The EU countries do not agree on any price ceiling for gas, but in return they agree that the European Commission should submit a proposal for an emergency brake that can be used if there is a large price development on the TTF gas exchange. This was announced by von der Leyen at a press conference in Brussels last night. At the same time, she says that the EU countries agree on the joint purchase of gas and the sharing of gas, if there is a gas shortage in the EU. Just before the press conference, EU President Charles Michel announced that the countries had agreed to “work on measures to limit energy prices for households and business”, he wrote on Twitter. – Unity and solidarity have won, he writes, without mentioning specifically what the agreement entails. EU President Charles Michel announced on Friday night that the EU countries have agreed on measures to manage energy prices. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP EU leaders had then been sitting together for a summit since Thursday to try to find a solution to Europe’s energy crisis. In the center was the demand from a number of EU countries to introduce a price ceiling for gas. Germany has long resisted this, but the country has faced strong opposition, including from France. Italy has also pushed for a price ceiling. Internally in the EU, irritation has built up over Germany’s plans to spend NOK 2,000 billion on subsidizing gas consumption internally in the country.
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