President of the Council of Europe, Charles Michaelstressed this friday It is not enough to take energy-saving measures against weather conditions. energy crisis inside Europe and have insisted on going furtherIt calls on the European Commission to make concrete proposals to lower the energy bill.
After criticizing the slow response of the European Administration led by Ursula Von der Leyen a few days ago, Michel reiterated in an interview with Europa Press and another media group that measures at the European level need to be stepped up. Attempts to reduce energy consumption will not be enough.
“(The commission’s) proposal touches consumers and aims to change the habits of families, companies and businesses, that’s okay but is it enough? speeding up discussions and decisions electricity market,” he said.
Michel insisted Isn’t it a new problem? because a year ago, in the debates before the war in Ukraine, discussions began at the level of EU leaders. “Before the summer we agreed to put concrete proposals on the table with the European Commission. The announcement is good that it will work, but I hope something will come about this as soon as possible.”
In addition, the former Belgian Prime Minister reminds that in order to reduce the energy price, decisions such as a joint purchasing platform have already been decided at the Twenty-Seven level. According to that, There is a “strange situation” despite the fact that Twenty-Seven decided to implement this measureSome Member States are maintaining bilateral contacts for fear that this will be delayed.
“I sincerely hope that the process will accelerate and that we are determined on this front, as this will give us a certain capacity to lower prices, not a magic wand,” said Michel. It will be discussed at the European summits in October.