In a commentary for Business Club on Digi24 on October 2, Eugenia Gusilov analyzed the letter sent to Brussels by Romania, Greece, and Bulgaria accusing inequity and higher prices in South-Eastern Europe due to the conflict in Ukraine, while requesting the continuation of excess profit taxation. She questioned why other neighbors of Ukraine, such as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, did not sign the letter, indicating that high summer prices were caused by local problems in South-Eastern Europe rather than Ukraine. Furthermore, continuing excess profit taxes risks decapitalizing companies and reducing funds for new projects. She concluded that South-Eastern Europe remains the weak link of the European market due to delayed investments and opposition to energy reforms.