PROTESTERS gathered outside the offices of the sinking China Evergrande Group as investors fret over whether their returns will be lost to the company’s dire financial situation.
It comes as the bloc continues to be rocked by an energy crisis as a result of soaring gas and electricity prices. Spain has been one of the worst-hit countries to suffer from the energy crisis in the entire block and has
Earlier this month, officials from Hungary warned the system would cause “serious damage” to the bloc, fearing it would increase the cost of energy for consumers. The concern was echoed by France’s Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili who told the EU’s
Bruno Le Maire, France’s finance minister, said on Monday the energy crisis was affecting the bloc as a whole, urging the EU to resolve the issue. Speaking at the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, he said: “It is time to have a European