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EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson - there was some distance between Czech industry minister Jozef Sikela's account of Friday's meeting and hers (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

EU energy ministers' meeting ends with 'no decision made'

EU energy ministers met for an extraordinary council meeting to discuss a unified European response to the energy crisis and the growing likelihood of a total Russian gas embargo this winter.

Speaking at the end of a "difficult discussion" on Friday (9 September), Czech industry minister Jozef Sikela outlined four likely measures that will be implemented "before the end of the month."

These include a cap on excess revenues made by energy companies, a plan to use less electricity...

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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.

EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson - there was some distance between Czech industry minister Jozef Sikela's account of Friday's meeting and hers (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

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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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