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EU Proposals to Tackle Energy Prices Fall Short, Spain Says

Spain’s Ribera says EU measures fall short of what’s needed
EU presented proposals to face the surge in energy prices

Gas Energy as European Supply Woes Mount — Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and

October 13, 2021, 6:03 PM UTCUpdated onOctober 14, 2021, 6:26 AM UTC

The Spanish government said proposals presented by the European Commission about energy prices are “incongruous” and fall short of what’s needed.

While the Commission is aware of the impact of the high level of natural gas prices, “its proposals don’t address the exceptional nature of the situation we’re in, with exceptional measures to meet the challenge we have ahead,” Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said on Wednesday in an emailed statement.