Fri May 20, 2022 – 9:24 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — In a flashback to COVID-19 lockdowns, one European energy minister is calling for nations to once again impose top-down restrictions on their civilian populations — this time in an alleged bid to reduce dependence on Russian oil.
“What we need at EU level is an EU-wide coordinated speed limit and two days of home office per week,” Luxembourg Energy Minister Claude Turmes said, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
“I urge the Commission not to miss the opportunity to set Europe on this path,” Turmes added.
Der Spiegel reported that Turmes’ plan would involve a consistent speed limit across the entire European Union, a work-from-home scheme throughout the bloc for at least two days every week, and even a ban on the use of vehicles in major European cities on the weekends.
#Télétravail, vitesse limitée…: Face au pétrole russe, Claude Turmes veut des mesures européennes https://t.co/6kgZUSuS4H pic.twitter.com/qdNBALV4g6
— RTL 5minutes (@RTL5minutes) May 18, 2022
Breitbart pointed out that Turmes’ recommendations are not new, “with each one having been by various academics and NGOs ostensibly interested in moving the west away from Russia.”
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