Jerzy Buzek (PPE-DE). – (PL) Madam President, the third energy package was intended first and foremost to serve customers in our continent, and this has been achieved – the customer is the most important. However, it was also necessary to take account of the fundamental interests of energy producers. We were faced with two important problems.

Firstly, security of supply – and this has been achieved. In my opinion, compared with the first and second packages a significant advance has been made. Creation of a common market for energy is becoming a fact, and the principle of solidarity is today in evidence. We can also, when this is required by our security needs, invest outside the borders of the EU.

Secondly, the principle of open competition in the European energy market. This has not been fully achieved, and it may be necessary to think of further, more specific solutions. However, from now on we must ensure that conditions in the European market for investors from third countries are the same, and not better, as for investors from Member States, and that our energy concerns can compete on a mutual basis and invest freely outside the European Union.

I would like to stress that the third package is a major political event, not only a technical and economic one, and we really should recognise it as a great success of the European Union.