Gas Infrastructure Europe is a representative organisation towards the European Institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union) as well as the European bodies of regulators (ERGEG, CEER) and other stakeholders.

GIE was formally established on 10 March 2005 as a legally independent and non-profit association with official statutes. Its Secretariat is based in Brussels (rue Ducale 83). The GIE President is Mr. Jean-Claude Depail.

GIE - Gas Infrastructure Europe - is representing 66 member companies from 26 countries, gathering operators of gas infrastructures across Europe: transmission pipelines, storage facilities and LNG terminals.

GIE is the umbrella organisation for its three subdivisions :

	GTE - Gas Transmission Europe representing the Transmission System Operators (TSO)
	GSE - Gas Storage Europe representing the Storage System Operators (SSO)
	GLE - Gas LNG Europe representing the LNG Terminal Operators (TO)

GIE aims to find market-based solutions in order to best meet the interests of the network users; with regard to regulated activities of our members we advocate a stable and predictable regulatory framework consistent throughout the European Union in order to create an environment that facilitates investments. This is of particular importance since infrastructure is a prerequisite both for security of supply and for creating competition. Only if investments into infrastructure and the creation of new capacity are sufficient in order to cope with the rising demand for natural gas can natural gas remain a cornerstone of the European energy mix.

GIE is promoting interoperability of the European gas systems to enhance cross-border gas exchanges through the work done within GIE on this issue and in cooperation with other stakeholders.