Reports: European Commission preps sweeping energy security plan in response to Russian invasion

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Reports: European Commission preps sweeping energy security plan in response to Russian invasion

Draft proposals seen by Reuters could pave way for windfall taxes to help fund major acceleration of European clean energy and efficiency programmes

The European Commission is reportedly preparing a sweeping new package of reforms to bolster the bloc's energy security in a move that appears designed to enable further sanctions against Russia in response...

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