Síkela: EU countries to agree on windfall tax for energy firms this Friday

EU member states should reach an agreement on Friday regarding the bloc's proposal to impose a windfall tax on energy firms to attempt to tackle soaring energy prices, the Czech Republic's industry minister Jozef Síkela said on Monday. He made the statement in a video address referring to the next extraordinary meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on September 30.

Czechia currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, meaning it chairs meetings of EU ministers.