Now playing Next Europe News Election candidates face a TikTok conundrum as EU cracks down on app Hopefuls in June’s European elections are taking the leap to TikTok in a bid to influence young voters, despite the security and misinformation concerns plaguing the app. 30/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Analysis: Von der Leyen's overture to Meloni could totally backfire Ursula von der Leyen has given her strongest indication yet that she would be willing to work with Giorgia Meloni's hard-right party after the upcoming elections to the European Parliament. 30/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Strack-Zimmermann blasts von der Leyen's defence policy Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, one of the lead candidates in the European elections, has issued a blistering verdict of Ursula von der Leyen's first term in office. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Far-right AfD launches EU election campaign amid turmoil Germany's far-right AfD party launched its EU election campaign amidst controversy, including the absence of its lead candidate due to an espionage-related arrest and declining poll ratings. 28/04/2024
Now playing Next Brussels, my love? Brussels, my love? MEPs check out of Strasbourg after 5 eventful years This edition comes to you from Strasbourg where MEPs voted on no fewer than 90 files. 27/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. ROUNDUP: Key energy and environment votes in parliament MEPs waved through a raft of energy and environment files in Strasbourg this week during the last European Parliament plenary session before elections in June. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News After scandal-stained term, rules to clean up EU parliament weakened As a mandate riddled with allegations of corruption, undue influence and misconduct among EU lawmakers draws to an end, the European Parliament has tried to push through reforms designed to bring the next chamber in line. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. MEPs agree to give European clean tech manufacturing a boost New rules are designed to bring ‘clean tech sovereignty’ to the bloc in face of competition from China and the US. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Record approval of farming reform raises legal, climate concerns Faced with the roar of protesting farmers, the European Parliament has stripped down agricultural rules in record time – but some worry MEPs have been too hasty. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Parliament leaders recall term's highs and lows at last sitting As Members of the European Parliament gathered in Strasbourg for the last plenary session before June’s elections, Euronews asked the presidents of major political groups to reflect on the highs and lows of the past five-year mandate. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The 11 moments that defined the European Parliament's term The European Parliament has closed the last plenary session of its 9th term. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. What do newly approved anti-money laundering rules cover? EU lawmakers voted in a landslide in favour of new curbs on crypto, football clubs and cash transactions. 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Parliament backs stricter limits for air pollutants, better monitoring Law under negotiation between the co-legislators since 2022 hopes to deliver cleaner air across EU cities but still needs to be approved by the EU Council. 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Hopes high for new corporate sustainability rules after MEP vote The new rules forcing companies to check supply chains have been hailed by environmental and social activists – but raised significant concerns over red tape. 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News ‘Useless’: EU conservatives will not field lead candidate in June vote The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party has confirmed it will not field a lead candidate in June’s European elections, spurning the process as "useless." 24/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. MEPs call to seize Russia’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets Lawmakers want to see more support for Ukraine as US and UK counterparts advance. 23/04/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Low emissions traffic schemes linked to cleaner air Air quality markers revealed the day before a European Parliament plenary vote will set new guidance on tackling air pollution. 23/04/2024
Now playing Next Economy EU Policy. MEPs green light new EU fiscal rules The landslide vote heralds a return to fiscal responsibility after the pandemic era – but some worry new norms could kill vital green investment 23/04/2024
Now playing Next Markets Euroviews. Banking lobby's influence risks undermining digital euro's potential Lawmakers as representatives of the people should resist the anticompetitive proposals of the banking sector and embrace a vision of the digital euro that serves the collective interests of Europeans, Dr Martijn van der Linden and Vicky Van Eyck write. 23/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU to ban forced-labour products in move mostly targeted at China The European Parliament has approved sweeping new rules designed to stamp out products tainted with forced labour from the EU market. 23/04/2024