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Now playing Next Europe News EU-led talks to lift bans on tariff-free Ukrainian grain fail Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria have complained about an oversupply of Ukrainian cereals. 19/04/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Brussels and Warsaw team up to bring back deported Ukrainian children Some 16,200 Ukrainian children are believed to have been deported with only 300 returned so far, according o the Commission. 23/03/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News EU vows to crack down on greenwashing with new rules for labels Greenwashing has become increasingly popular and sophisticated as the severity of the climate crisis continues to grow. 22/03/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Humanitarian aid needs to stop being used as a weapon of war This Monday, humanitarian access will be in the spotlight at the European Humanitarian Forum. The discussions must translate into action, with the EU and its member states driving the necessary changes, IRC's Harlem Désir writes. 20/03/2023
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