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Berlin faces EU test over German electricity market break-up

Sweden, Belgium and Czech Republic argue country’s market restructuring could drive prices down

Germany’s new government faces an early test of its sway in Brussels as it defies pressure from neighbouring countries to break up the German electricity market.

Sweden, Belgium and the Czech Republic are among countries to have argued that splitting the large German market into several zones could lower prices for their consumers, as electricity flows to the region of highest priced demand.

Europe’s grid operators