this leaders European Union This Thursday, they called on the union of the Twenty-Seven to agree on energy solutions. before the boom in market prices against rethics of some European partners, such as Germany Y Hollandclosed to emergency measures to set a ceiling on gas purchase prices
Faced with the prospect of a long and complex European summit due to a lack of consensus among partners, the French president Emmanuel MacronEurope calls for maintaining unity of action and applied directly to Germany to find “unanimous” energy proposals, which are now “broad consensus”.
“We have a very large unit, I will work with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. I think it’s not good for Germany or the EU to self-isolateThe President of France made statements before the summit.
Meanwhile, in one of the greatest reluctances to implement measures such as the maximum gas price, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz advocated “finding a way” to support all Member States to lower prices in the market. He warned that the tools to be used should be “discussed in depth”.
“They have to work, nobody wants to run out of gas. How do we lower prices while we still have enough supplies? Europe“, the German leader pointed out.
“Exceptional circumstances, exceptional responses”, argued Charles Michel, President of the European Council. “deal possible” On energy to deal with a market that is “not functioning normally” and threatens Europe’s economic well-being.
On his behalf, Prime Ministeranyone, Pedro Sanchezdefended Spain’s role in moving forward in response to the energy crisis After reaching the Iberian price control mechanism at the March peak. “We have the legitimacy to say we’re late, but if happiness is good, it’s never too late. Happiness is protecting our economy from blackmail,” he said.
Faced with the possibility of extending the meeting of heads of state and government due to the lack of unanimity on energy issues, Sánchez ironically stated that he would be “happy to have breakfast” with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Leaders who approved the measures to be taken at the European level to intervene in the market and reduce energy prices held a parade in Brussels. The case of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, who claimed he needed to face European solutions “although there are still many questions to be resolved”. “The next step is to see what we do as a Union. The only way out is to work together”underlined.
His Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas Nauseda, was one of the most outspoken leaders in his support for the gas price ceiling and did not refuse to reach an agreement on this measure during the summit, despite opposition from Germany and the Netherlands. “I hope our colleagues change their mindset a little and we have the opportunity to commit. Sometimes these commitments are fulfilled at the last moment,” he said.
“The discussion will be a very intense and long night” Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas estimated that he urged all European partners to come with a “willingness to compromise” to agree on solutions to the situation in the markets.