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Added on the 08/09/2022 18:20:19 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A proposal to impose an EU-wide price cap on gas imports will feature high during Friday's debate.
Skyrocketing inflation is "a fact of life" exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, said Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands' finance minister.
Images of the roundtable meeting of EU finance ministers who are meeting discuss energy prices and fiscal policy. IMAGES
Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom are meeting in Belgium for the North Sea Summit.
The European Commission has designed a cap on gas prices with very stringent conditions and safeguards attached.
A number of London police have stepped back from firearms duties after a fellow officer was charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a young black man, a force spokesman said Sunday. Police in Britain are not routinely armed and the small proportion who are authorised to carry guns are highly trained.