Divided both on the solutions to be implemented and on the analysis of the causes, the EU27 heads of state or government seem to be treading water on how to respond to the rise in energy prices. They failed to agree on conclusions, on Thursday 16 December, despite almost five hours of discussions on the subject in the European Council chamber in Brussels.
The reason for the blockage was the refusal by Poland and the Czech Republic to adopt conclusions without explicit references to the...