EU Starts Talks With Norway to Try to Cut the Price of Gas

The European Union is in talks with energy powerhouse Norway as part of its efforts to cut the price of gas and tame the damage to its economy caused by lost Russian supplies.

“We need to keep working to lower gas prices,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament. “I have agreed with Prime Minister Store to set up a task force. Teams have started their work.”

It’s not clear how willing non-EU member Norway will be to cut prices to help its ally. While Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Tuesday that it’s in Norway’s ...