Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Internet companies are learning lessons during COVID-19 to make the future internet safer ǀ View COVID-19 has forced governments, communities and companies to do things that were up to this point unimaginable. Internet companies, too, have challenged themselves and their systems to tackle a crisis that is unprecedented in the internet era. 06/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The new EU budget poses an opportunity to mitigate the destabilising impacts of COVID-19 ǀ View In a post-COVID-19 world, protecting the security of Europeans will depend on holistic strategies to address long-term, systemic threats. 06/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU’s COVID-19 budget and recovery plans must ensure a safe and healthy future for all ǀ View Billions of euros of collective public monies will be invested to restart Europe’s economy, as countries emerge from lockdown. The level of investment is set to spark a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the direction of our societies and to resonate in countries far from Europe. 06/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The negative impact of the pandemic on the mental health of NHS staff is being ignored ǀ View Whilst the focus has been on the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and swiftly expanding bed capacity in the NHS to meet potential future needs, the mental health and emotional well-being of clinicians has been somewhat of an afterthought. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next Germany Euroviews. Global business must follow Germany’s private sector in linking COVID19 aid to climate action ǀ View COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy. But it has also caused a respite in global emissions which some have interpreted as the dawn of a new chapter in the fight against climate change. But that new chapter is already taking a turn for the worse. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next Moldova Euroviews. Andrian Candu: Moldova’s future is being put on the line by a Trojan loan from Moscow ǀ View Never let a good crisis go to waste. This seems to be the motto of the current political leadership of Moldova, which wants to take advantage of the pandemic to further weaken our democracy and economy and to advance shady deals, including a €200 million loan with Russia. 04/05/2020
Now playing Next Switzerland Euroviews. As coronavirus sweeps Europe, unaccompanied refugee children are becoming more vulnerable ǀ View As an American expat mother and volunteer working with refugee families, I didn’t think the situation for mother and child refugees could get much worse in Europe, but indeed it has. 04/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The “Ramadan bailout” of Zakat could help the world avoid a post-COVID-19 Great Depression ǀ View The rest of the world should take this crisis as an opportunity to reach a new accommodation between the worldly and the otherworldly. Capitalism is not dying - it is simply going through a rebirth of almost religious significance. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next China Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites... 30/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Patience, sacrifice and Zakat: How Muslims find the strength to endure the COVID-19 pandemic ǀ View Muslim communities in the UK have been hit harder than others by coronavirus, but the principle of Zakat – alms - during Ramadan is a source of strength for many. 29/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The UK ICO’s modified approach to data regulation during COVID-19 is welcome but risks remain ǀ View Businesses and organisations may draw some comfort from the ICO’s position during the current health emergency, but they would be wise to maintain data protection standards wherever possible and not to see the regulator’s approach as a “free pass.” 29/04/2020
Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. Countries are suspending immigration detention due to coronavirus. Let’s keep it that way ǀ View The Spanish authorities have not suddenly had a change of heart regarding the use of immigration detention but rather recognised what activists have been saying all along – health and legal issues make the system untenable. 29/04/2020
Now playing Next Sweden Euroviews. Sweden’s coronavirus exceptionalism will not be remembered favourably by Europe ǀ View Swedes might find themselves in a particularly difficult position. Without having been under a lockdown or undergone a testing regimen like other European states, and with many of those infected not showing any symptoms, some will regard Swedes as having a higher chance of bringing in the disease. 27/04/2020
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. Amazon’s ambivalence is helping support for Russian forces and their proxies in Ukraine ǀ View While Russia is waging an illegal invasion into Ukraine, Amazon is profiting from the symbols of that conflict, such as the banners that represent Russian proxy forces. 24/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still. 24/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Creating a “Hygiene Society” can get life back on track and stave off future epidemics ǀ View Having worked alongside the NHS in numerous sectors for more than two decades, I feel a very human obligation to protect NHS staff and the wider public from the toll that both the virus and the shutdown are taking. The latter is almost as damaging as the former. 23/04/2020
Now playing Next Spain Euroviews. Bernat Solé i Barril: Reshaping the post-coronavirus world from a European point of view ǀ View As a committed and reliable partner of the European project, the Government of Catalonia has always been present and active in the European debates, and now, as we begin to look at the new future ahead of us, we want to share our experiences in order to contribute to building commons solutions. 23/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The Aliyev fraud case shows that financial advisors could get caught up in criminal probes ǀ View The Aliyev case demonstrates that professional advisors may become personally caught up in the UWO issues surrounding work they have done for their high net worth clients. Those professionals would be well-advised to take great care to protect themselves from unfounded allegations. 23/04/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Joining up the dots shows the true depths of Trump’s dangerous narcissistic pathology ǀ View There has only been one headline worth printing since Donald Trump was elected president. That headline is "Donald Trump suffers from a dangerous incurable narcissistic disorder which makes him incapable of empathy and reason. He is a grave danger to the US and the world." 22/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Closing holes in the net: How the EU needs to remove secrecy from European fishing ǀ View The ongoing revision of the Fisheries Control Regulation provides a crucial opportunity to remove the continuing veil of secrecy that shrouds member states’ efforts to control their fishing fleet and that has allowed infringements of EU law to go unpunished. 22/04/2020