- Berlin and The Hague have tabled joint proposals for EU countries to tackle the energy crisis as a bloc and secure gas supplies for next year’s winter.
- The joint paper, seen by EURACTIV, was presented on Tuesday (11 October) during an informal EU Energy Council in Prague where the bloc’s 27 energy ministers are meeting to discuss the EU’s response to rising gas and electricity prices.
- This caused tensions at the last summit of EU leaders on Friday (7 October), where the Polish prime minister accused Germany of “destroying” the EU’s internal market by subsidising its own businesses while opposing a pan-European cap on gas prices.
Germany, Netherlands call for joint EU gas purchasing ahead of next winters
