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British grassroots group Don't Pay UK called for people to boycott energy bills from 1 October, while the trade union-backed Enough is Enough campaign kicked off a series of rallies and actions in mid-August calling for pay rises, rent caps, cheaper energy and food, and taxes on the rich.

A worsening cost-of-living crisis across Europe has already seen workers in France, Spain and Belgium go out on strike in the public transport, health and aviation sectors, pushing for higher wages to help them cope with rocketing inflation.

Meanwhile, the European Union has committed to reducing its Russian fossilfuel imports by two-thirds and cutting gas demand by 15 percent by

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