Energy ministers to gather to thrash out EU approach to gas and electricity price crisis

Talks expected to be complex, with some member states strongly against proposed price cap on Russian gas

EU energy ministers will gather for emergency talks in Brussels on Friday to thrash out common measures in an effort to counter a gas and electricity price crisis that threatens to make energy bills unaffordable for households and businesses and tip Europe into recession.

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has set out a five-point plan, which includes a price cap on Russian gas that is likely to draw strong opposition from some member states.

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