As Europe heads into a winter of scarce Russian gas supplies and high energy costs, EU energy ministers will meet in Prague on Wednesday to discuss their next move
, having already rushed through emergency EU energy windfall profit levies, gas storage filling obligations, and electricity demand curbs.
“Member states use the same words, not necessarily in the same meaning, so we need to narrow that down,” the official said. Three EU country officials agreed with that timeline, but said states still disagree on what measures to take. “It’s difficult to see consensus because everyone has their own preferences,” one said.
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