Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister for Energy Claude Turmes held a joint press conference at 1pm on Friday.

RTL Today provided a live stream with English ticker translations.

On Thursday, Luxembourg ended its fuel subsidies. Energy minister Turmes had already admitted that the country must prepare for "a difficult winter" ahead, a statement that was quickly followed by an Enovos press release announcing an unprecedented hike in the price of natural gas.

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