EU to propose crisis measures to tackle energy price spike
BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (Reuters) — The European Union will propose measures to cap revenues from low-cost electricity generators and force fossil fuel firms to share the profits they make from soaring energy prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
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