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The European Union aims to integrate its Member States' fragmented electricity and natural gas markets into a '''single energy market''', under the pillar of economic [[competitiveness ]] which is one of the three key objectives of its energy policy[[Energy Strategy]].
== Energy markets policy Competitiveness policies in the European project ==
===1950s: European Coal and Steel Community & Euratom===
Energy has always been a major point of the European construction. The Paris Treaty signed in 1951, establish European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The aim was to create a common market for coal and steel among Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, in order to neutralise competition between European nations over natural resources and ensure a good energy supply within those countries.
In 1957, the Treaties of Rome were signed by the ECSC members, including the Euratom treaty, aiming to foster co-operation in the nuclear field.
== The three phases in the deregulation of the market: ==
=== Open and fair retail markets ===
Consumer protection is at the heart of the third package. Consumers should be enabled to freely choose or change their suppliers and be make decisions based on accurate information on what they consume.
===Today: Energy Union strategy===
The implementation of the Energy Union strategy with a forward looking climate change policy was launched as one of the political priorities of the Juncker Commission in February 2015. The goal of the union is to make energy more secure, affordable and sustainable. It will allow a free flow of energy across borders and a secure supply in every EU country through one unique internal energy market.
