European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest.
At the same time, they need to keep all 27 members united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Europe is facing its week of truth," Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said."This week it is hit or miss."It did not take long for EU member countries to realize that the 27-member bloc's dependence on Russian energy was a huge political error. They figured it out almost as soon as Putin invaded neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Even De Croo, leader of one of the most EU-embracing nations, knows there is no more time to waffle."The time for excuses has gone. if the EU still wants to be meaningful, contain energy prices and better protect families and businesses in this energy war, it finally has to deliver," he said. A woman pushes her car to reach a gas station on Oct. 14, 2022 in Nanterre, outside Paris. Strikes in the French refineries of TotalEnergies group continued Friday, heavily disrupting fuel supplies.A woman pushes her car to reach a gas station on Oct. 14, 2022 in Nanterre, outside Paris. Strikes in the French refineries of TotalEnergies group continued Friday, heavily disrupting fuel supplies.
"The possibility of a complete cut-off in Russian gas deliveries cannot be dismissed ahead of the 2022/23 heating season — when the European gas system is at its most vulnerable," the IEA said.
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