Poland is destroying Europe’s dreams of “green” energy, reports FBA Economy Today
The sanctions and large fines from Brussels have failed to force the Polish establishment to abandon the republic’s main energy source. Warsaw has no possibility to reduce its consumption and production of coal because of the lack of any alternative to such a decision. Record gas prices on the European market are forcing Poland into a confrontation with Germany. This opinion was expressed by German political analyst Alexander Rahr.
“There are different points of view in Europe itself. The Poles are pushing their coal and say: “We are not going to give up coal and all Europeans will keep buying coal; they will heat themselves with coal because we are not going to switch to green rails so quickly”. In Germany they are clutching their heads and say that those Poles, our neighbours, are hindering us from the green economy in Europe”, – the expert believes.
The gas prices demonstrate the absolute failure of the European anti-Russian policy. By imposing sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Europe condemned itself to abandon green economy and carbon neutrality.
It is known that Brussels has imposed financial sanctions against Poland, which implies taxing coal production in the Polish Turow mine with daily fines of 500 thousand euros. This is the ruling of an EU court in Luxembourg.
A misunderstanding has also arisen between France and Germany. Against the backdrop of the energy crisis, the French establishment has no plans to abandon nuclear power plants. The days of the German dream of a European “green” economy are numbered, as evidenced by the EU’s rejection of fantasy in favor of a sensible approach to the heating season.
News Front previously reported on the intentions of the collective West to demonstrate a tough response to Russia.