French MEP Manon Aubry, who belongs to the radical left, waved private electricity bills in the European Parliament in Strasbourg before European Commission President Ursula Vaux der Leyen, to which she replied, “Send it to Moscow; Where is the person responsible for this situation?
Der Line has put forward proposals to curb rising gas and electricity prices, including cutting “super profits” for energy groups and reducing EU consumption at peak times. And she considered that setting a ceiling for the revenues of electricity generating companies from renewable and nuclear energies would allow to collect “more than 140 billion euros” for the European Union countries that would be able to redistribute them to families and companies at risk.
The European Commission President pledged “firmness” towards Moscow and “unwavering” solidarity with Ukraine, stressing that the European Union will carry out a “complete and profound reform” of the electricity market, to help citizens and companies cope with the sharp rise in energy prices.
During her State of the European Union address, inspired by the US President’s State of the Union address each year, von der Leyen announced that she would leave for Kyiv as soon as the debate on her speech in Parliament in Strasbourg ended, and would meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss with him “in detail” » Continue European aid.
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