EU ministers delay decision on more energy unity for a month

“The Commission was given some extra homework,” said Dutch Energy Minister Rob Jetten

A painted map of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany at the natural gas receiving station in the Lubmin industrial estate in Lubmin, Germany (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP/PA)

European Union nations have given themselves yet another month to overcome deep differences on groundbreaking measures to shield their citizens from the energy crisis.

Such initiatives are also necessary for the bloc to maintain a united front during Russia’s war in Ukraine.