Cancelled: 34th Madrid Forum - canceled - Main contents
| date | April 29, 2020 - April 30, 2020 |
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| city | Madrid, Spain |
| location | Madrid, Spain  |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Energy, environment and climate,
The European gas regulatory forum, also known as the Madrid Forum, gathers key stakeholders across the European gas sector to discuss opportunities and challenges related to the creation of an internal gas market in the EU.
The participants include national regulatory authorities, EU national governments, the European Commission, transmission system operators, gas suppliers and traders, consumers, network users, and gas exchanges. The forum is organised once to twice a year in Madrid and the venue is provided by the Spanish energy regulator Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia.
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