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This week's reforms could significantly increase state control over power prices (Photo: European Commission)

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EU power reform expands role of the state

After months of bickering, EU countries finally agreed on a series of short-term reforms this week that could drastically change the way the power market operates in the coming years.

The reform was meant as a quick intervention. It took so long to finalise a plan due to a long-running disagreement between French and German negotiators.

While France demanded more leeway to financially support its ageing nuclear fleet, Germany and other member states, including Italy and current ...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

This week's reforms could significantly increase state control over power prices (Photo: European Commission)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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