{
  "id": 14919442,
  "title": "EU member states struggle to reach an agreement to lower energy prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/eu-member-states-struggle-to-reach-an-agreement-to-lower-energy-prices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:25:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/16/eu-struggles-to-agree-on-fuel-energy-price-cuts-leaving-its-economy-in-peril_6758671_19.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European leaders meeting in Brussels on October 15 and 16 remain divided over how to tackle soaring energy prices, as the European Union, still purchasing Russian gas, finds itself weakened by a new deal between Trump and Putin over diesel supplies.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}