1. Gas Transmission Europe
European wide body representing cross-border gas transmission companies and the transmission arms of integrated gas companies
Independent
Founded in July 2000

2. GTE Members

3. Ambition
Focusing on the needs of users of the gas transmission networks (shippers), GTE's main ambition is to contribute to increasing customers' satisfaction. 

4. Objectives
to contribute to the development of a fully operational European gas market
to enhance cross-border transmission
to enhance transparency and non-discrimination
to enhance market solutions rather than rules mechanisms
to voice the opinion of the natural gas transmission industry in Europe

5. GTE Activities: a “state of the union”
Customer satisfaction survey
four working groups reports presented to the Joint Working Group
input from DG TREN, CEER and customers’ organisations
GTE has published comments on the Commission:
draft strategy paper
Guidedlines for good practice
draft second directive
From its ambition and objectives, GTE has formulated a position paper setting forth pro-active proposals and goals

6. GTE Position Paper(1)
GTE puts forward practical proposals for improvement, relating to:
definition of the function of the transmission company;
allocation of transportation capacity and congestion management
a traffic-light system for available capacity on the GTE website:

7. GTE Position paper (2) Development of new interoperability tools
Initiate (together with foundation of industry-wide European Gas Industry Standards Board (EGISB) to facilitate international co-operation.
Further study a one-stop shopping concept facilitating shippers to reserve capacity throughout the European transmission network.