Europe shivers in energy crisis: Year in review

STORY: Europe shivers in energy crisis: Year in review DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:09:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): LAURA RAMONI, Bar owner in Rome 2. various of views in Eruope 3. table of energy inflation rate in the EU in 2022 - Monthly data (annual rate of change) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAL JAUERNIK, Administrator of a "senior village" in Fredensborg, Denmark 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAL PASIEKA, Warsaw resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): SAHRA, Fast food waitress in France 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Hungarian): GERGELY KARACSONY, Mayor of Budapest 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): NIGEL BARNARD, Pensioner in Copenhagen "Because I'm a pensioner, it's perhaps more effective on my way of life than it is for people that are still earning a living. Because my income is fixed." 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Slovenian): VUKADINKA MARIJA PAVLIN, Citizen in Ljubljana 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (Greek): NIKOS KAFES, Greek resident 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of

Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis

STORY: Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bakery store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 3. various of the bakery store 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 5. various of the bakery store 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker STORYLINE: Ioannis Glykos, the president of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece, has recently received constant phone calls from anxious confectioners asking him to request more state subsidies for energy costs. While increased subsidies are still a far reach, many have started to seek self-rescue. According to Glykos, many businesses have reached deals with electricity companies to pay their bills in installments, while abou