EU summit to discuss lowering energy prices, common debt, Italy PM says


Reuters | Rome | Updated: 12-02-2026 15:49 IST | Created: 12-02-2026 15:49 IST
EU summit to discuss lowering energy prices, common debt, Italy PM says
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EU ​leaders ‌meeting on ​Thursday will focus on ‌ways to lower energy prices while also discussing "very ‌divisive" proposals to issue ‌common debt as part of efforts to boost ⁠the ​bloc's ⁠competitiveness, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ⁠said.

Addressing reporters before ​the summit, Meloni also ⁠said the EU needed to ⁠thoroughly ​review the bloc's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and ⁠adopt further measures to ⁠fight ⁠speculation on energy prices.

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