Written by Liebrich Hiemstra, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – Amsterdam Centre for Climate Change and the Law and Vattenfall NV, the Netherlands

A constant factor in the energy sector is its constant development, evolution and movement. This also applies to the financial products traded within the energy sector. Yet, this is one side of the energy market which has been researched very little: the trade in energy derivatives and how such trading is supervised by EU and national regulatory authorities. My take on this is that the supervision of this sector is too unclear and that the available remedies to market participants against a decision of supervisory agencies to share or disclose confidential information are ineffective.

When Gilles Van Hamme and Kathy Pain edited and co-authored Changing Urban and Regional Relations in Europe: Europe as a Global Macro-region* in 2014 they did not foresee the heated United Kingdom (UK) Brexit debate that would come to dominate recent years. Kathy Pain reflects here on how the book can provide insights into key issues that need to be resolved for the UK’s future relationship with Europe, with or without a deal. […]

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