• Media type: E-Book; Report
  • Title: Reform der Erdgaswirtschaft in der EU und in Deutschland: Wie viel Regulierung braucht der Wettbewerb?
  • Contributor: von Hirschhausen, Christian R. [Author]; Beckers, Thorsten [Author]
  • imprint: Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2004
  • Language: German
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  • Description: This article analyses the reform process in the European and the German natural gas sector. Competition in the industry and intra-European trade have been underdeveloped thus far. We argue that the European gas pipelines are a monopolistic bottleneck that require some form of access regulation, e.g. in the form of an Entry-Exit System. We discuss how regulation should be implemented at the European level and, subsequently, in Germany. We conclude that the European Gas Directive 2003/55/EC and the proposal for a new Energy Law in Germany offer a good point of departure for further reforms towards an integrated European market for natural gas.
  • Access State: Open Access