European governments are starting to introduce relief packages in an effort to soften the blow of rising energy prices and the cost of living crisis. Germany, Sweden and Finland have sought to bolster their financial defences because of the impact of the war in Ukraine.
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Oct 2021
What's fuelling Europe's energy crisis?
If you're in Europe, you may have been shocked lately by expensive power bills. Natural gas now costs six times more than at the start of the year. High energy prices have triggered protests in the EU. There are even claims that the bloc's main gas supplier, Russia, is deliberate ... Show More
22m 51s
Oct 2022
EU opposes German energy plan
EU Leaders have told the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz his $200 billion dollars energy support plan for businesses and households threatens European unity. We hear from Lundquist Neubauer from energy price comparison website, Verivox, who tells us how it's affecting customers, an ... Show More
26m 50s
Aug 2022
Calls for EU-wide energy price cap
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.
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26m 53s
Mar 2023
20.03.2023 - tagesschau 20:00 Uhr
Themen der Sendung: 1,5-Grad-Ziel fast nicht mehr zu erreichen: Weltklimarat IPCC mahnt zu schärferen Klimaschutzmaßnahmen, Lage an Finanzmärkten nach Notübernahme der Credit Suisse-Bank stabilisiert, Chinas Präsident Xi besucht Putin in Moskau, EU beschließt eine Million Artille ... Show More
17m 3s
Sep 2022
Europe sets out energy plan
The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, focussed on the unfolding energy crisis in Europe. She said the EU was committed to protecting citizens and business from soaring costs, and called for cuts to electricity use and windfall taxes on energy firms. We hear fr ... Show More
25m 56s