European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the EU summit in Brussels. File photoMOSCOW, 13 Sep. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, must «clearly and clearly» tell the people of the European Union that they are in for a hard winter, which will require them to sacrifice in any development of the energy crisis. This was stated by Bloomberg journalist Lionel Loren. The author of the article said that von der Leyen will have to test her leadership qualities, because she needs to restore the trust of Europeans in their authorities, but remain honest with them and say that it will be difficult to survive the winter without Russian gas .
The European Commission will not impose price caps on Russian gas» Von der Leyen must tell citizens clearly that winter will require sacrifice and that energy consumption will have to be reduced by 10-15%. And she must also tell them that EU member states will everything possible to share costs and maximize supplies from non-Russian sources,» Loren said. The journalist also added that this cost sharing will lead to the cancellation of earlier decisions. For example, Germany will have to extend the operation of nuclear power plants, since the European Union needs «every last» source of energy in order not to leave factories and households without heating at all.» To make such decisions, strong political leadership is required, which is not there, because the voices of heavyweights like Angels Merkel and Mario Draghi are no longer heard, and Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron are listened to without attention. Von der Leyen has a chance to fill the gap, but she should not hesitate to declare a «state of emergency» on an EU-wide scale, «the author is sure. However According to Loren, the main problem of crisis-stricken Europe remains the distrust of residents in leaders. the decision is whether the Europeans will go along with their leaders or give them a turn,» he concluded. Western countries are faced with rising energy prices rs and a surge in inflation due to the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and the policy of abandoning Russian fuel. Against the backdrop of a rise in the price of fuel, primarily gas, the industry in Europe has largely lost its competitive advantages, which also affected other sectors of the economy. The United States and European countries also faced inflation that has been record for decades.
