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simplifying and streamlining markets for all. More standardised cross-border collateral requirements would allow market participants in all countries to plan cash and credit efficiently. Simplifying and speeding up settlements


could lower barriers to entry too. For example, centralised service models now consolidate market activities from invoicing and clearing to settlements through a single platform. Settlement processes could be further streamlined to curb transaction costs while keeping key safeguards in place.


An open, equal and


democratic marketplace An open, equal marketplace is a prerequisite for mass participation and thus market liquidity. For example, harmonised allocation rules have now been implemented across 45 borders within a Single Allocation Platform that shows the calculations behind all capacity allocations, creating a trustworthy, transparent and fair marketplace. Ongoing regulatory engagement on long term methodologies could ensure continued clarity around everything from allocation processes to handling of revenues and risks across timeframes. Allocation rules and capacity calculation methodologies could also be adapted to evolving market needs in collaboration with transmission system operators, market operators, regulators and market participants. As methodologies evolve, the


aim should be to ensure clarity for participants, while maintaining proportionate and prudential safeguards. This creates an agile, transparent and democratic marketplace responsive to evolving needs and drawing on collective input.


Democratising electricity


markets Europe is rapidly building the infrastructure for interconnected electricity grids. Yet integrating Europe’s energy resources ultimately depends on allowing all participants and companies to participate in cross-border electricity markets. The EU is already making substantial progress


with initiatives such as the Electricity Market Design Reform (EMDR) that aim to widen market participation and boost liquidity. Work is also underway on a new user-friendly, flexible cross- border transmission capacity marketplace for Europe designed for seamless scalability and third-party interoperability, further enabling mass market participation. Yet achieving a truly integrated European


energy market depends on broadening access to the market, ensuring everything from credit models and financial instruments to capacity- allocation methodologies are designed to enable mass participation.


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