Progress in creating the internal energy market: The European Commission issues a balanced report on progress in creating the internal energy market for the European Union revealing that the correct transposition of the European electricity and gas legislation in all Member States is still not complete, highlighting the impact of the financial crisis on this market and underlining the crucial role played by the national regulatory authorities and the necessity of reinforcing their independence

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The Ninth Progress Report on the Internal Electricity and Gas Market adopted by the Commission on 11 March 2010 does not depart from the "encouraging but can do better" exercise (see about the 8th report, this column, in ConcurrencesNo. 2-2009, pp. 200-201). However, it takes place in a twofold and somewhat particular context, that of the adoption of the 3rd "Energy" package in July 2009, which is supposed to complete the internal market in this sector (see Concurrences, No 4-2009, Regulations column, p. 189-190) and that of an unprecedented economic crisis. Thus, the Commission's initial findings relate to the still unsatisfactory application of the ... 2nd