Introduction

This article concentrates on the Third Legislative Energy Package as basic strand of the European Energy Policy and in particular how its transposition into the Greek National Law will affect the lignite industry, considering the environmental constraints with regard to the EU targets for a competitive, low carbon economy by 2050. The following section begins with a brief overview of the landmarks of the Third Energy Package and the competition law background of its adoption. After a description of the current situation of both the electricity and natural gas markets in Greece ...