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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU must act now on ‘catastrophic’ energy price spike, says European Council chief

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Charles Michel has said the EU must ‘make up for lost time’ on the energy crisis. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The EU must “make up for lost time” in finding urgent answers to an energy price spike that is a “catastrophe” for households and businesses, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, has said.

Michel, who chairs EU leader summits, said the bloc needed to address the question of price caps, an idea backed by many EU member states.

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