EU countries to create patchwork solution to energy crisis despite coordination attempts

Euractiv | Sep 27, 2022 at 9:21 AM
  • Emergency measures proposed by Brussels to tackle the energy crisis are likely to become a patchwork solution with EU capitals pushing for more exemptions and flexibility – precisely what the Commission warned against.
  • EU energy ministers will meet in Brussels on Friday (30 September) to discuss emergency measures tabled on 14 September to deal with the energy crisis gripping the continent.
  • Alongside these changes, more than 15 countries are still “seeking further space within different parts of the three proposals to accommodate national measures already in place,” according to an EU diplomat, following a working group meeting on Monday.