Spain on Tuesday urged EU energy ministers to consider wide-ranging measures to tackle rising energy prices in Europe.
Sara Aagesen Munoz, Spain’s State Secretary for Energy, said in a meeting at Luxembourg that it is an important problem for Europe in the middle of the economic recovery to find extraordinary solutions.
Madrid has pushed for wider reforms in the gas and electricity market to deal with the price rises.
Spain, supported by France and Greece, is meeting resistance from other EU member states believes the price spike is temporary and best handled short-term at a national level.
Energy ministers in Luxembourg are considering a package of temporary measures advocated by the European Commission.
That also includes tax cuts for at risk small businesses as well as social support for vulnerable households.
Energy prices: Spain urges EU ministers to find solutions
