Foreign Policy: disagreements between the US and the EU over economic policy have resulted in a scandal

The article notes that for several months there was only "quiet grumbling", but last week "discontent burst out."

According to Alden, the differences between Washington and the European Union have become especially aggravated against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine.

Natural gas prices in most EU countries are ten times higher than US prices, putting Europe's industry at a "grossly competitive disadvantage," the report said.

On December 2, European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton canceled a visit to the United States to attend a summit on trade and technology.

On December 4, MEPs Markus Ferber and Bernd Lange announced the need to take a hard line on Washington because of the law signed by President Joe Biden to reduce inflation.