The European Commission will present a package of proposals to tackle rising energy prices on Tuesday 18 October, the Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, announced in Prague after an informal meeting of EU energy ministers.
This will be the second emergency package proposed by the Commission, following the one adopted by the Council of the European Union on 30 September (see EUROPE B13033A1). This new package will cover gas, whereas the first one focused more on electricity.
It will...