Europe has been regurgitated by following the footsteps of U.S. sanctions against Russia and is mired in an energy crisis. The Impact on Europe's Economy has triggered discontent among the people of many European countries.
Germans protested the government's energy policy and called for the lifting of sanctions against Russia
Following tens of thousands of demonstrations in the Czech Republic on September 3, demanding that the government stabilize energy prices, on the 4th, thousands of Germans demonstrated in the city of Cologne to protest Germany's military support to Ukraine and accused russia of affecting the lives of German people.
On the 5th, protests also appeared in Berlin, the capital of Germany, and the people demanded that the government lift sanctions against Russia and improve people's livelihood.
Yu Peng, reporter of the Central Radio and Television Corporation: This is the entrance to the headquarters of the Green Party, one of Germany's ruling parties. Thousands of people gathered here to protest rising prices, high inflation, and the Greens' irrational foreign policy. People called for the opening of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines to curb prices.
On the same day, protesters chanted slogans such as "open the Nord Stream gas pipeline" and "no NATO" and demanded that the German government adjust its foreign policy.
According to previous statistics from the German federal government, Germany's consumer price index rose by 7.9% in August compared with the same period last year, higher than the 7.8% previously expected by experts, close to the highest level in nearly 50 years. Energy prices rose 35.6 percent in August, the biggest contributor to high inflation in Germany.
Severm Dardalen, A member of the German Bundestag: We have launched a crazy economic war against Russia, but this will neither prevent the Russian-Ukrainian conflict nor cause harm to Russia. Instead, millions of Germans have been hurt.
Protesters: Now that both Germany and the European Union are short of gas, we should launch nord Stream-2 and preferably resume dialogue with Russia to find a solution to the conflict. It is a huge mistake that Germany is now completely devoid of official dialogue with Russia.
Protest organizer Harry Grenberg: Rising prices have made people poor, and energy prices have gone up three or fourfold. We ask the government to change its policies and really improve people's livelihoods. The policy point should be to stop the conflict and open the gas pipeline (with Russia).
Unlike some European countries, Serbia does not limit electricity to residents
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mines and Energy Zorana Mikhailovic said in an interview with the station on Sunday that unlike some European countries, Serbia will not cut electricity to residents, Serbia will not cut electricity to residents, according to Serbia's radio and television station reported on September 4.
Zorana Mikhailovich said: "We do not plan to implement any power restriction orders, we take all necessary measures to ensure that the population of the country and the sector of the economy have sufficient electricity and heating." Every day we can hear the news that some European countries, such as France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, etc., have announced the implementation of power curtailment orders. And we will do everything in our power to avoid similar measures. "
Earlier, Gas Serbia President Tossay Bayatović said that no problems were expected with Serbia's gas supply and that the country could rely on Russian gas to cover what it needed this winter. As early as May 29, Serbian President Vucic had reached agreement on the main issues in the gas contract during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Europe's energy crisis is 'self-defeating'
On September 6, local time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Europe will face serious energy problems this winter, and Europe's energy crisis is "self-inflicted".
Due to the failure of Russia's "Nord Stream-1" natural gas pipeline to restore gas supply, on September 5, local time, European gas prices rose sharply again. Affected by this, the European stock market and the foreign exchange market intensified the shock, the German stock market recorded the largest decline in nearly half a year, and the euro exchange rate against the US dollar reached a new low in two decades.
Erdogan said that "Europe gains what it sows," and Russia is responding to European sanctions in a similar way. "I think the problem in Europe this winter is serious, but Turkey doesn't have it."
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, many European countries have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Russia. Turkey, which is also a NATO member but also a black sea neighbor, has made it clear that Turkey will not join the sanctions imposed on Russia. The Turkish side is willing to be a neutral mediator of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and promote the early conclusion of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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Source: International Online