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By Kate Abnett
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Four central European countries have stepped up pressure on Brussels to act against Germany over a gas tariff they say undermines their energy security, a document seen by Reuters showed.
The levy is a legacy of the energy crisis that peaked in 2022 after Moscow slashed gas flows to Europe. It places an extra fee on fuel taken out of Germany’s gas storage, to try to recoup the billions of euros it spent on buying non-Russian gas at sky-high prices to avoid fuel shortages.
Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary…