2022 leaves Europe in grip of energy crisis

STORY: 2022 leaves Europe in grip of energy crisis DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovenian): VUKADINKA MARIJA PAVLIN, Ljubljana resident 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CELINE, Paris resident 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Hungarian): MARGIT KISS, Hungarian citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Bakery owner in Greece 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Slovenian): ALES BAVDEK, Vegetable grower in Slovenia STORYLINE: Europe has been severely impacted by an energy crisis caused by the sanctions it imposed on Russia after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Many European families are in the grip of energy poverty, which puts them into a dilemma between food and heating due to unaffordable energy bills. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovenian): VUKADINKA MARIJA PAVLIN, Ljubljana resident "I don't turn on the radiators all the way. With electricity, it depends on how much is used with boilers, television, and other household appliances. But I can say that the electric

Energy crisis makes life hard for many in Europe

STORY: Energy crisis makes life hard for many in Europe DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Bakery owner in Greece 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): MARGIT KISS, Hungarian citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Slovenian): ALES BAVDEK, Vegetable grower in Slovenia 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): CELINE, Paris resident 6. various of energy companies 7. various of bakeries STORYLINE: The crisis in Ukraine has sent energy prices surging in Europe, which in turn pushed up inflation rates. The severe economic impacts of the energy crisis are being felt in many economic sectors in Europe. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Bakery owner in Greece "In the past year, everything changed dramatically. All businesses which depend a lot on energy, both natural gas and electricity, like our sector, have a huge problem. Our bills have tripled, even though we have also received subsidies from the state." SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian):

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

Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep 5: Path of peaceful development

STORY: Journey toward Chinese modernization Ep 5: Path of peaceful development DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:03 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG BANGRONG, 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KUMAYHA, Local resident 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): SIDA PHENGPHONGSAWANH, Employee, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Lao): SIDA PHENGPHONGSAWANH, Employee, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) 7. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): TASSOS VAMVAKIDIS, Commercial manager of Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT), COSCO Shipping's subsidiary at Piraeus 9. STANDUP 4 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent "The report to the 20th CPC National Congress says Chinese modernization is the modernization of peaceful d