Now playing Next Europe News Tusk rejigs cabinet to release ministers running in European elections Last year, Poland voted out a hardline right-wing government, but the right is expected to make EU-wide gains next month. 10/05/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Is China using Hungary as its bridgehead in Europe? The primary purpose of Xi Jinping's three-day visit to Hungary might be to ensure that Hungary can help China gain market share in the EU, as Beijing and Budapest prepare to sign a total of 16 bilateral agreements. 09/05/2024
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Now playing Next Europe Decoded Euroviews. Europe matters to consumers, and so does your vote What happens in Brussels does have an impact on our daily lives, more than we are aware of, more than we credit them for. Treating it like a second-rate election would not do it right, Els Bruggeman writes. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next no comment Huge gas fire rages through industrial estate in Thailand A blaze at a chemical storage tank terminal in eastern Thailand prompted swift evacuation orders, according to the industry ministry. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Euroviews. Mitigating climate change is no longer enough. We need protection Climate change is not merely an environmental predicament — it is a matter of social justice. Our transition to a sustainable future can only succeed if it brings people hope for the future and leaves no one behind, MEPs Iratxe García Pérez and Mohammed Chahim write. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Why is lithium crucial to the EU's green and digital transition? Lithium is one of the 34 critical raw materials listed by the EU under the Critical Raw Materials Act, and a key component in the EU’s quest to ditch fossil fuels and switch to clean energy. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News How much damage is ‘scrubber water’ doing to Europe’s Baltic Sea? Shipping companies have recouped the cost of ‘scrubber’ tech and are now benefiting from dirtier fuel, researchers have revealed. 09/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU countries kick off talks to ban re-exports of Russian LNG European Union countries kicked off on Wednesday negotiations on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targets LNG. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Business BP's billion-dollar share buyback plan stays despite net profits fall BP's net profit for the first quarter saw a further decline owing to weakened oil and gas prices. Despite this, the oil giant has reaffirmed its commitment to the share buyback plan of $3.5 billion in the first half of the year. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Climate Hottest April adds to 11 month streak of record-breaking temperatures In Europe, it was the second warmest April on record. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News World passes 30% renewables milestone for the first time A decline in fossil fuel power is now ‘inevitable’, the report's authors say. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News Europeans more worried about natural disasters than armed conflict More than 2,000 people across seven EU member states were quizzed about what they think are the most pressing issues facing the bloc. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News How a Shell plant registered millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits Canadian taxpayers covered 93 per cent of the costs of the Quest carbon capture project, a Greenpeace report reveals. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Business BP pledge to cuts costs as profits fall below expectations Energy giant BP is to launch a major cost-cutting programme after Q1 profits were hit by falling gas prices and a refinery outage and earnings fell short of analyst forecasts. 07/05/2024
Now playing Next Economy No longer hot air? Will the EU finally sanction Russia's LNG sector? Such a move could lead to a crack down on the re-export of Russian LNG from EU countries, but is unlikely to address EU imports of it. That could remain a sore point. 07/05/2024