Now playing Next Europe News EU and Tunisia must stem migration, but respect human rights - Weber The EU must work with Tunisia to bring the number of illegal migrants down while respecting their right to human dignity, the leader of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, told Euronews. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. We need EU-wide voting to make European ideals a reality Every citizen of any of the 27 EU member states should be able to vote for any other EU citizen up for election. This is what the European Union stands for — all of us being equal, Damian Boeselager writes. 20/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA Electricity demand in the European Union is set to fall by 3% in 2023 to its lowest level in twenty years, according to new estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). 19/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs blast Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator' Members of the European Parliament denounced on Tuesday a new memorandum of understanding signed with Tunisia. 18/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs accuse EU Commissioner of attempting to limit tax transparency Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) grilled EU Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on Thursday after they claimed a document sent by the bloc's executive urges EU countries to weaken their tax transparency requirements. 13/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Planned EU ethics body is unambitious and unsatisfactory - MEPs The European Commission's plans to establish an inter-institutional ethics body are unambitious and unsatisfactory, according to MEPs. 12/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Nature Restoration Law survives knife-edge vote in the EU Parliament The Nature Restoration Law has survived a dramatic vote in the European Parliament but only by a razor-thin margin. 12/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU Parliament urges full-scale observation mission for Polish election The European Parliament approved on Tuesday a resolution about the upcoming general election in Poland. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News 'You tweet about Santa Claus!': MEPs spar over Nature Restoration Law The gloves were definitely off during a debate in the European Parliament about the contentious Nature Restoration Law. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU nature restoration law would improve food security — full stop Like all food companies, Danone and Nestlé are heavily reliant on nature and its well-being to procure our agricultural raw materials. When nature suffers, our supply chain is strained, Facundo Etchebehere and Bart Vandewaetere write. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs call for EU search and rescue mission over Med 'disgrace' Members of the European Parliament will vote Thursday on a motion calling for a new EU-wide search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU nature restoration law is meant to help cities, not hinder them As European cities continue to heat up faster than the rest of our countries, let the Nature Restoration Law be our unified response and our commitment to a sustainable, resilient future, Linda Voortman writes. 07/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would cost lives Withdrawing Frontex from Greece, as suggested by the agency's own Fundamental Rights Officer following one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Europe, could restrict "our capabilities to save lives," the agency's chief said on Thursday. 06/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded MEPs call for revamp of artists’ rights across EU and AI protection The European Union should do more to mitigate the "very irregular" employment situation" and the challenges posed by AI and digitalisation that artists and other professionals in the creative sector face, lawmakers have demanded. 01/07/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Faced with devastating droughts, the EU is in dire need of a Blue Deal It’s time to get serious: we need to label water as one of the EU’s critical raw materials, something that every citizen has a basic right to – and we need to take action to secure and defend future access to it, MEP Emma Wiesner writes. 30/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe News No second chance if Nature Restoration Law falls, warns Timmermans The European Commission is closely following the legislative discussions around the Nature Restoration Law. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU must restrict fossil fuel lobbyists’ access to our institutions The countdown before climate mayhem has started, and it is high time to phase out the fossil fuel industry's influence on public institutions, MEPs Manon Aubry, Michael Bloss and Pierre Larrouturou write. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Liberal lawmakers take the lead at this year's MEP Awards Lawmakers from Renew Europe, the European Parliament's third-largest group, snatched four prizes at the 2023 MEP Awards. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs vote down the Nature Restoration Law, threatening its survival The European Parliament's environment committee on Tuesday voted down an amended version of the Nature Restoration Law. 27/06/2023
Now playing Next Green News EU ‘right to repair’ laws may save millions of phones from landfill Smartphone manufacturers make their batteries hard to replace. Tough new EU rules will change that. 22/06/2023