It is against this background that a European Council was held which, to top it all, has just deferred by four months consideration of possible measures to combat rising oil prices that, as has been said, are strangling tens of millions of ordinary people.
Just sellel taustal peeti Euroopa Ülemkogu, mis kõige krooniks lükkas äsja nelja kuu võrra edasi võimalike meetmete kaalumise, millega võidelda naftahinna tõusu vastu, mis, nagu öeldud, hoiab miljoneid tavalisi inimesi oma kägistavas haardes.