EU asks countries to offer partial payments, vouchers and deferments for high energy bills

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The commission said it also wants to see longer-term measures to prepare the EU for such possible price shocks, including accelerating investment in renewable energy sources and developing energy storage capacity.
57% : More generally, the EU believes that the current price hikes in the energy sector should lead the bloc to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels toward renewable energy.
48% : In an effort to help households in the European Union's 27 member nations deal with the impact of high energy prices, the EU's executive branched advised that governments adopt tax cuts, state aid and other measures as debate resumes on use of nuclear power, the Associated Press reported.

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