Late push to extend coal subsidies upsets EU deal on energy reforms
A late proposal to extend subsidies for coal plants has upset European Union countries’ plans to on Monday approve a reform of the bloc’s power market, which was designed to shift the electricity system towards cleaner energy.
EU countries’ energy ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday to agree a joint stance on new EU power market rules, aimed at expanding low-carbon power and avoiding a repeat of last year’s energy crisis, when record-high gas prices left consumers with soaring energy bills.
