Now playing Next the global conversation Margrethe Vestager explains the EU's position in the global battle for data Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for all things digital, gives us her insight into global data, data sharing, big tech, the Data Governance Act and the reality of policy and implementation. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News France aims to spend €30 billion on decarbonising its economy The country wants to invest billions of euros into decarbonising its economy, speeding up its target of becoming Europe's first major country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. 07/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Italy set to spend €260bn to rescue battered economy after pandemic Rome will receive €191.5bn in European funds as part of its plan, making it the largest recipient of EU money from the bloc's so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News IP rights just one part of vaccine production, says EU's trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's trade chief, told Euronews that other measures, besides patent waivers, need to be considered to ramp up global production of COVID-19 vaccines. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next Economy Brussels wants to cut down EU's dependence on key imports The European Commission has identified 137 products in strategic sectors, like healthcare and high tech, where the EU is highly dependent on imports. 05/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels moves to control foreign takeovers of EU companies The European Commission has proposed a new law to investigate the activity of companies that receive subsides from non-EU governments. 05/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next World Brussels plans fresh drive to start Albania's EU membership talks EU countries vetoed the latest attempt to begin negotiations. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists "There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy." 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU Commission recommends entry of fully vaccinated non-EU travellers Brussels considers that the latest scientific advice indicates that vaccination "considerably helps to break the transmission chain". 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Nature This VR experience imagines a future without vital pollinators The European Commission reached out to gamification, storytelling and immersive technologies to save the bees. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Apple overcharges rival streaming services, claims Brussels Brussels considers that Apple breaches EU competition law because it charges high commission fees on rivals on the App store. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU's 'mandatory' lobbying register 'doesn't go far enough' MEPs have voted to reinforce a list used to register meetings between lobbyists and EU officials that will apply, for the first time, to all three institutions, but critics say it doesn't go far enough. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU plans to boost power of border agency Frontex raise eyebrows The move from the European Commission raised concerns due to the ongoing investigations surrounding the border control agency. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU's legal action against AstraZeneca: Why now? How will it play out? After months of accusations and criticism, Brussels has today revealed it's taking AstraZeneca to court. 26/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU to vaccinate 70% of adult population by July, says Von der Leyen The European Commission president has announced that 70% of the adult population in the EU will receive at least one vaccine dose by July. 23/04/2021
Now playing Next Economy Portugal becomes first EU country to submit its pandemic recovery plan Prime Minister António Costa announced the plan's submission via Twitter on Thursday morning. 22/04/2021
Now playing Next Belgium Euroviews. EU's new AI law risks enabling Orwellian surveillance states | View "The list of exceptions to the already narrow prohibition leaves ample room for the use of biometric technologies to watch and monitor us," writes Sarah Chander at European Digital Rights. 22/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News 'Higher risk, stricter rules': EU's new artificial intelligence rules Systems considered high risk, such as facial recognition, will be subject to extra scrutiny, says the European Commission. 21/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU countries should lower price of PCR tests, says commissioner The European Commission expects to start negotiations on the green pass at the beginning of May and launch a pilot project in early June, justice commissioner Reynders explained. 21/04/2021