The EU Climate Policy Calls for a Fundamental Review
2 4 February 2022 was one of the most tragic dates in the history of the 21st century. Unprovoked, Russia attacked its neighbour, making the blackest scenario my political faction has been cautioning against come true. War in Ukraine should make everyone realise that the Kremlin and its policy are a threat not only to our region but to the world at large. Furthermore, Russia’s aggression against our neighbour should open all of Europe’s eyes to other things.
It is more than obvious that European elites should swiftly and fundamentally revise their actions and priorities – military, political, and energy-related. Events in Ukraine have clearly shown that the energy transition model firmly enforced in multiple countries across Western Europe needs to undergo a fundamental review today. There is still time to withdraw from decisions with potentially catastrophic outcomes for the European economy and its competitiveness, and thus for successive generations of Europeans. We must abandon all illusions and attempts to engage in experimentation in favour of rational actions to boost European security, not least in the energy sector. Our voice in this matter is just as strong and loud as that which we used to advise that European dependence on Russian energy resources is a ruinous mistake: European Union energy policy guidelines have to be adapted to match current circumstances, and resolute European solidarity is another necessity. Poland cutting ties with Russian resources will most certainly not be enough. We need absolute European solidarity, and all EU states to abandon Russian gas and oil. Only then will such a move be effective and sufficiently painful to the Kremlin regime. Which, after all, is our ultimate goal. Why is this so important?
The time has come to restore a sense of community and solidarity
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