EU accused of becoming more authoritarian
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
The EU started out as a peace project. Some lawmakers say the bloc is becoming more authoritarian. A meeting of justice ministers on Friday heard at least €300bn worth of Russian assets inside the EU have been frozen since March.
With even more sanctions on the way for Moscow, EU officials are now using tortue analogies.
But at what price? The EU's energy sanctions, targeting Russia, are strangling the bloc's economy. Rents and mortgages are rising steadily. Young people in precarious jobs are at greatest risk. EU social affairs ministers met here in Brussels on Friday.
Charities say it's already too late for many and words need to be replaced by actions. At the same time the EU is able to send billions of euro to the Ukrainian Army and Government.
We don't hear anything about peace negotiations. Instead, EU leaders will meet here next Thursday to agree on more funding for Ukraine's army. On the same day the European Central Bank will announce interest rates are to go up further. Critics say the priorities are all wrong.
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