Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-02-Speech-1-103"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Energy2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030602.7.1-103"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-02-Speech-1-1042
lpv:speaker	lp:Ward Beysen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2003-03-11--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2003-02-11--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to the constructive cooperation of the European Parliament and the other European institutions, we are now on the threshold of the opening-up of the energy markets in Europe. Many of our fellow Members have dedicated themselves to this for years. At the very least, then, the result can be described as commendable. In the first place, the long-awaited liberalisation should provide benefits for the consumer: I am thinking in particular of improved service and more competitive prices. I should like to point out that there is a paradox inherent in this. In my view, liberalisation will come at a price. It is a price which, paradoxically, will primarily be borne by the consumer. Particular attention will have to be paid to the way in which the distribution network is to be used, therefore. The price that the consumer will have to pay is of course the sum of the generation price, the tariff for transportation via the high-voltage network and the distribution tariff, plus all the levies on distribution and transportation. Distribution costs are the largest cost item on the bills of customers of the distribution networks. Besides, the chance of the average consumer seeing his or her electricity bill go down significantly as a result of the liberalisation of the electricity market is very small in some Member States. The reason is obvious. The limited increases in efficiency in the sector are too small to compensate for the new levies. On the other hand, account must also be taken of the fact that the scant connections between the various national networks are not designed for importing or exporting large quantities, but rather as mutual support in the event of the unexpected failure of generation units in one country. There is still a considerable lack of commercial intercapacity, therefore. If a genuine internal market is to be achieved, there is an urgent need for us to effect a significant increase in this commercial intercapacity. In conclusion, it can be said that an important step has been taken in the opening-up of the energy markets in the European Union, but that a close watch will have to be kept over the way in which this opening-up is realised, on an ongoing basis."@en1

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