The Industry and Energy Committee accepted four legislative
proposals on the EU electricity market in February 2018. In the
context of the Clean-Energy package, the European Parliament
committee approved a set of rules which could ensure a wider
competition in the electricity market, better information for the
consumers and tackles shortages during crises. The objectives of
the EU Parliament in the field of the electricity market are to
increase the consumer protection, to handle better the possibly
energy shortages and the final goal is to reach an Energy Union.
The higher level of consumer protection includes new rules, such as
the EU Member States have to make available a comparison which
independently displays and ranks rates and tariffs from all
suppliers, the consumers should have the opportunity to rescind a
contract without paying any penalties, and a summary of key
conditions should be included on the first page. Furthermore, by
January 2022, the consumers
