From the Eiffel Tower not lit up to five-minute showers: Europeans tighten energy belts - TASS

European countries are working hard on plans for energy saving ahead of the heating season.

For example, Hotel de Ville (Paris City Hall) decided to switch off the decorative lights on the Eiffel Tower at 11:45 p.m. instead of 01:00 a.m. The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group of companies will start to turn off lights in its boutiques from October, first in France and then in the rest of the world.

Other European cities are also eyeing options like turning off the illumination of buildings, monuments and street lighting. However, this is not the only measure that the Europeans are preparing to resort to amid a possible energy shortage. In many countries, the authorities have decided to limit indoor temperatures to 19 degrees Celsius and below. In Germany, they began to turn off the escalators in shopping centers, in Finland, residents are asked to take a shower faster, in Spain - to give up wearing ties. Austria, the UK and the Czech Republic will limit electricity prices.

On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed to reduce the total electricity consumption in the EU by 10% at once until March 31, 2023.