EU energy ministers will meet on September 30 to discuss the emergency measures proposed by the Commission to stem the spike in gas and electricity prices caused by the war in Ukraine, the presidency announced on Tuesday. EU Czech.

"On September 30, we will finish what we have started (...): I have just called another extraordinary meeting of the Council of Energy Ministers to discuss the Commission's proposals" expected this week, the Czech minister tweeted. of Industry and Commerce, Jozef Sikela, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.

"On September 30, we will finish what we started last week," he said.

European ministers already met on September 9 at an extraordinary meeting where they said they were in favor of a series of emergency measures to stem the surge in electricity bills, the price of which is indexed to the explosion gas prices after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.

They asked the Commission to prepare in a few days “a solid and concrete proposal”.

The European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, for her part promised “unprecedented measures to respond to an unprecedented situation”.

The EU executive is due to finalize a detailed legislative draft this week.

Examining the first tracks put forward by the Commission, the Twenty-Seven welcomed the idea on Friday of confiscating the superprofits of nuclear and renewables, whose production costs are well below the market price, to redistribute them.

They also discussed a possible cap on the price of gas imports from the EU, a measure that Brussels initially wanted to apply only to Russian gas transported by pipeline.

Threats from Moscow

Moscow has threatened to completely halt its gas exports to Europe if the cap is imposed, raising concerns in eastern countries, such as Hungary, which still rely heavily on Russian hydrocarbons.

After the agreement of the Twenty-Seven at the end of July to cut their gas consumption, Brussels also proposes to set “binding objectives” to reduce the demand for electricity.

A first draft of the text consulted by AFP provided for a drop "of at least 10% in net monthly consumption" and 5% during peak hours.

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