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Veronique Willems, secretary-general of SMEUnited, is very concerned. European business owners are faced with labor shortages, higher inflation, and supply issues — not unlike elsewhere — but now they need to account for rising energy bills and the uncertainty being caused by Russia’s war.

“The sentiment, let’s say, is big uncertainty at the moment,” Willems said.

Finding skilled…