Europe risks deindustrialization as soaring energy prices prompt corporate shutdown, exodus
FRANKFURT, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- European corporations have been forced to reduce or halt production and shift investments to the United States to reduce costs amid soaring energy prices.
Many industry observers warned that a prolonged energy crunch could erode Europe's industrial structure for good, and the shutdown and exodus of European companies have sparked a deeper concern over the risk of deindustrialization on the continent.