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![Czech Republic's Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, left, arrives for a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. European Union energy ministers Czech Republic's Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, left, arrives for a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. European Union energy ministers](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MAKNNM/czech-republics-industry-and-trade-minister-jozef-sikela-left-arrives-for-a-meeting-of-eu-energy-ministers-at-the-european-council-building-in-brussels-friday-sept-9-2022-european-union-energy-ministers-are-holding-emergency-talks-to-discuss-a-price-cap-on-russian-natural-gas-and-a-possible-windfall-levy-on-european-oil-and-gas-companies-making-extraordinary-profits-as-the-war-in-ukraine-drives-up-energy-prices-ap-photoolivier-matthys-2MAKNNM.jpg)
Czech Republic's Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, left, arrives for a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. European Union energy ministers
![Czech Republic's Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, right, speaks with Germany's Energy Minister Robert Habeck during a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Sept. Czech Republic's Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, right, speaks with Germany's Energy Minister Robert Habeck during a meeting of EU energy ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Sept.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MAKNBD/czech-republics-industry-and-trade-minister-jozef-sikela-right-speaks-with-germanys-energy-minister-robert-habeck-during-a-meeting-of-eu-energy-ministers-at-the-european-council-building-in-brussels-friday-sept-9-2022-european-union-energy-ministers-are-holding-emergency-talks-to-discuss-a-price-cap-on-russian-natural-gas-and-a-possible-windfall-levy-on-european-oil-and-gas-companies-making-extraordinary-profits-as-the-war-in-ukraine-drives-up-energy-prices-ap-photoolivier-matthys-2MAKNBD.jpg)