Commissioner Jørgensen says Europe faces another energy crisis
Speaking in Brussels after the Dialogue with European refineries, Jørgensen linked the crisis to geopolitical turbulence and compared it with 2022.
AI illustrationCommissioner Jørgensen said on 28 October 2026 that Europe faces another energy crisis, which he put down to geopolitical turbulence.
He made the remarks to the press in Brussels following the Dialogue with European refineries, in a statement released by the European Commission.
Jørgensen drew a parallel with 2022, pointing to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine that year and to crude oil prices at that time.