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Minister dissatisfied with electricity-saving call, demands greater Brussels intervention in fuel crisis
The Minister of Energy has called for a more proactive European Union response to the current fuel and industrial gas price crisis, similar to the 2022 energy crisis measures. While acknowledging the European Commission's recent call to reduce gas and electricity consumption, she argues that this does not address the primary issue for Portugal: high fuel prices for transport and gas used by energy-intensive industries like ceramics and glass.
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This indicates that despite European-level calls to save electricity, the Portuguese government is not currently planning to impose mandatory consumption cuts or generalized telework mandates, though it is advocating for broader EU-level aid to mitigate the impact of high fuel and industrial gas prices on sectors like manufacturing.ObservadorRead original ↗
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