EU Summit: no majority for energy sancti • Table.Briefings

The demand for a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas failed to win a majority at the informal EU summit at the Palace of Versailles. The call for caps on energy prices also remains controversial.

The setting could not have been more symbolic, the contrast to the seriousness of the situation could hardly have been greater. Emmanuel Macron received the EU heads of state and government yesterday for the two-day informal summit at the Palace of Versailles. Against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, the French president called for unity and strength.

EU Summit: no majority for energy sanctions

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