Fra et politisk synspunkt har denne stemmeafgivning haft meget stor betydning, fordi vi efter 6 års forhandlinger med direktivet om det indre marked for naturgas og direktivet om det indre marked for elektricitet i løbet af mindre end 2 år i indeværende lovgivningsmæssige periode har givet det europæiske indre marked nye impulser, som på et marked, der repræsenterer ECU 250 milliarder på årsbasis og om nogle dage 250 milliarder euro, vil få vigtige positive konsekvenser for industrien, for beskæftigelsen og for de europæiske borgere i almindelighed.
From a political viewpoint, today is very important because, after six years of negotiations, with the directive on the internal market for natural gas as well as the directive on the internal market for electricity, in less than two years, during this present legislature, we have given a new dimension to the European internal market, a market which represents ECU 250 billion a year or, in a few days, 250 billion euros. It is a market which has important beneficial repercussions for industry, employment, and the citizens of Europe.Europarl8 Europarl8