The Greek Current

Europe's energy crisis and the ongoing gas price cap debate


Listen Later

A potential EU-wide cap on gas prices - an initiative supported by Greece - hangs in the balance as Brussels has yet to present a legislative proposal needed for its creation, while countries remain divided over the issue even as energy ministers prepare to meet next week to hammer out a deal ahead of what could be a difficult winter. Instead, the European Commission circulated a paper outlining what this gas price “correction mechanism” could look like. Efi Koutsokosta, the EU Correspondent for Euronews and Skai TV, who had access to this outline, joins me to look at what’s on the table, why there are still divisions within Europe to this proposal, and the main challenges ahead as winter approaches.

Read Efi Koutsokosta’s latest reporting in Euronews: Energy crisis: EU gas cap will be 'immediately' suspended if LNG cargoes go elsewhere, officials say 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Dendias cuts visit to Tripoli short after Libyan official tries to ‘force’ meeting

Hello, goodbye: Greek minister lands in Tripoli, then immediately takes off again

Greeks march to commemorate 1973 student uprising

Greece: Thousands march on anniversary of student uprising

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Greek CurrentBy The Hellenic American Leadership Council

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

99 ratings


More shows like The Greek Current

View all
Intelligence Squared by Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

785 Listeners

Odd Lots by Bloomberg

Odd Lots

1,896 Listeners

War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

War on the Rocks

1,083 Listeners

Hidden Forces by Demetri Kofinas

Hidden Forces

1,439 Listeners

EU Confidential by POLITICO

EU Confidential

105 Listeners

Middle East Focus by Middle East Institute

Middle East Focus

62 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

7,164 Listeners

CONFLICTED by Message Heard

CONFLICTED

472 Listeners

The Duran Podcast by The Duran

The Duran Podcast

602 Listeners

The Rachman Review by Financial Times

The Rachman Review

141 Listeners

The Agora by MacroPolis

The Agora

6 Listeners

LIFO POLITICS by LIFO PODCASTS

LIFO POLITICS

5 Listeners

Past Present Future by David Runciman

Past Present Future

324 Listeners

Elon, Inc. by Bloomberg

Elon, Inc.

147 Listeners

The Zach Lowe Show by The Ringer

The Zach Lowe Show

2,098 Listeners