Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. Malta loses its Commissioner nominee over hospital corruption scandal
Now playing Next Europe News Six weirdest parties you can vote for in European elections Lots of political parties are bending over backwards to win your vote in June; others, not so much. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. Malta backs health Commissioner pick amid hospital scandal The ambitions of Chris Fearne, Maltese nominee for the next EU Commission, may be stymied after revelations of fraudulent hospital concessions, but he hasn't lost government support so far. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. X urged to answer content moderation questions The platform reduced by four languages its coverage within the bloc. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Brussels agrees to send €3bn from frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine Diplomats agreed the controversial plans at a meeting on Wednesday – but some say they don’t go far enough. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU Policy. Russia’s sanctions busting may call for change of approach Western battlefield weapons are still reaching Moscow, a study by Bruegel and the Kyiv School of Economics Institute found – but banks are wary of taking responsibility for monitoring the arms supply chain. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU Policy. Putin fosters nuclear fear as fifth term starts After nearly 25 years in power, Vladimir Putin begins another six-year term as Russia's president on Tuesday, at a time of growing tension with NATO countries over their support for Ukraine. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Climate EU Policy. Redirect farming subsidies from meat for climate's sake, World Bank says EU member states and other high-income countries should shift subsidies from emissions-heavy ‘wasteful’ foods like red meat towards greener fruit and veg, according to the World Bank. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Police search offices of far-right MEP over Chinese espionage claims Law enforcement on Tuesday morning conducted searches in the Brussels offices of Maximilian Krah, the far-right MEP whose assistant has been arrested for allegedly spying for China. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Disinformation probes - too late to make a difference? The EU Commission has questions about Facebook’s and Instagram’s disinformation robustness, as do Nordic researchers. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Exclusive: Unions seek Amazon surveillance systems privacy probes The tech giant received a data protection fine in France last year for monitoring employee activity. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. China dominating soaring global clean tech industry EU’s goal to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies faces stiff competition from China. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Tech compliance reports, Newsletter This week's key events presented by senior tech and industry reporter Cynthia Kroet 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU hosts defence forum to rally its military industry behind Ukraine The defence industry forum was held in Brussels to discuss cooperation and increase ammunition production for Kyiv in response to Russia's ongoing aggression. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Council denies French request for legal opinion on cyber certificate A deal on the pending EUCS scheme could come at the earliest at the end of May. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Which key tech lawmakers will stay in Brussels? We've listed the most influential incoming and outgoing members of the EU Parliament on digital issues. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Economy EU Policy. The untapped potential of Europe's public procurement market The EU needs more competitive and strategic public procurement to unlock the full potential of a €2 trillion market (14% of EU GDP) - and that will require a revision of the existing framework, according to Enrico Letta's recently published report on the single market. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Revealed: MEPs’ millions in outside earnings Transparency International has called for stricter controls on EU lawmakers, as a report shows many hold lucrative positions with firms that also lobby Brussels. 06/05/2024
Now playing Next Brussels, my love? Brussels, my love? Champage cracked open to celebrate the Big Bang In this edition, we zoom in on dwindling press freedom in Europe and check how Europe is doing 20 years after the big bang enlargement. 04/05/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. Commission’s hospital exemption divides health sector The inclusion of the hospital exemption for advanced therapies in the new pharmaceutical regulation does not satisfy health organizations and industry amidst accessibility concerns. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Clean tech sector and NGOs produce alternative election manifestos Election manifestos are not the preserve of political parties vying for seats in the European Parliament: the run-up to the 6 June poll has seen industry lobbies, interest groups and NGOs produce wish lists of their own. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. What is the ‘hospital exemption’, and why does it matter? A proposed overhaul of EU pharmaceutical rules would impact on the principle of hospital exemption for advance therapies and increase the requirements to ensure uniform implementation. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Nutrition EU Policy. Italy to challenge Nutri-Score with constitution Giorgia Meloni’s party is proposing a tweak in the country's constitution that would complicate adoption of the colour-coded front-of-packet labelling in Italy - and Europe. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Economy EU Policy. New EU fiscal rules in force, what are the next steps? After being suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a long political battle within the euro area, the revised economic governance framework aims to ensure a better balance between debt reduction and investments and reforms across the EU. 02/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Green leader sees ‘huge danger’ to climate policy as elections loom A trio of leading Green MEPs have presented a proposal for a Green Industrial Deal supported by a trillion-euro EU fund and preferential interest rates from the European Central Bank, while warning a swing to the right in June could see five years of climate legislation begin to unravel. 02/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Scandal, bullying and iconoclasm: How MEPs lost their political way From romance to football, alleged corruption to insulting the boss: MEPs can lose their political moorings in a variety of ways. By the close of this European Parliament, 50 MEPs were without groups – how did they get there? 01/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. More than 70% of key resources imperilled by climate - report Global production of crucial raw materials may be at risk of disruption due to climate change and businesses need to find adaptation solutions in order to timely deliver clean technologies for the green transition. 30/04/2024