17
Sep
2024
Watch
State of the Energy union (debate)
(beginning of the speech outside the microphone) ... Energy was about building energy security and competitiveness of the European economy. What came of it? This is clearly shown in Draghi's report. The diagnosis is unequivocal: high energy prices. Europe is losing competitiveness due to high energy prices. The speculative emissions trading system is stifling the European economy. The industry moves production outside the European Union due to high costs. We are losing jobs and energy poverty is increasing. That is the conclusion and that is the diagnosis. So today we need to reflect and reflect on how we should modernise our climate policy, our thinking about the Energy Union in such a way that our policy serves the citizens and serves the competitiveness of the European economy, which must be the basis for the prosperity and future of the European Union. These proposals, which are on the table today, are proposals aimed at tightening climate policy and thus exacerbating energy poverty, losing the competitiveness of European industry and losing jobs. It's time to stop this climatic madness.