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French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Sholz have pledged to resolve issues (Photo: Council of the European Union)

France, Germany face test over EU power market reform

French and German negotiators will attempt to agree on a compromise for the EU electricity market reform during a meeting of energy ministers on Tuesday (17 October).

The reform aims to make electricity prices less dependent on volatile fossil-fuel prices and shield consumers from price spikes.

Although meant as a rapid response to the energy crisis, the file has become stuck...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Sholz have pledged to resolve issues (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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