EU Money to Help with High Energy Costs

Apr 29, 2026, 11:06
European UnionPolitics

Introduction

The European Union (EU) is giving money to help some businesses. This is because energy and fertilizer cost more money now.

Main Body

The EU has a new plan. Countries can pay for 70% of the extra costs for electricity and fuel. This helps farmers, fishermen, and transport companies. Small businesses can get up to 50,000 euros easily. Prices went up because of a war between the US, Israel, and Iran. Fertilizer prices rose by 61% in March. This plan helps businesses stay open. The plan ends on December 31. Some oil companies made a lot of money during this time. Groups like Greenpeace are unhappy. They say the EU should use clean energy. The EU says this help is only for a short time.

Conclusion

The EU will give this money until the end of the year to help businesses with high prices.

Learning

🟒 Money Words

In this text, we see words about money and costs. These are very useful for A2 learners to describe daily life.

  • Cost β†’\rightarrow how much money you pay for something.
  • Price β†’\rightarrow the amount of money for one item.
  • Extra β†’\rightarrow more than usual.

⚑ The 'Go Up' Pattern

Look at how the text describes things becoming more expensive. Instead of using hard words, we use simple directions:

extPrices→went up ext{Prices} \rightarrow \text{went up} extPrices→rose ext{Prices} \rightarrow \text{rose}

Tip: If something is more expensive today than yesterday, you can say it "went up."

πŸ“… Time Limits

When a plan stops, we use these phrases:

  1. Until (the end of the year) β†’\rightarrow used for a continuous time.
  2. Ends on (December 31) β†’\rightarrow used for a specific date.

Vocabulary Learning

money (n.)
cash, funds / money錒
Example:She saved some money for her trip.
help (v.)
assist, support / help幫助
Example:Can you help me with this?
businesses (n.)
companies, firms / businessη”Ÿζ„
Example:The businesses in town need support.
energy (n.)
power, electricity / energy能量
Example:Energy is needed to run the lights.
cost (n.)
price, expense / cost成本
Example:The cost of the book is high.
plan (n.)
scheme, arrangement / planθ¨ˆη•«
Example:They made a new plan for the project.
pay (v.)
give money for something / pay付錒
Example:You have to pay for the ticket.
extra (adj.)
additional, more / extraι‘ε€–ηš„
Example:She asked for an extra cup of coffee.
electricity (n.)
electric power / electricityι›»εŠ›
Example:The electricity bill is due tomorrow.
fuel (n.)
gas, energy source / fuel燃料
Example:Cars need fuel to run.
farmers (n.)
people who grow crops / farmerθΎ²ζ°‘
Example:Farmers work hard in the fields.
war (n.)
armed conflict / war戰爭
Example:The war caused many problems.