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France vows to ‘contain’ soaring electricity costs

France's finance minister has pledged to keep electricity costs in check for consumers as European energy prices soar.    

The Paris government has put in place an energy price cap to shield households until Dec. 31 and Bruno Le Maire said that next year, expected hikes would be "contained increases".    

Dutch apology not enough, actions will have consequences: Turkish FM

An apology from the Netherlands regarding its refusal to permit a Turkish minister to enter Ankara's Rotterdam consulate will not be enough to normalize relations, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said March 12, adding that the country's actions would have consequences.