Sonja Hutson

Hey, Ian.

Hi there.

So what are the highlights of these set of recommendations?

Yeah, that added pressure of the energy shock, I'm sure, has some people feeling optimistic.

But has Brussels ever done anything like this before, you know, after other energy shocks?

Yeah, that's interesting.

I was curious about whether people would actually heed these recommendations or just be Brussels kind of shouting into the void.

Do you anticipate any pushback against these recommendations that we're going to see this week?

I'm also curious about some of the measures to help the block transition away from fossil fuels.

Do you think those measures to move to cleaner fuel will have staying power if, you know, this is just a temporary shock and those are measures that take a long time to implement?

Ian Johnston is an EU correspondent for the FT.

Thanks, Ian.

FTSE 100 bosses are making a lot more than they were just a few years ago.

That's according to a Deloitte analysis.

It looked at 55 of the biggest UK-listed companies that have already disclosed their annual reports.

Deloitte found the average pay for chief executives went from about £3.5 million in 2021 to almost £6 million today.

That increase comes during a global war for talent.

U.S.

executives have gotten huge pay packages, and the U.K.

is still a long way off from matching that.