The evening of Wednesday April 29 started like many other evenings with urban rodeos. Shortly before two in the morning, the unrest is said to have escalated following a series of events. While arresting the driver, who was rebelling, the municipal police were allegedly attacked by a group of around 20 people from the neighborhood, and were allegedly thrown by projectiles. They ended up using defense bullets, supported by crews of the national police, who also had to use force in the face of projectile jets, especially mortar. Source le Dauphine
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday said a block on household gas prices would be extended until end-2022 and that low- and middle-income earners would receive an “inflation premium” of 100 euros to help mitigate the impact of rising energy prices. Source France24
Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia said their EU-wide initiative to expand the bloc’s military units was inspired by recent events in Afghanistan. Germany and four members of the European Union have launched an initiative to establish a bloc-wide rapid reaction force for future military crises, the German news agency dpa reported on Thursday. Source DW
The head of Scottish Power has said Britain’s gas crisis will keep driving energy bills higher until 2023, and could leave only five or six of the strongest suppliers standing.
Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, said the UK’s record energy prices could mean households faced another 18 months of rising bills and that even well-run energy suppliers could go bust. Source The Guardian
