During a visit to Strasbourg to mark 50 years of Portugal's accession to the Council of Europe, António José Seguro called for a coordinated European response to the fuel crisis and stressed the need for international dialogue, humanism, and peace.
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During a parliamentary debate ahead of the European Council, the Prime Minister advocated for a common European strategic response to fuel prices and the current challenges facing the European project.
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.
Energy Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho called on the European Union in Brussels for a coordinated community response to the current fuel and industrial gas crisis, while rejecting any mandatory energy reduction targets. She warned that unequal state aid rules risk distorting the EU internal market due to differing national budgets, and noted that Portugal's main challenge is soaring fuel and industrial gas costs rather than household heating.