European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned in an interview with Euronews that even if the Middle East conflict is resolved, energy prices will not return to pre-war levels in the coming years. The seemingly reserved statement is in fact a major wake-up call for the entire European Union, as it officially confirms what markets already suspected: the energy crisis is not a temporary episode, but the beginning of a prolonged period of economic pressure. "We are in the middle of a very