EC Midday press briefing of 01/09/2026
1 septembre 2026
EC Midday press briefing of 01/09/2026
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00:00 - 01:22
Intervenant 1
Hi, Nadezhda Lepine for Agence Europe. I'm not very sure who my question is for, but I would need a clarification on something that I've already been asking about, so sorry if it's redundant, but the answer is not there yet and it's a bit urgent. So an MEP addressed a written letter on the 27th of May to know if the Commission opened an investigation on windfall profits of oil companies and refinery margins, and Vice-President Ribera's answer on 26th of August sounded like there was no investigation open on this matter. However, six member states sent a letter to the Irish minister on the 21st of August mentioning they're waiting for the results of this investigation. When I asked for the first time last week, someone from the SPP answered that there was an investigation led by DG TAXUD.
So my question here is, could you clarify, are you or are you not investigating on this topic? Who is in charge here in the European Commission and is it eventually going to be published at some point? Thank you.
01:22 - 01:58
Intervenant 2
Good, that means we bring in Ricardo again to the podium to see if we have further information. No update on this question, but Ricardo's body language shows me that he will get back to you after the midday when he has had the opportunity to get more on this question. And with this, we come to the end of our midday today. Wish you a very good afternoon and see you tomorrow a bit earlier than usual at 11:45. Thank you.