and croatia begins the new year with a new currency switching from the kuna to the euro. welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this is rio dejaneiro in brazil. crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people c
can the eu agree on a ban on russian oil? it s not looking hopeful. eu leaders meet again to see what might be done. resistance, notably from hungary, has held up the eu s troubled sixth lot of sanctions. 0ther landlocked countries, such as slovakia and the czech republic, have also asked for more time, due to their dependence on russian oil. bulgaria, already cut off from russian gas by gazprom, has likewise asked for opt outs. but prime minister viktor 0rban s hungarian government, which has compared an oil ban to dropping a nuclear bomb on its economy, is seen as the ultimate obstacle. he wrote to the european council to say he didn t even want to be discussed. joining me now is dr adi imsirovic, senior research fellow, the oxford institute for energy studies. sir, you ve worked in the industry for 30 years. this weekend, the eu chief ursula von der leyen said there was a need to think strategically about how the eu approaches the topic of russian oil. she had previously i
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