Council slows down on buildings directive

Yesterday in Luxembourg, the energy ministers set a timetable for further measures to ensure permanently low electricity and gas prices. Luxembourg’s Head of Department Claude Turmes said, the EU, in cooperation with the International Energy Agency (IEA), is preparing a ministerial meeting on joint gas purchasing early next year. The US, Japan, South Korea, and Norway should also participate. Among friends, they want to try to prevent further rising prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG).