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Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. MEPs probe preparations, Russian links in hunt for new laundering agency site For the first time, the EU is using public hearings to decide where to locate an agency 30/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Lawmakers call for banks to check client sustainability The financial sector needs a separate law to impose environmental and human rights obligations after being excluded from a December deal, says a draft seen by Euronews. 26/01/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Right-wing populists could control EU Parliament after election: study Sweeping gains for far-right and Eurosceptic parties could allow a populist right-wing coalition to take control of the European Parliament this year for the first time, a new study finds. 24/01/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News MEPs threaten legal action if Commission unfreezes more funds In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary. 18/01/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Trump's return could leave Europe 'on its own', De Croo warns Donald Trump's potential re-election in 2024 could leave Europe "on its own", Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned on Tuesday. 16/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Pro-EU parties can ward off far-right surge - Metsola European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has told Euronews she is "confident" that mainstream, pro-European political parties can ward off a far-right surge in June's European elections. 15/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News 120 MEPs demand Hungary be stripped of its voting rights A cross-party coalition of 120 Members of the European Parliament demand Hungary be stripped of its voting rights over the country's democratic backsliding and Viktor Orbán's "unacceptable" use of veto power. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels asks Taylor Swift to mobilise young voters for EU elections Look what they made her do: Brussels has asked American star Taylor Swift to mobilise young voters ahead of the elections to the European Parliament. 10/01/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Spain's Sánchez blasts Europe's right in heated Strasbourg standoff Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez blasted on Wednesday Europe's right-wing for pandering to far-right ideologies in a heated standoff in the European Parliament. 13/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU set to roll out world's first AI regulation after 35-hour talks Member states and the European Parliament have reached a preliminary deal on the AI Act, the world's first attempt to regulate the fast-evolving technology in a comprehensive, ethics-based manner. 08/12/2023