Five brief news reports (Friday, June 12)

Minister Letschert says that hospitality businesses must pay for World Cup matches shown on big screens. According to her, the NOS (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation), the Media Act, and European regulations are responsible for that. This applies to cafés and squares, and currently costs about 80 cents per visitor.

The European Central Bank raised the interest rate from 2 to 2.25 percent. It is the first increase in nearly three years. The ECB aims to curb inflation in the eurozone caused by more expensive oil and gas.

The documentary series The Takeaway Chinese: Delivered won the Silver Nipkow Disk in Amsterdam. The series is by Qian van Binsbergen and Omroep Zwart (Black Broadcasting). The Silver Reiss Microphone award went to the NTR (Dutch public broadcaster) podcast The Role Distribution by Sara de Monchy.

Researchers created for the first time a world map of fungi in the soil. These are fungal threads that live in symbiosis with plants. According to NRC (a Dutch newspaper), these networks are large in grasslands, and climate models must take them into account.

The British competition authority CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) is investigating Ryanair over paid seat reservations for parents. Since 2016, parents with children aged 2 to 11 have had to pay. According to the CMA, this usually costs 8 pounds per one-way trip.