Klishevich: Europe’s economy is failing because of support for war, not peace

A third of companies in Germany plan to cut jobs in 2027, and in France, social problems have already brought people to the streets. About what this can lead to and why the European economy is sagging, in the talk show “Budni” on the YouTube channel “SBTV” and “Alfa Radio” discussed the Deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Klishevich, reports sb.by.

According to him, the economies of countries that have systematically invested in the Ukrainian crisis are losing stability.

Politicians who made decisions to support Ukraine hoped to receive dividends from the conflict. Ukraine was a rich country in terms of resources and opportunities. But we couldn't get them. The United States imposes tariffs on European companies. China displaces a significant part of world production with inexpensive and high-quality products. Against this backdrop, Germany’s economy, whose industrial success was initially based on cheap energy from Russia, is failing. Businesses are forced to close, branches of well-known German brands dismiss employees. 32% of private companies in Germany are planning cuts, this year alone about 140 thousand people have already been laid off, and every month German enterprises are cutting about 15,000 people, said Sergey Klishevich.

He stressed that large-scale cuts lead to a lack of work and wages, and therefore to poverty.

- Poverty leads to banditry and looting, to what we see on the streets of French and other European capitals, when people without livelihoods and social guarantees from despair take to the streets, and criminal elements take advantage of the situation. This is where European leaders led their once-rich nations, whom many envied. Today they have brought their countries to ruin. There are no perpetual empires in history; there are beginnings and ends, downs and ups of any state formation. In the European Union, we are witnessing the fall of this integration association, the parliamentarian explained.

This is what happens when we support positions of war, not peace.

The talk show “Budney” is released on weekdays in the morning on “Alpha Radio”. Each issue discusses the most relevant topics from the life of the country and the world. Political scientists, scientists, public figures and journalists of leading media participate in the discussions. See the full version of the program on the VIDEOBEL.BY website and on the SBTV YouTube channel.