MEPs adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, agreed informally with EU ministers in late 2018, and hereby conclude the Clean Energy for All Europeans package. The agreement on the “Internal market for electricity” (Regulation) was approved with 544 votes to 76, and 40 abstentions.
The agreement on “Common rules for the internal electricity market” (Directive) was approved with 551 votes to 72, and 37 abstentions. The following points were adopted: a better deal for consumers, еnergy poverty and price regulation, increase cross-border flow of electricity, state aid to fossil fuels phased out, new EU measures to prevent electricity blackouts, better regulation of the electricity market and etc.
