Amid protests, Europe limited in curbing high energy prices


              Trucks gather to protest against the high price of fuel in Parla, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
            
              Trucks gather to protest against the high price of fuel in Parla, on outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
            Maintenance manager at French transport company Transdev, David Carronnier, fills a bus tank with diesel at a bus terminal in Lieusaint, south of Paris, Monday, March 21, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Maintenance manager at French transport company Transdev, David Carronnier, fills a bus tank with diesel at a bus terminal in Lieusaint, south of Paris, Monday, March 21, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Customers walk by empty shelves where milk is normally displayed in a supermarket in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Paul White) A customers stands near empty shelves where milk is normally displayed in a supermarket in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. European governments are slashing fuel taxes and doling out tens of billions to help consumers, truckers, farmers and others cope with spiking energy prices made worse by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Paul White)