"Of course, I pointed out that we must have stable domestically produced energy that does not make us dependent on either the Gulf states or Russia. And in Europe's case, it is nuclear power, hydropower and renewables," Kristersson told TT after the meeting.
Plus, of course, that we should stick to basic climate policy and not start to waver on it.
The meeting was hosted by Germany, Italy and Belgium, according to Politico. Around ten EU leaders were invited to the preparatory meeting ahead of next week's summit in Brussels.
Ulf Kristersson says that there is great concern among EU countries, mainly over the high gas prices, as many are dependent on gas imports.
In addition, according to the Prime Minister, there is a consensus on lowering both national taxes and the EU's energy tax directive to bring down costs as long as the conflict in the Middle East affects prices.
I think there is a fairly broad consensus on that issue.
The disagreement lies rather in the part of climate policy called the ETS, i.e. the pricing of carbon dioxide emissions, which the Swedish government sees as a cornerstone of European climate policy.
But it costs money, and some countries think that if they just turn a blind eye to it, they can reduce costs. Sweden and other Nordic countries are very firm in saying that "We will now stick to the basic orientation of European climate policy."
