The Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER), the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) and the Association of Mediterranean Energy Regulators (MEDREG) held a trilateral workshop on 25 June in Brussels, Belgium, to strengthen regulatory dialogue across Europe and the broader Mediterranean region to support consumers in becoming active energy market participants.

Regulators of the three regional regulatory bodies, together with representatives of the European Commission, discussed how to enable digitalisation and protect consumers against the risks as well as the role of smart grids, self-consumption and energy communities for collective engagement. Regulators agreed on the importance of market monitoring to ensure that markets deliver benefits for consumers.

The joint workshop, the second such tri-lateral workshop, is the result of enhanced cooperation between the three institutions confirmed in a cooperation arrangement that was signed in December 2018.

MEDREG is the Association of Mediterranean Energy Regulators, which brings together 27 regulators from 23 countries, spanning the European Union (EU), the Balkans and North Africa. Mediterranean regulators work together to promote greater compatibility of the regional energy markets and legislation, seeking progressive market integration in the Euro-Mediterranean basin.

MEDREG promotes a transparent, stable and compatible regulatory framework in the Mediterranean Region fostering infrastructure investments, consumer protection, and enhanced energy cooperation. Based on a bottom-up approach, MEDREG acts as a collaborative platform for regulators from the Northern and the Southern shore of the Mediterranean to exchange technical knowledge and good practices while supporting each other to reinforce their regulatory capacity.
The Association is co-funded by the European Union and benefits from the financial contribution of its members.

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