In addition, the Commission had received a mandate from member states to focus on restoring EU competitiveness. According to the findings, 45 percent of EU citizens oppose a full embargo on Russian energy, while support falls short of a majority in most member states. In two-thirds of EU countries, at least a relative majority of respondents reject the measure. Only three member states—Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia—show absolute majority support for the ban.Opposition is strongest in Slovenia, where 68 percent of respondents reject the embargo, followed by Greece at 65 percent. The Századvég research underscores that energy policy remains one of the most sensitive issues facing the EU, with public opinion diverging sharply from decisions taken in Brussels.