Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) EU member states have agreed to cut natural gas consumption after reaching consensus on Tuesday.
The European Commission proposed a consumption cut scheme, which bloc members rejected and reached agreement on a weakened version, according to Reuters reporting on Tuesday.
The EC initially proposed mandatory cuts of 15% for all EU member states coupled with expansion of its authority.
The revised deal does not grant the Commission the authority to declare an emergency to make cuts mandatory.
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