Euro area finance ministers discussed, on Monday 4 October in Luxembourg, how to deal with the sharp rise in energy prices at European level, a topic that will be discussed in several European forums this week.
The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, reported a shared awareness among ministers of the need to protect the most vulnerable people from “energy poverty” through “targeted measures”. As rising energy prices affect all parts of society and the economy, the ministers...