Berlin brakes on the price cap, "it's a penalty"

"The gas price cap is not on the table today"

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This was stated by Jozef Sikela, Minister of Industry of the Czech Republic, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU, arriving at the extraordinary Energy Council in Brussels.

"I expect that we will move forward step by step, implementing the measures along the way. It could be the next point on the agenda," he said.

Germany's position

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Not for "ideological reasons", but because it is necessary to "guarantee the security of supplies" and with a ceiling on all imports "there is a high risk that the LNG will go to Asia or elsewhere".

European diplomatic sources indicate this in view of the Eurogroup on Monday.

The risk for Berlin, they explain, is that expensive energy will become "an even bigger problem" by cutting Europe out of supplies.

The only acceptable solution for the German government, the same sources point out, is to negotiate directly with suppliers.

"There has been a lot of talk about a 'price cap'

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For this I am open, if the countries of south-eastern Europe do not fear shortages.

I said here at the beginning of the crisis that Germany is not ready yet, we need some time.

Above all we must talk to friendly countries, Norway, the United States, Algeria, because prices will be lowered, and there will certainly be a confrontation on this

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Brussels at the EU Council of Ministers of Energy. "Germany introduces a brake on the price of gas and

with the ceiling on the price of gas ". This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Minister of Economy, in Berlin, responding to a question at a press conference, on the irritation caused in Italy by the German decision to introduce a 200 billion euro shield for curb the price of gas, in the context of the German opposition to the gas price cap in Europe.

The European Commission's non-paper on the price cap "is a useful step forward", but we must

"This was said by the French Minister for Energy Transition, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, upon her arrival at the Extraordinary Energy Council." An intense diplomatic activity is underway, I have talked about it with my Belgian, German, Spanish counterparts. Italian, Polish, Romanian and Czech, we are all aware that we have a responsibility, that of

, and of creating European solidarity around these energy issues ".

ANSA agency

The EU splits on gas, the Berlin shield irritates Draghi - Mondo

Brussels does not open to the price cap.

Palazzo Chigi: 'We need solidarity' (ANSA)

"The gas price cap is not on the table today"

.

This was stated by Jozef Sikela, Minister of Industry of the Czech Republic, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU, arriving at the extraordinary Energy Council in Brussels.

"I expect that we will move forward step by step, implementing the measures along the way. It could be the next point on the agenda," he said.

Agreement reached on expensive bills

European energy ministers have reached a political agreement on measures to mitigate high electricity prices: cut in consumption, ceiling on extra-revenues for electricity producers and the solidarity contribution of producers of fossil fuels.

This was announced by the Czech EU presidency.

The German plan to support the economy

It is up to the member states to "notify the European Commission" if the German plan to support households and businesses from rising energy prices can be classified as "state aid" and it is up to the executive EU to "monitor that there are reasonable levels of state aid and avoid distortion in the single market".

A spokesman for the European Commission said this at the daily briefing.

"We need to separate the political nature of the debate from the role of the Commission, which is more legal, that is to enforce the current framework of rules".

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