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• EEnergy and Climate – POLITICO2026-10-15Audio✓ Read

  EU leaders’ summit descends into 3-hour argument over taxing car emissions

  BRUSSELS — It was meant to be a debate on how to curb Europe’s soaring energy prices. But the first session of talks at an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels Thursday quickly descended into a three-hour fight over whether the EU should put a carbon price on driving cars and heating buildings. The delay got so bad, the roast veal and fig tartlet lunch awaiting European leaders was driven well into the afternoon.

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• EEnergy and Climate – POLITICO2026-10-15✓ Read

  Von der Leyen floats EU ‘strategic reserves’ for gas amid winter supply fears

  BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants EU leaders to look into the idea of developing bloc-wide strategic gas reserves amid concerns the continent faces a winter shortage, three diplomats and two EU officials told POLITICO.

  

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