“We are not against emotionally or as a matter of principle but we think, based on the evidence we have, that it might not work as some people think. In previous European Councils we have agreed to consider it, to ask industrialists and experts for an opinion, so the price cap is taken into consideration ». Thus the Dutch premier, Mark Rutte, answers a question on the price cap, speaking with reporters before attending the first day of the EU Summit.
“I don’t think it’s in the Russian interest,” Rutte warns, answering another question, about Moscow’s gas cut, “why Russia needs the money and why at this moment we are not yet independent for gas. So I don’t think it makes much sense to worry all the time, we have to look at the situation step by step, day by day. “
Netherlands: we evaluate the price cap but it may not work
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