The EU has warned of the risks of an energy crisis that will shake the foundations of Europe

The energy crisis that erupted in the EU amid gas shortages before winter could "shake the foundations of Europe." This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a speech in the European Parliament, RBC correspondent reports.

“The scope of the crisis could shake the very foundations of Europe. Millions of companies could go bankrupt and tens of millions of EU residents could fall into poverty,” he said.

According to the prime minister, a serious energy crisis in Europe is caused, among other things, by the actions of Russian energy suppliers.

Morawiecki is not the first to blame Russia for the European energy crisis. In September, a group of MEPs asked the European Commission to study Gazprom's role in the current situation. In their opinion, the company can use the crisis in the EU to get approval for the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline earlier. Gazprom itself denies such accusations, the company called them absurd. Gazprom clarified that the growth in demand and prices for gas in Europe is due to objective factors,