Publications

Position Papers
24.10.2023

Industry views regarding the prolongation of the joint purchasing & demand aggregation mechanism

On 24 October 2023, IOGP Europe, EFET, Europex, CEFIC, IFIEC Europe, Eurogas, and IGU sent a joint letter to the European Commission regarding the prolongation of the joint purchasing & ...

Press Releases
24.10.2023

Europex General Assembly elects new leadership team for 2024-2025 mandate & calls for proportionate EMD review

At a regular meeting on Friday, 20 October, in Brussels the Europex General Assembly elected a new Board, including a new Chairperson, as well as the Heads of the Working ...

Position Papers
24.10.2023

Joint association letter on Article 9 of REMIT

On 24 October, AFME, CMCE, Europex, FESE, FIA, FIA, EPTA, and ISDA (The Associations), representing a wide range of participants in wholesale energy markets (e.g., energy firms, trading venues, banks, ...

Press Releases
17.10.2023

Call on EU energy ministers to prioritise well-functioning, well-integrated and liquid short- and long-term electricity markets

As the EU energy ministers meet in Luxembourg today to discuss and pre-finalise the Council’s general approach on the Electricity Market Design (EMD) review, we would like to use this ...

Consultation Responses
26.09.2023

Europex response to the public consultation on ACER decision on harmonised allocation rules for long-term electricity transmission rights

Please see our response to selected questions attached. Attachments 20230926_Europex answer to public consultation on ACER decision on harmonised allocation rules for long-term electricity transmission rights File size: 114 KB

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Consultation Responses
22.09.2023

Europex response to the public consultation on ACER’s 2023 market monitoring report on cross-zonal capacities and the 70% margin available for cross-zonal electricity trade (MACZT)

Please see our response to selected questions attached. Attachments 20230922_Europex answer to public consultation on ACER's 2023 report on cross-zonal capacities and the 70% MACZT File size: 152 KB

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Press Releases
21.09.2023

Joint letter on industry views regarding the EU energy platform

On 20 September, Europex and other trade associations have sent a joint letter to the Coreper I Ambassadors recommending that the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package, currently in trilogue ...

Position Papers
21.09.2023

Joint association pre-trilogue position paper on REMIT Article 9

On 20 September, Europex and several other trade associations have sent a briefing to negotiators of the REMIT Review legislation with respect to requirement under Article 9 and the supervision ...

Consultation Responses
23.06.2023

Setting a 2040 climate target which builds on the success and integrity of the EU ETS

Setting the correct level of ambition for 2040 based on a thorough impact assessment is important to ensure a clear investment outlook as well as to build on the existing ...
Press Releases
30.05.2023

BSP SouthPool joins Europex and MEMO upgrades to full member

BSP Energy Exchange Ljubljana has joined Europex as a full member as of today. Founded in 2008, BSP SouthPool is an authorised Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) in Slovenia. ...
Position Papers
28.04.2023

Europex supports a targeted update of REMIT but cautions against a hasty, inconsistent review with potentially damaging effects

We urge the co-legislators to take the necessary time to fully understand the complexity of this file and seek the viewpoints of stakeholder who have worked closely with ACER to ...
Position Papers
27.04.2023

Europex assessment of the EMD review proposal

We urge lawmakers to carefully assess these proposals to ensure that the EMD package is beneficial to the functioning of short-term markets, the liquidity of long-term markets and the deployment ...
Press Releases
18.04.2023

The Balkan Gas Hub joins Europex

The Balkan Gas Hub (BGH EAD) has joined Europex as a full member as of today. With the inclusion of BGH, Europex now counts 33 members. ...
Press Releases
11.04.2023

Europex welcomes the introduction of the domestic reverse charge mechanism for energy and emissions trading in Poland

Europex applauds the efforts of Polish lawmakers to introduce a domestic reverse charge mechanism (DRCM) in Poland as of 1 April 2023. ...
Position Papers
06.04.2023

Electricity industry priorities on inframarginal revenue caps

we call on Member States to end inframarginal revenue caps by 30 June as set out in the 6 October Regulation. We also call on the EU co- legislators to ...
Position Papers
04.04.2023

Joint association pre-trilogue comments on the MiFID II / MiFIR Fundamental Review in relation to commodity derivatives

We do not believe that the amendments adopted by ECON in relation to commodities and commodity derivatives will address volatility nor will they reduce energy prices, but instead further impede ...
Press Releases
14.03.2023

The Electricity Market Design review: an opportunity to further enhance well-functioning European electricity markets

Today’s publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the EU Electricity Market Design is an opportunity to recall the significant benefits of the existing well-integrated, efficient and ...
Press Releases
28.02.2023

Joint Industry Statement: An Electricity Market Design Fit For Net Zero

The Electricity Market Design reform is an opportunity to future-proof the regulatory framework to enable the decarbonisation of the European economy. ...
Consultation Responses
13.02.2023

Europex response to the Commission consultation on electricity market design

Europex welcomes this opportunity to comment on the future design of the European electricity market. Please see our response to selected questions. ...
Consultation Responses
10.02.2023

Europex response to IOSCO consultation on compliance carbon markets

Europex welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to IOSCO’s consultation on compliance carbon markets. Carbon markets play a key role in facilitating decarbonisation at least cost and ensure a high ...
Press Releases
06.02.2023

Joint Letter on GHGP Land Sector and Removals Guidance

Over 50 biogas and biomethane trade associations and companies call for a rethink on the use of biomethane certificates for greenhouse gas reporting by corporate gas users. ...
Press Releases
19.01.2023

BRM, the Romanian Commodities Exchange, joins Europex

The Romanian Commodities Exchange (Bursa Română de Mărfuri – BRM) has joined Europex as a Full Member as of today. With the inclusion of BRM, Europex now counts 32 members. ...
Reports
12.01.2023

2023 Update: The Essential Tasks of Delegated Operators in the Electricity Market

The tasks performed by delegated operators include, among others, imbalance calculation and settlement, data publication related to electricity balancing markets and issuing of the rules related to balancing markets and ...
Press Releases
02.12.2022

Joint association statement on the proposed market correction mechanism to protect citizens and the economy against excessively high prices

Call for ex-ante assessment of security of supply and financial stability risks We, the undersigned associations, fully acknowledge the seriousness of the situation in the energy sector and support measures ...

Press Releases
30.11.2022

Joint open letter on the revision of the GHG protocol’s reporting principles

The co-signatory organisations wish to raise serious concerns to the European Commission about the new draft “Land Sector and Removals Guidance” under development within the GHG Protocol (GHGP) Standard. The ...

Press Releases
21.11.2022

Letter on the proposed market correction mechanism

We are convinced that the proposal for a market correction mechanism will not achieve its primary objective of lowering energy prices but will seriously threaten the EU’s security of supply ...
Position Papers
08.11.2022

Europex cautions against Market Correction Mechanism

Europex is concerned about the practical implications of the Market Correction Mechanism as set out in Article 23 of the draft Council Regulation and would like to highlight that any ...
Press Releases
27.10.2022

COTEE, the Electricity Market Operator of Montenegro, joins Europex

The Electricity Market Operator of Montenegro (Crnogorski operator tržista električne energije - COTEE) has joined Europex as a full member as of today. With the inclusion of COTEE, Europex now ...
Position Papers
13.10.2022

Europex FAQ on circuit breakers

Europex’s strong conviction is that risk transfer mechanisms are most needed during periods of heightened uncertainty and volatility, as it is at such times that risks in the underlying commodity ...
Position Papers
27.09.2022

Council Regulation on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices

We would like to take this opportunity to offer additional guidance to ensure that these emergency measures are not adopted without due consideration of their short- and mid-term effects. ...