Simon Harris warns global energy crisis has reached ‘historic proportion’

Tánaiste among European finance ministers who gathered in Brussels on Friday for a Eurogroup meeting to discuss the impact of the war in Iran

Tánaiste Simon Harris: 'Even if the conflict ended today, the damage is real, significant, and will have an impact.' File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The global energy crisis is of “historic proportion”, with “significant damage done to energy infrastructure”, Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned.

European finance ministers gathered in Brussels on Friday for a Eurogroup meeting to discuss the impact of the war in Iran.