Now playing Next world news Euroviews. It’s time the EU ended the cynical stalling game endangering lives in the Mediterranean ǀ View Implementing a plan that reflects a shared responsibility among its member states is the only way the EU will end the deaths or indefinite languishing at sea of migrants crossing the Mediterranean for a better life. 07/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. 'Grief must be witnessed': A time of national mourning for UK COVID-19 victims is overdue ǀ View A nationwide day to remember those lost to COVID-19 six months after the UK’s first coronavirus death will take place on September 5. While national mourning has taken place in other countries, politics has put a stop to collective grieving. 05/09/2020
Now playing Next Ireland Euroviews. The EU Commission was wrong on Phil Hogan’s resignation. The damage may already be done ǀ View Former Irish Taoiseach and former member of the EU Convention on the European Treaties, John Bruton contends the EU Commission made the wrong decision on Phil Hogan's resignation - with lasting implications for the future. 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Euroviews. Montenegro is heading the same way as Belarus. Not enough is being done to avoid disaster ǀ View As Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday, the spectre of a second Belarus is rearing its head. Can the EU avoid the same unrest and chaos by acting sooner? 29/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. The EU should learn from its role in Libya’s chaos before getting too involved in Belarus ǀ View The revolution and subsequent civil war in Libya show what happens when a vacuum is left behind after the fall of dictators and the state apparatus that keep them in power. 26/08/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. For a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Europe’s focus must be digital ǀ View Technology companies have a responsibility to help shape a fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable future post-COVID-19. 25/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. People are seeking change in Belarus. Instead, they’re being mercilessly beaten and detained ǀ View As officials and security forces attempt to silence all opposition, protesters on the streets of Minsk risk everything to have their voices heard. 13/08/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The Baltics missed out this time but the long pursuit of US troops in the region will pay off ǀ View The long-term pursuit of having US boots on the ground in the Baltic region has so far not borne fruit. But while Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania lost out to Poland in the latest round of US troop deployments, the overarching trend shows it may happen sooner rather than later. 08/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. There is hope again in Belarus - even as Lukashenko muddies the election waters ǀ View While the results of the presidential election in Belarus can be already be anticipated, the EU must be ready to be called on to mediate between the opposition and incumbent President Lukashenko, "Europe's last dictator." 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. As it battles COVID-19, Europe is being stalked by a shadow pandemic: domestic violence ǀ View Plans for Poland to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention have brought to light the spiralling pandemic no one is talking about - the surge in domestic violence and dilution of women's rights. 31/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Nurses are in the COVID-19 pandemic front lines. They should be first in line for a pay rise ǀ View The news that UK nurses will not be benefiting from a pay rise has angered many across the profession, one which has lost members to coronavirus and continues to fight the pandemic on the frontlines. 31/07/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Euroviews. Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View The controversial decision to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a symbol of interfaith and intercultural co-operation is yet another hammer blow to EU-Turkish relations. 23/07/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Zoltán Kovács: Look who’s talking about the “spread of disinformation” ǀ View International spokesman for the office of Hungarian prime minister, Zoltán Kovács responds to a Euronews opinion piece penned by contributors Sohini Chatterjee and Péter Krekó. 20/07/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Forget tying rule of law to the EU budget. It's better to add strings to EU funding later ǀ View Angela Merkel is right to be concerned about fuelling support for populist authoritarians by tying EU budget funds to the rule of law. But that doesn't mean the EU can't punish such regimes financially further down the line. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal 5 years on would be a failure of EU values The Iranian ambassador to the EU and Belgium reflects on the state of play for Europe's foreign policy aspirations on the fifth anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal. 14/07/2020
Now playing Next Bosnia and Herzegovina Euroviews. Denying and glorifying the Srebrenica genocide is inspiring extremists around the world ǀ View 25 years on from the massacre at Srebrenica, revisionism and glorification of the ethnic cleansing committed during the Bosnian War are giving impetus to extremists around the world to act with impunity. 11/07/2020
Now playing Next Bosnia and Herzegovina Euroviews. 25 years after Srebrenica, genocide denial is pervasive. It can no longer go unchallenged ǀ View As the world begins to grapple with the legacy of its darkest episodes, the way in which the history of what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina over 20 years ago is told is should now be challenged before it poisons another generation. 11/07/2020
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. It's time to dismantle fast fashion and its exploitative practices Frankie Leach argues that "there is no redemption for fast fashion" in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal. 10/07/2020
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. LGBT+ civil rights hang in the balance in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election ǀ View With polls too close to call, Poland's presidential runoff election could seal the fate of the country's LGBT+ community and their civil rights. 09/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Coronavirus and Brexit talks are putting Scottish independence firmly back on the agenda ǀ View Rather than calming the debate, the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU have only served to refocus the Scottish independence debate ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections. 08/07/2020