For this reason, it is closely monitoring the integration and degree of opening up of the energy markets to competition and, each year, will therefore publish, as requested by the Barcelona European Council in 2002, a benchmarking report, the next of which will appear in December.
Seetõttu jälgib komisjon hoolikalt energiaturgude integratsiooni ja konkurentsile avatuse astet, avaldades 2002. aasta Barcelona Euroopa Ülemkogu palvel igal aastal võrdleva aruande.