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Added on the 25/03/2022 20:57:26 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The European Union is working on an "emergency intervention" to rein in electricity prices sent soaring by Russia's war in Ukraine, according to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. "The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing the limitations of our current electricity market design," von der Leyen tells a strategic forum in the Slovenian city of Bled. SOUNDBITE
Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Oct 3 (EFE) .- Fifty people gathered on Sunday morning in Santiago de Compostela to burn bills, as a symbolic protest against the increase in electricity prices in recent months in Spain.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Madrid, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Guillermo Azabal, Federico Segarra)The harsh reality of families living in Cañada Real, a shanty town just outside of Madrid, has worsened since a heat wave has gripped Spain and the price of electricity in the country has hit record highs.In October 2020, the electricity supply to Sector 6 of Cañada Real - a shanty town of illegal settlements and one of Spain’s largest drug markets - was cut off, forcing families to depend on gasoline powered generators. FOOTAGE OF THE SECTOR 6 OF THE CAÑADA REAL,SOUNDBITES OF NEREA DE LOS REYES, 31-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT.
Seville (Spain), Jul 13 (EFE) .- (Camera: EFE) The Andalusian dairy cattle sector has demonstrated this Tuesday in the streets of Seville in demand of fair prices so that farmers make their product profitable, with measures such as the imposition of a minimum price of the liter box imitating the model that France has implemented.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN SEVILLE, SPAIN
European leaders pose for a group photo in Granada, southern Spain, where they gathered for the third meeting of the European Political Community. In the spotlight at the summit is the issue of migration, with tensions mounting between a number of EU member states over how to deal with influxes of migrants. IMAGES
The first European leaders arrive for roundtable discussions in Granada, at the third meeting of the European Political Community. Those shown arriving include Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Hungarian President Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. IMAGES