Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000829/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Georgios Aftias (PPE)
Economists point out that high energy costs will put the economies of many countries in the EU under considerable pressure. Mario Draghi, Italy’s former prime minister and former European Central Bank president, stressed that ‘electricity prices in all EU countries have increased compared to last year and are two to three times higher than those in the United States. We must lower energy prices.’
In addition, the European Commission predicts that growth in the EU will not exceed 0.9 % this year. What is more, EU officials have publicly expressed the view that ‘Europe’s energy deficit, combined with the end to the supply of Russian gas via Ukraine and Trump’s threats of tariffs on imports from the EU are creating new inflationary pressures’.
Based on the above, can the Commission answer the following:
- 1.What measures does it intend to take to rein in these pressures?
- 2.Will it proceed with setting a single electricity price for the whole of the EU, in order to significantly reduce inflation?
Submitted: 24.2.2025