EU-Med countries seek more flexible gas price cap mechanism


              The President of France Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks next to Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, centre, speaks alongside the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa, left and the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The President of France Emmanuel Macron, right, gives the thumbs up next to Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani speaks during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left and the President of France Emmanuel Macron participate in a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The President of France Emmanuel Macron, centre, speaks next to Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left and the Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The President of France Emmanuel Macron takes part in a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The President of France Emmanuel Macron, left, the Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob, 2nd left, the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela, and Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani, right, take part in a joint news conference during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The President of France Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks next to Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez
            
              The Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob, centre, speaks alongside the President of France Emmanuel Macron, left and the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela, during a joint news conference at the EU-Med9 summit in Alicante, Spain, Friday Dec. 9, 2022. Spain is hosting a summit of nine leaders of Europe's Mediterranean countries with the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine likely to top the agenda. (AP Photo/J.M Fernandez