European Commission Faces Criticism From Some Member States Due To Energy Crisis – Source

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 06th September, 2022) The European Commission is dealing with criticism and rising concern from some member states due to the power disaster and binding power of collective selections, a supply within the EU instructed Sputnik on Monday.

“There is some internal criticism on how the leadership of the Commission is handling the energy crisis. There is growing concern over the member states and at the same time some countries, which are not in very good terms with the current leadership of the EU Commission are also expressing their doubts,” the supply mentioned.

There is a gaggle of member states, largely from the Visegrad group – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – which isn’t happy with the Commission’s rule of regulation selections in the direction of them, the supply mentioned, including that these nations are even suggesting not supporting the reelection of the present management of the Commission in 2024.

On February 24, Russia started a army operation in Ukraine, responding to requires assist from the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. The West and its allies have responded by imposing complete sanctions in opposition to Russia, with the EU pledging to finish its dependence on Russian power provides. The bloc has already permitted seven packages of sanctions in opposition to Moscow, together with a gradual section-out of Russian oil. The Ukraine disaster and sanctions have resulted in disruptions of provide chains and a spike in power costs worldwide.