Germany Accused of Blocking EU Unity on Push to Cap Gas Prices
- Leaders to debate energy crisis at summit in Brussels
- EU seeks common action to avoid deeper economic divergencies
Olaf Scholz in Brussels on Oct. 20.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under fire from European Union leaders over his reluctance to let the bloc try to curb soaring natural gas prices that threaten to push the continent into a recession.
As EU leaders gather in Brussels Thursday for a two-day summit, countries including France, Italy and Poland want to limit the cost of gas, which is roiling economies and fueling inflation as the region heads for a winter with drastically reduced shipments from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.