Energy Crisis Divides European Nations at Emergency Meeting
- Poland, Spain call for EU intervention amid spike in gas price
- Germany, Netherlands warn against quick changes to EU markets
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European Union energy ministers clashed at an emergency meeting over how to cushion consumers and companies from soaring power and natural gas prices, with political and legal constraints leaving little room for immediate action.
At an emergency meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, the ministers are discussing how the EU could complement measures already taken by member states and what could be done in the medium term to prevent future price shocks.