INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- There is serious and rising concern and outrage among the European public over the cost of living fueled by higher energy prices and
disruptions to everyday life because of labour actions, something already seen in the United Kingdom.Verisk's latest report on its civil
unrest index, which assesses the risk of disruption to business caused by the mobilisation of societal groups, finds more than 50 percent of
wouldn't come as a surprise if some of the developed nations in Europe start to see more serious forms of civil unrest," Soltvedt says.More
in Common, a non-profit organization, has asked the views more than 7,000 people in France, Germany, Poland and the UK
inflation spearheaded by the energy crisis
vast majority believe this won't be a short crisis, with many seeing no end in sight." said a report from More in Common.The survey points
out that Europeans have lost confidence in their governments' ability to handle the crisis
Few expect rising inflation to end any time soon, with over one in three people surveyed uncertain that it will ever end.Workers across the
UK are continuing to strike, demanding higher wages
According to the trade union Unite, some 1,600 bus drivers in London used the August bank holiday weekend between 27 and 28 August, to
Workers are simply no longer prepared to accept poverty wages, especially when they know employer after employer is guilty of rampant
continue to offer real terms wage cuts presented as pay increases
profiteering.British rail workers are set to stage a fresh round of strikes on September 15 and 17 in a dispute over pay, jobs and
across the country "effectively shutting down the railway network." More than 560 dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, one of Britain's
and public services workers are set to protest across the country throughout September demanding better pay
Unions such as the CGT are pushing for public services workers go on strike.European inflation was already high in the aftermath of the
However, prices have increased further after Europe imposed sanctions on Russian energy supplies in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict
The fighting broke out after Moscow warned against the eastward expansion of the United States -led NATO military alliance toward its
the conflict broke out.At a rally, speakers called for a ban on exports of weapons to Ukraine and the resignation of the federal government
On the energy crisis, the protesters demanded the Nord Stream 2 pipeline be put into operation immediately and that no LNG terminals be
built offshore.Footage shows the participants waving German and Russian flags
Slogans such "Nord Stream 2 instead of fracking gas" and "Your sanctions hit us" were seen on banners.Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Czechs
protested in Prague against the European Union and the NATO military alliance
highest since 1993 and the central bank forecasts it to peak at around 20 percent in the coming months
solution to the winter energy crisis
the list of worries among Swedes voting in the general election on September 11
economy.Other places the inflation impact is being felt in politics include the UK where a new poll shows only 12 percent of Britons expect
new PM Truss to be a great or good prime minister, with half (52 percent) expecting her to be poor or terrible.And the crisis may linger on;
last week, the chief executive of Shell predicted that Europe is headed for a multi-winter energy crisis
