European Commission President Says the Bloc Needs Multiple Measures to Lower Energy Costs
European Union leaders have agreed on a package of short-term steps to ease soaring energy costs, though they remain divided on a longer-term coordinated response. Following the Brussels summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the crisis has no single fix and that the bloc would need to pursue many approaches in parallel to tackle energy costs. Among the immediate steps are postponing a regulation on methane emissions from imported fuel to take effect no earlier than January 2028, broadening and extending a temporary aid scheme for vulnerable industrial producers, and releasing 100 million barrels of oil and…
