From our correspondent in Brussels
No decision could be set in stone.
But the informal meeting of the Twenty-Seven on Friday in Prague was to allow the heads of government to move forward on the principle of a cap on energy prices in view of the summit scheduled for two weeks in Brussels.
It was not the case.
At the end of long and sometimes tense exchanges, no agreement has emerged on what more than half of the Member States are demanding.
Italian Mario Draghi reportedly slams Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for delaying action on the matter, accusing her of wasting the EU months and rushing the bloc in economic difficulties.
“VDL”, which had proposed several leads this week, was asked to come back with more mature mechanisms before the next meeting.
On the other hand, the Twenty-Seven seem ready to move forward on group purchases which would make it possible to weigh more as…
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