After about five hours of discussions, the EU27 Heads of State or Government managed to agree on conclusions on soaring energy prices, on Thursday 21 October, just before midnight.
Structural measures versus cyclical measures
“There are many options on the table”, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned directly upon his arrival at the summit.
On the one hand, Spain, Greece, and France insist on going beyond the European Commission’s “toolbox”(see EUROPE B12811A1), by...