The heads of the traffic light coalition partners SPD, Greens and FDP have agreed on “extensive and decisive measures to relieve the burden on citizens and to strengthen energy independence”, as the German Press Agency learned from coalition circles on Thursday morning.
The talks had started at 9 p.m. the night before.
The results will be presented in the morning.
A working group of party representatives had previously failed in several rounds to reach an agreement on relief in response to rising prices.
However, a "broad basis" has been developed not only for new relief, but also for decisive measures to strengthen energy independence, it said.
The deliberations were made more difficult by the surprising announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian gas deliveries would in future be paid for in rubles.
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) called the announcement a breach of the contracts.
The federal government will discuss the step with its European partners.
The gas industry was irritated.
Import stop is rejected
The federal government has so far rejected an import ban on gas, oil and coal from Russia.
Other EU countries, on the other hand, insist on an embargo.
According to the Ministry of Economics, Russian imports account for 55 percent of fossil gas imports.
For coal it is 50 percent and for crude oil 35 percent.
The coalition committee is the top body for voting between the governing parties.
The party and parliamentary group leaders as well as important ministers and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) are represented there.
A push by FDP leader and Finance Minister Christian Lindner for a fuel subsidy met with resistance from the coalition partners.
SPD and Greens also want to make mobility cheaper, but at the same time relieve people with low incomes more.
The Greens are also pushing for measures to save energy.