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Prague Summit, Draghi: 'On energy, things are moving. Ukraine, conference for reconstruction '

2022-10-07T15:03:10.951Z


The president of the EU Commission, von der Leyen: 'Informal summit in Prague in preparation for the Council'. Metsola: 'Now common solutions, citizens are asking for it'. Gentiloni: 'Dynamic price cap may be the right solution'. Vienna: 'May not be an embargo on Russian gas' (ANSA)


"We are talking about reconstruction,

there will be a big conference in Germany for a reconstruction plan. There is great unity in Ukraine,

many have complained about Russian propaganda in their most aggressive countries".

Thus Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Prague.

"

On energy, things are moving. The Commission will present to the Council on 19 October a proposal in which the three elements - attempting to lower prices, having an element of solidarity in the mechanism and starting the reform of the electricity market - us they will be

"specified the premier.  

"I agree with the proposal of Gentiloni and Breton. There were similar proposals even 5-6 months ago

.

It is a very natural proposal, especially after the German decision.

This is what is needed to put all countries, both those that have fiscal space and those that do not, on an equal level. ”Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in Prague.

"

When there is a change of government there is a lot of curiosity, but not worry.

There is respect for the choice of Italians and curiosity to know what the government will evolve, but in foreign policy Italy's line should be unchanged ".

Thus Draghi in Prague answering a question whether European partners have expressed reservations about the future government.

"Now it's time to discuss how to limit peaks in energy prices and Putin's manipulation - said

the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arriving at Prague Castle

-. The second important thing to discuss is the level playing field, that is, that companies in every country have the same opportunity to participate in the single market, with equity. The third point is RePower, and how to strengthen it. There will be no decisions today, being an informal Council but it is in preparation of the October Council ".

"The Commission had proposed a gas cap in March but at the time it was not attractive - explained von der Leyen -. But now the situation has evolved and the Member States now want to discuss the price cap. I trust that a solution can be found. ".

"Our citizens are asking for solutions, they have to pay their bills, and we have to give solutions, as for Covid," said the president of the EU Parliament

Roberta Metsola as she entered the Prague Castle

.

"It is time to find common solutions and I am quite optimistic that we will find them," she added.

"I am very satisfied that, since February 24, the EU has shown unprecedented unity. Do we need to do more? Yes. Is there a risk of fragmentation? We have to prove that there is not," she added. pointed out Metsola.

"I would like to see an agreement on a cap, states do not compete with each other by making offers, we must not put different citizens on a different playing field".

In his speech at the informal EU summit, Metsola reiterated that "we need a strong signal of unity. For this, a European-wide gas price cap is essential. We cannot bid higher than others. Many energy companies are doing so. huge profits on market speculation. Excess profits should be intended to alleviate the plight of families, SMEs and industries struggling with skyrocketing bills. My proposal is that we learn from the pandemic and,

like vaccines, we negotiate in block and stop price speculation

".

Vienna, however, holds back on the hypothesis of the price cap which "should not turn into a gas embargo from Russia", as the Austrian Chancellor,

Karl Nehammer said,

specifying that he is however in favor of negotiations to reach a Community solution to lower prices of gas and energy.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi will

also be in Prague for the informal summit of European leaders .

Support for Ukraine, the inflation dossier and the energy crisis are the main issues on the summit table, to which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will link.

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In the morning, the European Commissioner for Economy,

Paolo Gentiloni, on Radio Anch'io, on Radio1

.

"The idea of ​​a blocked price cap may have contraindications in the sense that the trend of the markets, the treatment towards countries - because it is clear that the attitude towards Russia cannot be the same as that towards Norway or the 'Algeria - require a fairly sophisticated tool,

a dynamic price cap could meet this need

", said the European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, on Radio Anch'io on Radio1. 

"The technical discussion will go on, but if the European Commission puts on the table a proposal in view of the" EU leaders "summit on October 20 and 21, I think that by now the positions" between the countries "are getting closer", he reiterated. the commissioner, however appealing to "not demonize" but to "also understand the positions of those who say 'eye that with the roof on the price of gas we are left without'".

"In the meantime, however - he specified - we have stocks above 90% and we have reduced Russian gas from 40 to 7.5%, so that risk has greatly reduced in recent months".

On the gas price ceiling "there are different interests and there are still different positions" among the Member States,

"I think they

are getting closer

, it took us some time even when the pandemic crisis hit".

"I think the time has come that this divergence between those who ask for a ceiling on the price of gas and those who fear that this ceiling will cause a supply problem has gone on for too long, and I believe that the European Commission is now ready to make a proposal, "he added.

"I think that" the idea of ​​new joint financing on the Sure model "will make its way, we have put a foot in the door to say that in the face of this situation" of crisis, the ceiling on the price of gas "will not in itself be a miraculous solution "and" common tools "will be needed, explained the European Commissioner for the Economy.

"We will need more solidarity, the gas price cap is not enough because if everyone uses their own money on their own, given the imbalances that exist in our budget spaces, it is not enough", he added.

"I don't know if there is a clash, I don't think so - said

Gentiloni

, answering a question about the alleged clash between the leader of Fdi, Giorgia Meloni, and the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi -. Italy has so far reached the objectives that it had to achieve within the foreseen time frame. It is one of the two countries for which the Commission has already given a favorable opinion on the second grant, the other is Spain ".

"So far the times have been respected" but "it is a race against time" which "must continue. The urgency is there, but there are no delays at the moment", he highlighted.

Source: ansa

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