EIGA, Eurofer, Eurogas, Europex, FuelsEurope, Hydrogen Europe, IFIEC Europe, IOGP Europe, GIE and the Methanol Institute co-signed a joint statement on the upcoming ...

Position Papers
04.06.2024

Europex Manifesto for the 2024 – 2029 EU legislative term

Europex presents its 2024 European Election Manifesto outlining eight policy recommendations for the 2024-2029 EU legislative term. Our main message: only healthy and liquid (energy) markets can keep Europe globally ...

Press Releases
15.05.2024

Joint Statement welcoming the new Network Code for Demand Response

On 15 May, SmartEn, SolarPowerEurope, Eurelectric, the All NEMO Committee, Energy Traders Europe, Europex and EASE co-signed a joint statement welcoming the new Network Code for Demand Response drafted by ...

Consultation Responses
26.04.2024

Europex response to ACER public consultation on the amendments to the automatic frequency restoration reserve implementation framework and pricing methodology

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to ACER consultation on the TSOs’ proposal to amend i) the implementation framework for the exchange of balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves with ...

Press Releases
03.04.2024

ALPEX upgrades to full membership of Europex

ALPEX, the Albanian Power Exchange (or Bursa Shqiptare e Energjisë Elektrike in Albanian), upgraded their Europex membership from associate to full as of today. Established in October 2020, ALPEX is ...

Consultation Responses
04.03.2024

Europex position on design elements of renewable energy auctions

Europex welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Commission call for evidence on design elements of renewable energy auctions. Overall, we support the Commission’s initiative aimed at improving and ...

Position Papers
26.02.2024

Gas storage neutrality charges fragment the European Internal Energy Market and endanger security of supply

Europex strongly opposes the implementation of gas storage neutrality charges anywhere in Europe. These charges pose significant risks to market functioning, security of supply and competition, and contradict the principles ...

Consultation Responses
21.02.2024

Europex response to ACER consultation on amending the electricity price coupling algorithm methodology

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to ACER consultation on amending the electricity price coupling algorithm methodology for the implementation of co-optimisation. Read our full response in the attached file. ...

Consultation Responses
16.02.2024

Europex position on FCA commodity derivatives regime review

Europex welcomes the opportunity to respond to the FCA Consultation on reforming the commodity derivatives regulatory framework (CP23/27) and the proposal presented in the paper. Read our full response in ...

Consultation Responses
05.02.2024

Europex response to ACER public consultation on prioritising the removal of barriers to electricity demand response

Please see our response to selected questions attached. Attachments 20240202_Europex response to ACER public consultation on prioritising the removal of barriers to electricity demand response File size: 177 KB

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Consultation Responses
23.01.2024

BMR review: call to maintain and improve small commodity benchmark exemption, in case Annex II commodity benchmarks are to remain in scope

Europex welcomes the Commission’s proposal to review the Benchmark Regulation (BMR) with regard to its scope, the use of benchmarks and certain reporting requirements. We explicitly support the approach to ...