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The European Commission (EC) is considering a proposal to introduce one day of remote working per week for all EU citizens to help mitigate the energy impact of the Iran war. It is also considering proposals to close public buildings where possible and reduce public transport fares. The EC is also considering making it easier for governments to compensate for up to 50 percent of energy costs in certain sectors, such as transport and fertilisers.
Europe floats one compulsory “home-working day” per week
Brussels has floated fresh ideas that might quietly reshape daily commutes across Europe, at least for the duration of the current energy strains linked to the Iran conflict. Spanish newspaper El País gained access to an internal draft from the European Commission detailing these suggestions, with the full package expected to reach EU leaders next week. Workers in Spain and other EU member… Source
The war in the Middle East is weighing on Europeans' energy bills, and Brussels already has plans to act. The European Commission will present a set of measures to stop the crisis, including...
Compulsory Teleworking and Closure of Public Buildings: the New Brussels Offensive to the Oil Crisis
The EC also proposes to Member States to ban supply cuts and the issuance of energy vouchers for vulnerable households.
The European Commission knows that it has to take urgent action in the face of the energy crisis resulting from the Iran war and plans include the recommendation that a day of teleworking be given at least a week and also that public transport be reduced or even free. These are two of the proposals that Brussels will put on the table of the Member States, according to a draft advanced by El País and whose content has been able to confirm 20 minu…
The European Commission is preparing a broad package of measures to limit the impact of the energy crisis generated by the conflict around Iran, in the context where energy prices have increased rapidly and the costs supported by European consumers have increased significantly.The proposals are aimed at both rapid action to protect the population, as well as structural adjustments aimed at reducing the vulnerability of the European Union to exte…
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