The proposals that the European Commission will put on the table of Energy Ministers do not go far enough to bring prices down, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo reacted on Wednesday.
“No, that will not be enough to lower the prices. Our proposal is on the Commission’s table and is very clear: a ‘cap’ (cap) on all gas prices“, indicated to Belga Mr. De Croo, through his spokesperson.
Among the five emergency measures that she detailed on Wednesday in view of the extraordinary council of European energy ministers, Friday in Brussels, the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen proposes to cap the price of imported Russian gas by the EU as well as the income of nuclear and renewable electricity producers, while taking a share of the profits of the gas and oil groups.
But for the head of the Belgian federal government, it is on all gas prices, whatever their origin, that the cap should apply to bring prices down. Asked regarding this point, Mrs von der Leyen had not ruled out this option. “It’s on the table, we’re looking at that too“, she had indicated.