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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Philip Oltermann in Berlin

EU summit divided over capping price paid for wholesale gas

Emmanuel Macron in front of microphones at a summit of the European Council in Brussels, Thursday 20 October 2022
France, led by Emmanuel Macron (pictured right), is one of the 15 EU countries pushing for a price cap. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

EU leaders have exposed their differences over how to respond to the energy price shock at a summit dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its consequences.

The leaders are meeting for the second time in two weeks to discuss the fraught issue of capping energy prices, amid a clamour for action over spiking gas prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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