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Solidarity on solidarity levies and a choice of energy mix : a sound legal basis for emergency action in the EU's energy markets
25 November 2024

Authors: HANCHER, Leigh

The Council of the European Union has adopted a series of increasingly controversial measures to deal with the energy crisis, including an EU Regulation on filling in gas storage levels; a Council Regulation voluntarily curbing gas consumption over the winter period; and a Council Regulation containing a series of emergency measures (demand reduction, market intervention and windfall levies) to address the problem of very high energy prices across the EU in 2022 and 2023 (see EPRS briefing).
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