EU leaders meet to grapple with energy crisis
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As EU leaders agree a "road map" aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices, we're joined by former European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs to discuss what it means for the bloc. Spain and France have also agreed to build an undersea energy pipeline between the two countries at this week's summit - Simone Tagliapetra, senior fellow at the think Tank Breugel in Brussels, explains why. The BBC's Archana Shukla joins World Business Report from Mumbai to explain why Google is facing a massive fine in India, after an investigation by the country's competition commissioner. We have the latest from Victoria Craig in Ankara after another much-watched decision from Turkey's central bank, which has seen some of the most persistently high, and fast growing, inflation rates in the world. And we're joined from New South Wales by dog breeder Chris Stapleton, to explain why an Australian Kelpie sold for a record-breaking $30,000 (USD). (Picture: (From L), Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Latvia's Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hold a discussion ahead of a meeting on the second day of a EU leaders Summit at The European Council Building in Brussels on October 21, 2022. Credit: Getty Images)