EU Punts Gas Cap Decision to Next Week as Haggling Continues

  • After months of wrangling, agreement still not reached on cap
  • Price cap level to be discussed by ministers on Dec. 19

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European Union nations decided to postpone a decision on key details of a price cap on natural gas after a group of nations led by Germany called for more scrutiny of the controversial measure.

Nations agreed on 90-95% of what was discussed on Tuesday but the big decisions will be left until another gathering on Dec. 19, according to Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck.