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we re just two months off a presidential election. the last thing that emmanuel macron wants now is another bout of yellow vest style rioting, so he s doing all he can to soften the blow to consumers. that s meant two separate handouts of 100 euros each to poorer households, but more significantly, a cap on the rise in the price of electricity this year of just 4%, where if the market were truly free, the price rise would be more like 50%. who s going to pay the price for that? well, it s the largely state owned electricity provider edf, and as a result, its share price has, not surprisingly, fallen sharply. i m anna holligan, and here in the netherlands, we re highly dependent on gas for heating, electricity and industrial production. so about 40% of dutch energy is generated from gas,
today for the following draws that will go on throughout the christmas period. i think the main impact will be that a lot of people won t be able to claim their prizes immediately today, should they win something, because it s the ticket sellers who often hand out the smaller prizes. so if you win100 euros or a couple of hundred euros, you won t be able to cash that today. that will be the main impact. but there is a symbolic idea behind this strike. it s the first time that the ticket sellers have gone on strike for the christmas lottery, so that seems quite a big deal. than, let s hope they sort that out quickly. opening up christmas for thousands new government advice says people with covid can stop self isolating up to three days early in england if they re testing negative. but widespread disruption to rail and other public services are blamed on covid staff sickness and self isolation.
a couple who were arrested when they left isolation in the netherlands to board a flight to spain have been released. carolina pimenta tested positive for covid 19 after landing in amsterdam from south africa with her partner on friday. they were arrested by military police two days later as their plane was about to take off for spain. the couple have been told that prosecutors have decided not to pursue the case. greece is to make covid vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over. fines of 100 euros that s 85 pounds will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid january on those who refuse the jab. the money will go towards the greek health system, which is struggling with a surge in hospital admissions. about 63% of greece s 11 million population is fully vaccinated, but data show more than 520,000 people over 60 are yet to get the jab. ghislaine maxwell was number two in the hierarchy ofjeffrey epstein s employees that s what his former pilot has testified on day two of her
their latest toy. the international energy agency has called on russia to send more gas to europe to help alleviate the energy crisis. the iea says russia is supplying less gas than before the pandemic, while still fullfilling its contractual obligations. traders and foreign officials have long accused rusia of restricting supplies. europe s benchmark power price has doubled this year to 100 euros per megawatt hour, for the first time ever. think tank bruegel is predicting on an annual basis, this means europeans would pay 150 billion euros more for their electricity. dan eager is principal