UK Europe's most competitive energy market as full market opening looms.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 June 2007-DATAMONITOR: UK Europe's most competitive energy market as full market opening looms(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21062007 London - With full market opening in the European gas and power sector just two weeks away, Europe's energy markets remain as diverse as ever.

While new research* by independent market analyst Datamonitor (DTM.L) ranks the UK power and gas markets as the most competitive in Europe, the study also highlights the fact that market conditions, attitudes towards liberalisation and levels of competitive intensity remain highly diverse across the EU. As such, the European Commission's aim of creating a single European energy market remains a distant possibility rather than an imminent reality following full...