Now playing Next Europe News Teenager turns himself in for attack on German MEP Matthias Ecke, a member of Germany's centre-left Social Democratic Party, was attacked on Saturday while out campaigning. 04/05/2024
Now playing Next Europe News State of the Union: Enlargement nostalgia and new challenges in the EU This edition of State of the Union focuses on the enlargement "Big Bang" in 2004, speculation about new political alliances after the elections and sizeable cracks in the block of far-right parties. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. EU Overshoot Day signals an SOS for the European Green Deal Hiding our heads in the sand and pretending the current climate and nature crisis could be paused in order to promote competitiveness, surrenders the vision for Europe to a vocal and regressive minority, Ester Asin, William Todts, Ariel Brunner, Chiara Martinelli, and Patrick ten Brink write. 03/05/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Eurovision vows to remove Palestinian flags or symbols Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said they reserve the right to remove any Palestine flags from the competition, due to take place 7-11 May. 02/05/2024
Now playing Next Art British Museum show explores final decades of Michelangelo's life Among the exhibition's highlights is Michelangelo's sole surviving complete cartoon (Epifania), a full-scale preparatory drawing, which is one of the largest Renaissance works on paper. 02/05/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News European Union marks 20 years since 'Big Bang' enlargement One senior analyst said the bloc has prospered overall, but there have been ''bumps on the road, otherwise known as Poland and Hungary and possibly Slovakia''. He warned of the possibility several current EU-hopefuls might also violate the bloc's common values and interests. 30/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain', President Michel warns The European Union must get bigger or risk facing a "new Iron Curtain" along its eastern flank, European Council President Charles Michel said Monday as the bloc marks 20 years since its largest ever enlargement. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Cannes 2024: Who joins President Greta Gerwig on the Competition jury? Eva Green, Lily Gladstone, Omar Sy and Hirokazu Kore-eda are amongst this year's Cannes Competition Jury members, joining 'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Euroviews. Will the EU take a step backwards in evidence-based policymaking? Uncertainty and ‘polycrisis’ call for more use of foresight methods, not less. Being guided by the wealth of evidence available is the best way for the EU to set an agenda for a secure, prosperous, and sustainable future, Elizabeth Dirth and Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen write. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Justice for French Touch: The Gallic movement's essential tracks For the release of French electro duo Justice's first album in over seven years, here's a countdown of the essential French Touch songs. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Art Venice Biennale 2024 grapples with geographic and national identities At the heart of several national pavilion exhibitions is the complex and often controversial concept of nationality and belonging. 19/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News 'Foreign influence' law pushes Georgia away from EU dream, says Michel The European Union has doubled down on its criticism of the "foreign influence" law proposed by the Georgian government, which critics say will be exploited to silence independent voices. 19/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Michel hopes apparent Israeli attack on Iran will 'end' escalation The president of the European Council hopes Friday's apparent Israeli retaliation will be the last in the recent escalation with Iran and believes the next "hours and days" will be critical. 19/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Faced with US and China, EU leaders call for competitiveness deal The 27 leaders of the European Union have called for a "new competitiveness deal" to close the economic gap with its global rivals and reverse a worrying trend of industrial decline. 18/04/2024
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Will going digital really simplify applying for a Schengen visa? Digitalisation, although well-intentioned, may well lead to more complexity for the applicant and more of a workload for consular staff, Michel Dejaegher writes. 18/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU Policy. If not Ursula, then who? Seven in the wings for Commission top job The Commission chief post will be put up for grabs after the EU elections. Who might be the other options to Ursula von der Leyen? 18/04/2024