According to the minister, the likelihood of a power failure in some parts of the European Union in the near future is very high.

The question is not if it will happen, but when, the Austrian minister remarked, assuring that the risk of a general blackout has increased significantly in recent months.

According to Tanner, Austria in particular and Europe in general must prepare for future power cuts, as a third of the population will no longer be able to fend for themselves on the fourth day of a blackout, at the latest.

The growing insecurity in which the countries of the old continent currently live, worsened after the application of sanctions against Russia and the sale of its gas.

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