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Now playing Next Europe News Von der Leyen defends controversial approval of Polish recovery plan MEPs urged the Commission to withhold payments until all judicial reforms are carried out. 07/06/2022
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Now playing Next Europe News Brussels approves €35B Polish recovery plan despite rule of law doubts The plan was blocked for more than a year over controversial judicial reforms in Poland. 01/06/2022
Now playing Next Europe News EU may reach deal on Russian oil ban 'in a matter of weeks', says VDL The proposed embargo has hit an impasse as Hungary demands a lengthier phase-out and extra investments to revamp its energy system. 24/05/2022
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Now playing Next Europe Decoded A week on, the EU appears no closer to a Russian oil embargo Unlike other rounds of sanctions against Moscow approved swiftly by member states, these talks have been slow and optimism is diminishing. 10/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News EU ban on Russian oil: Orban-VDL talks fail to produce a breakthrough European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen flew to Budapest to discuss the ban on Russian oil but said "further work is needed". 10/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Macron warns against humiliating Russia over war in Ukraine The French president was speaking on Europe Day in Strasbourg at the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe. 09/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Von der Leyen backs ending unanimous voting in some areas of EU The idea is to speed up EU decision making. 09/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels proposes to stop Russian oil imports by the end of the year EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen has unveiled a proposal that would give EU countries until the end of the year to phase out imports of Russian oil. 04/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU-India relations enter new chapter under the shadow of Ukraine war The blooming relations between Brussels and New Delhi recently hit a bump in the road: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which India has failed to condemn or sanction. 25/04/2022