06/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – In 16 EU Member States, the average annual energy bill is now more than a month’s salary for low-paid workers, says an analysis by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) published on 6 September. By 2021, this was the case in “only” 8 Member States. According to the ETUC, the number of working days required for a minimum wage worker to pay his or her energy bill has increased dramatically in some countries: Estonia (+26), the Netherlands (+20), the Czech Republic (+17), Latvia (+16). To pay their annual energy bill, these workers now have to set aside the equivalent of 30 working days in France, 33 days in Germany or 65 days in the Czech Republic. In addition, the ETUC analysis is based on the cost of energy in July 2022. However, gas and electricity prices have continued to rise since then, making the situation worse. See the analysis: https://aeur.eu/f/2yj (DG)