http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:04:16 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/08/wind-energy-how-are-eu-countries-contributing-to-the-2030-targets http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/08/wind-energy-how-are-eu-countries-contributing-to-the-2030-targets Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:11:38 +0100 How is the EU pushing wind energy to meet its 2030 green energy targets and what challenges hinder its expansion? We look at how member states are contributing and what strategies are in place. http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/09/10/covid-19-tests-are-key-to-stop-the-pandemic-how-do-they-work-and-how-can-you-get-one- http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/09/10/covid-19-tests-are-key-to-stop-the-pandemic-how-do-they-work-and-how-can-you-get-one- Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:38:26 +0200 In the race to get a handle on the pandemic, a number of tests are now in use around the world. But how do they work? http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/04/10/europe-s-industrial-clusters-mobilise-to-fight-coronavirus http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/04/10/europe-s-industrial-clusters-mobilise-to-fight-coronavirus Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:45:56 +0200 European industrial clusters are particularly active in the fight against COVID-19. http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/02/07/accelerating-tech-europe-essentially-we-are-a-public-venture-capitalist http://www.euronews.com/business/2020/02/07/accelerating-tech-europe-essentially-we-are-a-public-venture-capitalist Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:59:56 +0100 Business Planet speaks to the man working to foster Europe's tech talent. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/06/01/better-recycling-of-electrical-and-electronic-waste http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/06/01/better-recycling-of-electrical-and-electronic-waste Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:00:33 +0200 'Business Planet' travelled to Germany to discover a unique initiative opening the way for new business models and towards a more circular economy http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/05/18/building-trust-with-business-clusters-the-lapland-example http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/05/18/building-trust-with-business-clusters-the-lapland-example Fri, 18 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200 'Business Planet' headed north to discover an exciting way in which SMEs and other firms are joining forces to strengthen credibility and build trust http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/05/04/socially-intelligent-robot-steals-the-show http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/05/04/socially-intelligent-robot-steals-the-show Fri, 04 May 2018 19:05:00 +0200 Euronews travelled to Sweden to meet the team behind a computer-to-human interface that can interact with people http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/04/20/why-new-inclusive-micro-franchise-could-be-significant-for-start-up-businesses http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/04/20/why-new-inclusive-micro-franchise-could-be-significant-for-start-up-businesses Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0200 Hundreds of jobs have been created by the new multi-award winning financial model, designed to help entrepeneurs get their businesses off the ground. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/04/06/the-great-opportunities-of-the-galileo-satellite-navigation-system http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/04/06/the-great-opportunities-of-the-galileo-satellite-navigation-system Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:00:44 +0200 With Galileo providing users with free of charge global positioning, navigation and timing information, several forward-looking companies are creating Galileo-enabled receivers, chipsets and modules – many of which are already available on the market. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/03/23/storing-energy http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/03/23/storing-energy Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0100 Business Planet travels to Germany to meet experts and entrepreneurs revolutionsing the way we store energy. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/03/09/one-of-a-kind-medical-devices-and-how-eu-funding-makes-them-a-reality http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/03/09/one-of-a-kind-medical-devices-and-how-eu-funding-makes-them-a-reality Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0100 This week Business Planet travelled to Rome where an innovative young company Echolight has developed a new way to help Europe's ageing population with the help of EU funding. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/02/23/business-opportunities-from-outer-space http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/02/23/business-opportunities-from-outer-space Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:10:54 +0100 A Slovenian company is creating new business opportunities by optimizing data mined by the EU's Copernicus programme from outer space. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/02/09/going-global-what-do-smes-need-to-do-to-tap-into-international-markets http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/02/09/going-global-what-do-smes-need-to-do-to-tap-into-international-markets Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:20:23 +0100 Find out how one all-female SME on the Portuguese island of Madeira has successfully conquered the international stage. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/01/26/the-european-network-that-coaches-entrepreneurs http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/01/26/the-european-network-that-coaches-entrepreneurs Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:01:59 +0100 The Enterprise Europe Network finds funding for innovation, helping to access new international markets. http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/01/12/entrepreneurs-rising-to-the-challenge-of-social-needs http://www.euronews.com/business/2018/01/12/entrepreneurs-rising-to-the-challenge-of-social-needs Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:15:24 +0100 An inspiring European initiative is helping innovators put their skills to resolving some the big issues facing society http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/11/03/becoming-an-entrepreneur-child-play http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/11/03/becoming-an-entrepreneur-child-play Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:22:54 +0100 Find out how children in Estonia learn about becoming an entrepreneur through role-play and games. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/10/20/what-is-standing-in-the-way-of-start-up-businesses-taking-on-europe http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/10/20/what-is-standing-in-the-way-of-start-up-businesses-taking-on-europe Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:39:20 +0200 Do you want to give your start-up the best chance to scale-up and thrive in the EU? There are solutions to hand http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/10/06/how-can-protecting-intellectual-property-rights-protect-your-brand http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/10/06/how-can-protecting-intellectual-property-rights-protect-your-brand Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:22:20 +0200 Hello and welcome to Business Planet. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/09/22/fighting-space-junk http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/09/22/fighting-space-junk Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:01:02 +0200 This week in Business Planet we look at the problem posed by space debris and meet some of those who are developing solutions. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/07/14/help-for-small-businesses-from-cosme-in-austria http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/07/14/help-for-small-businesses-from-cosme-in-austria Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:20:31 +0200 The EU's COSME scheme helps SMEs obtain finance via bank guarantees or equity. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/30/it-s-molengeek-baby http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/30/it-s-molengeek-baby Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:17:43 +0200 Molengeek is an IT incubator situated in Molenbeek, the poor and much-maligned neighbourhood in Brussels. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/16/erasmus-program-for-entrepreneurs http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/16/erasmus-program-for-entrepreneurs Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:39:38 +0200 This week, Business Planet is in Berlin to talk about the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) program. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/02/business-planet-european-funding-tools-helping-small-businesses-thrive http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/06/02/business-planet-european-funding-tools-helping-small-businesses-thrive Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:49:47 +0200 In this weeks' episode, we visit Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago to find out about an SME initiative that's making all the difference. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/05/19/back-from-bankruptcy-and-how-to-avoid-it http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/05/19/back-from-bankruptcy-and-how-to-avoid-it Fri, 19 May 2017 16:33:27 +0200 This week Business Planet visits Ghent, Belgium to learn about what's being done to help businesses avoid bankruptcy and rebound from it. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/05/05/finland-fights-plastic-pollution-with-green-bags http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/05/05/finland-fights-plastic-pollution-with-green-bags Fri, 05 May 2017 16:37:42 +0200 Finland shows the lead in creating jobs while protecting the environment. We visit an innovative SME that's developped a green alternative to plastic bags. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/04/21/how-a-puzzle-based-educational-robot-was-born-in-denmark http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/04/21/how-a-puzzle-based-educational-robot-was-born-in-denmark Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:23:20 +0200 This episode of Business Planet comes from the Danish city of Odense, which is famous for its robots. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/04/07/the-rebirth-of-construction-waste-in-slovenia http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/04/07/the-rebirth-of-construction-waste-in-slovenia Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:02:44 +0200 This week on Business Planet we investigate how Slovenia is tackling construction and demolition waste, thanks to the European project REBIRTH. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/03/24/business-opportunities-with-the-dual-use-trend http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/03/24/business-opportunities-with-the-dual-use-trend Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:46:54 +0100 This episode of Business Planet comes from Sicily and looks at the Dual-use trend and the tremendous opportunities it can present. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/03/10/lyon-a-stronghold-for-entrepreneurship-in-france http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/03/10/lyon-a-stronghold-for-entrepreneurship-in-france Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:01:59 +0100 Serge Rombi: “Welcome to Business Planet from ‘Now Coworking’ in Lyon. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/02/24/meet-central-europe-s-hi-tech-world-beater-south-moravia http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/02/24/meet-central-europe-s-hi-tech-world-beater-south-moravia Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:44:57 +0100 There's a new Hi-Tech gang in town making a global name for themselves, busting out of South Moravia in the Czech Republic on a wave of entreprenurial savvy and smart support. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/02/10/europe-s-social-and-solidarity-economy-is-huge-with-entrepreneurs http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/02/10/europe-s-social-and-solidarity-economy-is-huge-with-entrepreneurs Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:05:14 +0100 The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is a sector far from being marginal today in Europe. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/01/27/why-the-fashion-tech-business-model-is-taking-europe-by-storm http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/01/27/why-the-fashion-tech-business-model-is-taking-europe-by-storm Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:08:58 +0100 This episode of Business Planet comes from the Germany’s capital city, Berlin, where we visited a Fashion Tech hot spot to find out about its business model, the opportunities it presents and the secr http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/01/13/catalonia-business-transfer-system-to-roll-out-across-europe http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/01/13/catalonia-business-transfer-system-to-roll-out-across-europe Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:02:38 +0100 Up to one in every three business transfers fail, resulting in the loss of about 600,000 jobs every year in Europe. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/28/business-planet-innovative-medicines-initiative-imi http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/28/business-planet-innovative-medicines-initiative-imi Wed, 28 Dec 2016 13:18:48 +0100 This week’s Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/09/key-enabling-technologies-driving-sme-innovation-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/12/09/key-enabling-technologies-driving-sme-innovation-in-europe Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:25:36 +0100 What opportunities are there to turn Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)into business opportunities for SMEs across Europe? http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/11/25/a-green-fingered-entrepreneur-in-gothenburg http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/11/25/a-green-fingered-entrepreneur-in-gothenburg Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:37:32 +0100 In this episode of Business Planet Serge Rombi reports from the Swedish city of Gothenburg. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/11/11/how-europe-helps-small-businesses-expand-internationally http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/11/11/how-europe-helps-small-businesses-expand-internationally Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:15:32 +0100 Small businesses often think big and in their desire to grow seek international expansion, but that's not easy. The EU has a professional network ready and willing to help, the European Enterprise Net http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/10/14/how-the-eu-s-copernicus-space-programme-is-starting-to-pay-off http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/10/14/how-the-eu-s-copernicus-space-programme-is-starting-to-pay-off Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:48:46 +0200 Since Europe's 1998 decision to have its own Earth Observation system it has spent several billion euros putting the Copernicus programme's Sentinel satellites into space. Despite the huge costs the d http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/08/10/here-come-the-drones http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/08/10/here-come-the-drones Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:00:35 +0200 Learn more about the enormous market potential of civilian jobs. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/07/27/eskills-investing-in-european-youth-to-boost-digital-skills http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/07/27/eskills-investing-in-european-youth-to-boost-digital-skills Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:29:00 +0200 Business Planet meets Bulgarian entrepreneur Lyubomir Yanchev winner of the '2015 Young Digital Talent of the Year' award. You will learn how to enter this year's 'eSkills for Jobs' competition. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/05/13/how-to-receive-eu-funding-for-your-sme-s-dual-use-project http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/05/13/how-to-receive-eu-funding-for-your-sme-s-dual-use-project Fri, 13 May 2016 17:00:08 +0200 Goods and technologies used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use) offer fantastic opportunities for SMEs. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/29/waste-not-want-not-business-planet-looks-at-the-food-we-throw-away http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/29/waste-not-want-not-business-planet-looks-at-the-food-we-throw-away Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:00:09 +0200 Unleashing the power of the collaborative economy to fight food waste, while creating new business opportunities at the same time. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/15/crowdfunding-helps-europe-s-businesses-boom http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/15/crowdfunding-helps-europe-s-businesses-boom Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:30:25 +0200 Crowdfunding is no longer a niche, it’s booming in Europe. In this edition of Business Planet, from Finland, Serge Rombi finds out how these http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/01/estonia-europe-s-under-exploited-el-dorado-for-digital-enterprise http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/04/01/estonia-europe-s-under-exploited-el-dorado-for-digital-enterprise Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:18:03 +0200 Estonia is Europe’s most connected country for business. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/03/18/all-for-one-one-for-all-peer-led-initiatives-give-boost-to-female-entrepreneurs http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/03/18/all-for-one-one-for-all-peer-led-initiatives-give-boost-to-female-entrepreneurs Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:00:38 +0100 In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/03/04/boost-your-business-and-the-environment-with-the-european-ecolabel-system http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/03/04/boost-your-business-and-the-environment-with-the-european-ecolabel-system Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:40:07 +0100 This week, Business Planet has been to the Czech capital, Prague, to find out more about the European Ecolabel system: how it works and how it businesses can benefit from it. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/02/19/training-the-entrepreneurs-of-the-future http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/02/19/training-the-entrepreneurs-of-the-future Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:00:52 +0100 Business Planet producer Serge Rombi explores how young people are learning to become the entrepreneurs of the future. Inspiring and teaching young http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/02/05/love-me-tender-public-contracts-are-great-opportunities-for-smes http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/02/05/love-me-tender-public-contracts-are-great-opportunities-for-smes Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:42:55 +0100 This edition of Business Planet looks at how innovative entrepreneurs can have an edge when it comes to securing public contracts. http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/01/22/emas-combining-competitiveness-with-environmental-performance http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/01/22/emas-combining-competitiveness-with-environmental-performance Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:09:35 +0100 In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the Onassis Foundation in Athens to find out how we can transform waste into raw materials. This concept http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/01/20/going-digital-hiring-a-chief-digital-officer http://www.euronews.com/business/2016/01/20/going-digital-hiring-a-chief-digital-officer Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:03:18 +0100 Going digital: Does my business need a chief digital officer?