For his part, the Austrian Chancellor, Karl Newhammer, said any price cap must be designed and enforced in a way that supports energy providers. “Negotiations are underway. And they will be intense because (…) it is our goal to support (…) the energy providers with it, so that the gas supply does not decrease,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Czech Prime Minister, petr fialaspecifically mentioned the limitation of the prices of the gas used for the electricity productionwhile the Latvian Krisjanis Karins assured that a cap would be “magnificent” if the bloc could continue to guarantee the supply of producers.
And the president of European Council, Charles Michaelexpressed that the debate among the leaders should lead to a agreement when they meet on October 20 and 21. “The energy crisis is a very important challenge that we have to address”said the official, who added that he hopes to advance in the talks on the demand reduction, the warranty of supplies and price drop. “I hope to take steps in the right direction,” she clarified.
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The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieckicriticized Germany for what he considers a wasteful spending €200 billion ($196 billion) in subsidies to protect consumers and businesses from rising energy costs.
“At the European Council there will be a very intense debate on this matter,” Morawiecki said. “The Italians couldn’t do it, the French couldn’t do it, the Poles couldn’t do it, but they can.” “If that is an equal, fair and equitable treatment of the principle of the common market of the European Union, I am very sorry, but there is something I do not understand”commented.
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However, the Belgian Alexander DeCroo did not agree and justified that large national aid packages are necessary in absence of pan-European action. “We can’t let people face the cold,” she told reporters, adding: “But the real solution is that we act together on the market and then those big (national) aid packages will no longer be needed.
The leaders will also discuss in Prague the provision of further financial and military support to Ukraine. In this framework, the head of EU diplomacy, Joseph Borrellassured that it is important that all European nations, including those that do not belong to the bloc, solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russian hostility.
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