Annual benchmarking reports on the opening of the electricity and gas markets since 2000 monitors how EU legislation is implemented and its practical results in individual EU countries. Input for the reports comes from the European Regulators Group (ERGEG) and the Commission's own investigations.

2010

• 2009-2010 Report on progress in creating the Internal Gas and Electricity Market [115 KB]
• Technical Annex [469 KB]

2009

• Report on progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market [COM/2010/84]
• Technical annex [SEC/2010/251]
• Press release "Correct implementation of EU energy law and infrastructure investment top priority" [IP/10/264]All available translations.

2008

• Progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market [COM/2009/0115]
• Technical annex [SEC/2009/287] [533 KB]

2007

• Progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market [COM/2008/0192]
• Technical annex [SEC/2008/460]

2006

• Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (COM/2006/0841)
• In-depth country reviews [612 KB]
• Report on the experience gained in the application of the Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 "Regulation on Cross-Border Exchanges in Electricity" [COM/2007/0250]

2005

• Corrigendum to the 2005 report [95 KB]
• Report on progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market [COM/2005/0568]
• Technical Annex [SEC/2005/1448]

2004

• Annual Report on the Implementation of the Gas and Electricity Internal Market [COM/2004/0863]
• Technical annex [SEC/2004/1720] [727 KB]

2003

• Third Benchmarking Report on the Implementation of the Internal Electricity and Gas Market [338 KB]

2002

• Second Benchmarking Report on the Implementation of the Internal Electricity and Gas Market [729 KB]

2001

• First Benchmarking Report on the Implementation of the Internal Electricity and Gas Market [829 KB]

2000

• State of implementation of the EU Gas Directive (98/30/EC) by Member States [89 KB]