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The article provides a view on the position of national energy regulatory authorities in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Especially, this article deals legal relationship between national energy regulatory authorities and executive power as it is defined in relevant legal acts of the European Union. Also, this article analyses aspects of privatization in the energy sector which we had an opportunity to see in the last period and which has been influencing the position of national energy regulatory authorities. Based on, significant aspects of national energy regulatory authorities the author of this article tried to propose some legislation changes to strengthen the position of national energy regulatory authorities in a public administration system.