At an emergency meeting of the Council of Energy Ministers of the EU member states on September 9, there will be a debate on the introduction of an upper limit on gas prices from Russia, reports DW.

However, it is unlikely that the result of this meeting will be the recommendation of the European Commission to immediately introduce a restriction. This was announced by a senior EU official at a briefing on Thursday, September 8, on the eve of a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Brussels.

According to him, during the preliminary discussion, a significant group of countries spoke in favor of this measure, but there is no majority of votes for its introduction in the European Union..

The official explained that many governments need to first assess the likely consequences of such a move for their countries..

According to an unnamed official, of the five proposals developed by the European Commission to lead the EU out of the energy crisis, three points are receiving a positive reaction in most EU countries: saving electricity during peak hours, providing liquidity to energy utilities to overcome market volatility, and introducing compensation from company windfall profits..

The official stressed that now it is important for EU members to quickly develop coordinated targeted measures that can be introduced within a few weeks.. Any emergency changes will be temporary..

On the eve of September 7, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a crisis energy plan. It consists of five points that the European Union, due to the critical situation on the world energy market, will be able to implement under an accelerated scheme.. One of these points is the limitation of Russian gas prices..

Germany, the most powerful economy in Europe and the largest importer of Russian gas to the EU, is resisting this plan..