The European Commission is set to present a package of measures next week aimed at reducing Europe's dependence on fossil fuels amid rising energy prices, with one key proposal being a recommendation that companies require employees to work from home at least one day per week. The draft plans, seen by the Financial Times and Bloomberg, also include incentives to boost public transport use, VAT reductions on heat pumps, boilers and solar panels, and social leasing schemes to make electric vehicles accessible to lower-income households. The Commission says the measures are intended to offer citizens "direct relief" from soaring energy costs linked to conflict in the Middle East, though EU member states are not obliged to adopt the proposals.