( August 25, 2026, 15:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Six EU countries are calling for an EU-wide framework to tax oil companies' windfall profits as energy prices remain high. Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain want EU finance ministers to discuss the proposal in September, drawing on the bloc's 2022 windfall levy, but this time examining how multinational oil companies' foreign profits could be included.Full letter follows, and can be found below....
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