Twenty-seven agree on “price control” measures

#EUCO Agreement reached on energy.

Harmony and harmony will prevail.

Agreed to work on measures to control energy prices for homes and businesses.

—Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) October 21, 2022

According to the results released at the end of the meeting in Brussels, the leaders agreed to promote joint procurement of gas at EU level. They also called “Expedite its negotiations“With producing countries “reliable”, Like Norway and USA “Take advantage of economic weight“The EU as a whole is less able to compete on the world market at the risk of triggering a price spiral.

In addition to the move to cap wholesale prices in natural gas transactions, leaders have also called for a specific plan for a mechanism. “temporary” The price of gas used to generate electricity should be controlled. France has called for the system, already in place in Spain and Portugal, to be extended to the entire EU.

In the offer made to Germany, this mechanism should be linked to security “Avoid any increased gas consumption”. This should ultimately prevent the EU from subsidizing electricity exports to neighboring countries.

IfHe wanted the twenty-seven to present a united front, with many points still to be resolved, and negotiations promising to be difficult in the coming weeks. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholes, made it clear that if energy ministers could not agree on a final version of the deal, a new summit of heads of state would be necessary.

Emmanuel Macron, for his part, assessed that the expected mechanisms could be implemented “Late October, Early November”. Meanwhile, there are leaders “Sent a clear signal to the markets [leur] determination and [leur] unity”, The President of France commented.