Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Parliament reinforces support for GMO deregulation Backers of a new generation of genetically modified crops have urged governments to support the new technology after the EUropean Parliament restated its support. 24/04/2024
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Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. How green are parties' manifestos vying in the European election? Some political forces present concrete pledges while others offer general commitments to preserve the environment, keep up with the energy transition and tackle chemical and plastic pollution. 20/04/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders weigh Lebanon partnership in response to Middle East crisis EU leaders have supported deeper engagement with Lebanon to help safeguard it from the repercussions of the crisis gripping the Middle East, Charles Michel has said. 18/04/2024
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Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure supplies If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the EU to consider where it sources the raw materials, from copper to rare earth metals, needed for the energy transition. 17/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. MEPs query fast-tracking farmer-friendly CAP reform Some political groups appear unwilling to cede Parliament’s lawmaking prerogatives to fast-track eleventh-hour approval of major deregulation of the EU’s agricultural subsidies and soothe protesting farmers. 16/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU Policy. Von der Leyen staffing turbulence plays into EU elections A human resource crisis at the Commission comes ahead of a sensitive changing of the guard in Brussels. 16/04/2024
