EU nations seek joint approach to contain energy price

A rainbow forms between the European Council building and the European Commission building (AP)

The European Union has intensified efforts to shield the population from soaring energy costs that could dump millions into cold and poverty over the winter as Russia’s war in Ukraine drives up global energy prices.

The energy ministers of the 27 member nations gathered in an emergency meeting in Brussels and were hoping to overcome differing views on various proposals to keep gas and electricity prices within the realm of the affordable.