Tusk’s call for changes in EU energy policy was praised by coalition and opposition politicians

Prague – The call of the Polish presidency of the European Union for a change in the union’s energy policy and a shift in the so-called Green Deal for Europe have been welcomed in the Czech Republic by both opposition and government politicians. The deputy chairman of the opposition movement ANO Karel Havlíček is convinced that others will join the idea. EU leadership must realize the reality of everyday life, he wrote to CTK. Otherwise, it will mean the end of European companies, he believes. On the X network, the words of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk were appreciated by the deputy chairman of ODS and MEP Alexandr Vondra.

“It is the end of the Green Deal in its original form. The emissions trading system must be changed immediately, forget about ETS2 (charging emissions from fuels), we must start creating energy and raw material independence and change the crazy subsidy system that supports everything that’s painted green. If we don’t do it immediately, European companies will go down and households will become poor as church mice,” Havlíček wrote to CTK.

Minister of the Environment Petr Hladík (KDU-ČSL) emphasized that the Green Deal is a complex document about the transition to a modern economy, concerning the repeated use of materials, nature protection, adaptation measures, industry, heating, buildings, transport. “What is indisputable: Europe must continue to modernize. If I need less energy for heating, it is more economical and above all, more competitive,” he stated. According to him, importing raw materials to Europe doesn’t make sense, because such energy will then be more expensive due to imports.

Vondra commented on the challenge from Poland with the word “bravo”. “Politically or economically, the EU must not allow further increases in the cost of basic necessities. The Greens are frowning. Bravo. Correct response to Donald I.,” reads a comment, which was also forwarded by Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS). According to Tusk, the EU bodies must act boldly and move towards deregulation, even in such complex areas as the Green Deal. He warned that excessively high energy prices could sweep democratically elected governments in Europe. (January 22)