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Now playing Next world news Record increase in EU military spending amid 'demanding times' Despite the funding surge, Europe's defence industry cannot meet demand from Ukraine as it battles the Russian invasion. 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels to revive ties with Turkey as EU candidacy remains stalled The EU wants to revive its political and economic relationship with Turkey in a bid to boost regional stability, despite a deep rift between Brussels and Ankara's foreign policies and stalled EU membership talks. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. How many times can we say 'never again' again? A comparison of our responses to recent conflicts should not suggest that there is a hierarchy of victims. Quite the contrary, the history of the EU has shown repeatedly that human rights protections benefit us all — they are not a zero-sum game, Holger Loewendorf writes. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Is fatigue over the war in Ukraine settling across the EU? Support for Kyiv in both Europe and the US is starting to wane, in large part driven by hard-right populist forces in both regions. 28/11/2023
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Now playing Next Belgium Euroviews. The far left (still) doesn’t understand the Middle East conflict It’s time to wake up to the systemic oppression characterising so much of the Palestinian leadership, especially including Hamas-ruled Gaza, and to the hatred and hypocrisy rife in our own societies, fanning flames of falsehood and frenzy, MEP David Lega writes. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU calls for ‘surge’ in Gaza aid after four-day truce deal The EU will work with its partners to ensure the four-day truce agreed between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday leads to “a humanitarian surge in Gaza,” the bloc's humanitarian aid chief has said. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Taiwan Euroviews. The EU and Taiwan must partner up in the fight against disinformation If the two could join forces in their endeavours, it is possible that they could fuel regional development in Southeast Asia and elsewhere within the Global South where China has developed influence and a rooted footprint via its Belt and Road Initiative, Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy writes. 22/11/2023
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