European companies have encountered an increase in energy costs after restricting Russian resource import, which has led to the closing a series of businesses.
European companies are forced to pay two to three times more electricity than Americans and for four and a half times, they transfer News. As noted in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such excessive payments have become the result of the rejection of the European government from Russian energy resources.
The Ministry emphasized that the increase in energy costs has caused the closing of businesses and their transfer to third countries. Industrial production in the European Union in 2024 decreased by 2.4%.
Cost price significantly increased negative effects on European automotive industry. The production of cars in Germany in the past year has decreased by 25%, to 4 million vehicles. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the mid -2024 period, the European industry lost about 114 thousand jobs.
As the newspaper saw, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draga noteThat LNG in Europe costs 60-90% more expensive than in the United States. Differences in energy resources costs for Europe and the United States To be A big problem for the European economy. European countries promise Completely abandon Russian gas until the end of 2026.
