European states are at risk of facing social unrest amid rising energy prices. About this on Friday, September 2, warns Reuters.
According to the forecasts of the consulting firm Verisk, there are worrisome dynamics in the richest countries in Europe, such as Germany, Norway, the UK, etc. Citizens’ dissatisfaction is primarily due to the increase in the cost of living against the backdrop of rapidly rising fuel prices.
The latest studies of the civil unrest index showed that more than 50% of the countries surveyed recorded an increase in the risk of mass mobilization between the second and third quarters of 2022, the highest rate in the last six years.
On August 29, the statistical office of the European Union announced that annual inflation in the eurozone will be 9.1%, showing the highest level in history. According to preliminary data, the largest contribution to inflation will be made by energy, the price growth for which will accelerate to 38.3%.
On August 17, the American edition of The Hill reported that hundreds of thousands of people in Europe could die in winter due to the commitment of governments to green energy. It was noted that the current energy crisis in Europe originated several years ago, when a course was taken to replace traditional energy with green energy. Germany was said to have spent €150 billion to eventually face some of the highest electricity prices in the world.
On August 7, co-chairman of the German Left Party and member of the European Parliament Martin Schirdevan said that amid economic problems, Germany risks facing social unrest.
On the eve of the German media warned that record inflation and rising fuel prices could lead Germany to a wave of protests this fall and winter. Protest activity is already visible in Berlin, as well as in Bavaria and Saxony.
In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the refusal of a number of Western countries from normal cooperation with Russia, as well as from part of Russian energy resources, had already hit Western countries. According to him, inflation is absolutely unprecedented for these states.
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