IP- Anger is growing in Europe over soaring energy prices, with protesters taking to the streets in the Austrian capital Vienna, and Italian protesters attacking the country’s foreign minister in Naples.

Iran PressEurope: Following the start of the war in Ukraine, European countries imposed extensive sanctions against Russia's energy sector under the pretext of supporting this country. Currently, these sanctions have plagued Europe, and it is dealing with an unprecedented energy crisis.

On Saturday, anti-government protesters held rallies in Vienna, chanting slogans against the European Union, NATO, the globalists, and Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg.

The protesters, who carried Austrian flags, voiced their opposition to Brussels' anti-Moscow sanctions.

In Italy, reports said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio came under attack and was called a "traitor" by protesters as he arrived in Naples, Campania, on Saturday to present his party's plan ahead of this month's general elections.

Earlier, EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said in an interview with SPIEGEL on Thursday that the European Union may face an economic recession following the unprecedented increase in gasoline prices because the coming winter will probably be "one of the worst winters in history." 

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