This week energy ministers will attempt to tie up an EU deal on a gas price-cap.
EU member states have been divided on the price-cap proposal, with for instance Germany concerned it will jeopardise its own energy security.
Another group of countries support a more aggressive intervention, notably Poland, Romania, Croatia and Bulgaria.
EU leaders gave a push to a deal last week at their summit, but they still have yet to settle on a price level.
A deal on the cap would ...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.