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Like every day, the franceinfo evening news takes a tour of the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s Eurozapping on Wednesday April 19th.
In Sweden, an investigation has been opened into spying on Russian ships. For months, journalists from four Nordic countries criss-crossed the Baltic Sea. In their report, they explain how they discovered that Russia is using civilian craft to spy. Fishing boats could be part of a vast plan to sabotage wind turbines and communication cables in the North Sea. Information immediately denied by the Kremlin.
Bulgaria blocks Ukrainian grain imports
After Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, Bulgaria has in turn decreed an embargo on Ukrainian cereals. Bulgarian farmers also denounce unfair competition. “The six countries close to Ukraine suffer huge losses. There should be stronger internal solidarity within the European Union”said Yavor Gechev, the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture.
Finally, Britain is facing record inflation on food. The price of milk has notably increased by 35%, unheard of for 45 years in the country. Inflation affects all foods, with an average increase of 19% and no hope of a decline on the horizon.