With all this, it would be rather short-sighted not to recognise that the price shock, along with uncertainties concerning supply chain security, is triggering a reaction that, in a more or less short space of time, could result in energy savings and/or a conversion to alternative resources.
But to secure this in the long term, we need to develop the “E”, so economic union, further. I will argue today that the political dimension of economic union will be crucial. Moving forward with passion and perspective Almost, one hundred years ago Max Weber famously described politics as “a strong and slow boring of hard boards which takes both passion and perspective” 1.