Now playing Next Ireland Ireland says UK proposals to replace backstop 'don't come close' "I think we need to be honest here, that the alternative arrangements that have been discussed to date do not do the same job as the backstop, not even close," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. 27/08/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom British would be 'big losers' from no-deal Brexit, Juncker says "If it comes to a hard Brexit, that is in no one's interest, but the British would be the big losers," Juncker told an Austrian newspaper. 10/08/2019
Now playing Next World Spitzenkandidaten: Is this the end of the political experiment? The race for the EU's top job was supposed to be clear cut. 17/07/2019
Now playing Next World What is the view from Germany on new EU chief Ursula von der Leyen? Ursula von der Leyen might not be a well-known figure across Europe just yet, but she is the longest-serving minister in Angela Merkel's cabinet. As Defence Minister, she has faced some controversy lately over contracts related to the German military. 17/07/2019
Now playing Next World Analysis: How well did Von der Leyen do in her pitch for EU top job? Von der Leyen spoke about what she called Europe's duty to save lives in the Mediterranean, citing the 17,000 people drowned there in the last 5 years. She promised a new migration pact to tackle the problem, as well as a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050 and a boost for unity across the continent. 16/07/2019
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: Von der Leyen's path back to Brussels, Macron in Serbia Even though Ursula von der Leyen is considered to lack EU experience by some, her life began in Brussels. Find out how her path led her back to the EU capital, as well as the latest political news, in the Brief from Brussels. 15/07/2019
Now playing Next Ukraine 'Ukraine can count on EU,' bloc's leaders tell new president Zelensky A summit in Kiev with EU leaders Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker offers a chance for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to prove he is a serious statesman, the Atlantic Council's Peter Dickinson told Euronews. 08/07/2019
Now playing Next world news Juncker says EU top jobs nomination process 'was not very transparent' The outgoing European Commission President deplored that European leaders had rejected the spitzenkandidat process through which he had been appointed to nominate German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. 05/07/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Slovak president asked about outfit changes in press conference Slovakia's first female leader was asked if she was "stressed" because she had changed outfits that day. 26/06/2019
Now playing Next Europe News The five key takeaways from the EU summits More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission. 19/06/2019
Now playing Next world news Juncker avoids social media to miss 'drunk' and 'corrupt' insults EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker says he doesn't follow social media to avoid seeing comments calling him drunk or corrupt. 12/06/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Rock star politics in Romania In this edition we are in Sibiu where EU leaders got the warmest of welcomes. 27/05/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit division has left UK 'looking like Game of Thrones on steroids' "Look at what the divisiveness of Brexit has done to the UK. Today, the UK looks like Game of Thrones on steroids." 15/05/2019
Now playing Next world news Abandon 'unrealistic' carbon target says EU top job hopeful EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 are "nice" but "unrealistic" says one of the candidates to replace Jean-Claude Juncker. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next world news Brexit was 'mistake of the EU' says top job hopeful Zahradil Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, said the EU could have avoided Brexit by offering concessions. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next world news Watch again: EU should side with Trump on Iran, says Zahradil Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, has a plan to "retune the EU" instead of taking more decisions as European level. 14/05/2019
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: Medieval city hosts post-Brexit summit...before Brexit It's a small medieval town in Romania, it's also where EU leaders are converging to chart the bloc's future course, without the UK. 09/05/2019
Now playing Next Germany German parties CDU and CSU unite for European elections German conservative parties, the CDU and CSU, have launched a joint campaign for the European Parliamentary elections next month with Manfred Weber as their candidate. 27/04/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Watch: 'Far-right rising because people fed up with banks' behaviour' "I believe one of the reasons why the extreme right is on the rise in many parts of Europe is people are fed up with the way the financial sector has been behaving." 26/04/2019
Now playing Next Belgium Juncker: 'No more short Brexit delays unless deal passed by April 12' Back to you, London. 03/04/2019