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Aug 2022
26m 53s

Calls for EU-wide energy price cap

Bbc World Service
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Leaders across the EU are increasingly calling for a cap on the price of gas to tackle spiralling costs. We spoke to Jakob Schlandt, from the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, who gave us his analysis of the situation. We hear from Pakistan, which has been hit by the worst flooding seen in decades, with more than 100 people said to have died and millions m ... Show More
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