Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccines: UK says 'world is watching' EU on export ban threat A British minister warned the EU against 'counter-productive' measures after the Commission president said a ban was possible if AstraZeneca did not meet supply commitments. 21/03/2021
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Now playing Next the global conversation Will travel be possible this summer with the EU's Digital Green Certificate? "No, I do not think that Europe is losing the battle of vaccines. I think there is a lot of noise around the European vaccination programme". - Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the EU Commission, tells all about the Digital Green Certificate, travel and the EU vaccination process. 18/03/2021
Now playing Next world news Fishermen and wind farms must learn to coexist, says MEP The European Commission wants 30% of electricity production to come from offshore wind turbines, as part of its 2050 carbon neutrality target, but this increase in wind farms is affecting fisheries. 17/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Could an EU 'vaccine passport' amplify existing social inequality? The travel industry see the EU Green Pass as a potential gamechanger, but does it bring up questions of access for people who find themselves on the margins of society? 17/03/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria calls on EU to 'correct' COVID-19 vaccine distribution Leaders of several countries including Austria say that, although the EU had agreed on distribution of the vaccines on a per-capita basis, some countries have received considerably more than others. 16/03/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID vaccine: EU says it has exported 34m doses to over 30 countries The latest vaccine exports figures from the EU Commission come days after London and Brussels lobbed accusations of vaccine nationalism at each other. 11/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels' new digital strategy comes 'way too late', MEP warns Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager laid out the EU's digital aims for the decade in Brussels on Tuesday, telling reporters that she wants the bloc to become "digitally sovereign" by 2030. 10/03/2021
Now playing Next world news EU and US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute The tariffs will be suspended for four months initially as the standoff between the bloc and the US eased. 05/03/2021
Now playing Next Economy Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal. 05/03/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian district hit hard by COVID variant becomes focus of study Brussels has allocated 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to the Austrian district of Schwaz to quickly inoculate the entire population. Scientists will monitor the roll-out an impact on the spread of the South African variant. 05/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Companies to disclose wages to close gender pay gap under new EU plan Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, presented proposals on Thursday on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next the global conversation Helena Dalli gives the latest on what the EU is doing to tackle inequalities Inequalities throughout the European Union have been highlighted by the pandemic and in many situations, they have been worsened by it too. But these inequalities also existed before. We talk to Helena Dalli, the EU Commissioner for Equality, to discuss what is being done to tackle them. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU first as Italy blocks export of 250,000 COVID vaccines to Australia The shipment is estimated to be around 250,000 doses. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU disability inclusion plan isn't moving fast enough, say activists The EU's new 10-year strategy for the inclusion of people with disabilities builds upon previous mechanisms that have improved the lives of many, but it is still a long way off reaching equal rights for everyone, as one resident of Brussels told Euronews. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone's rising debt 'likely to equal its GDP for first time' The 100% debt-to-GDP ratio will be the legacy of the huge borrowing undertaken to cushion the impact of the coronavirus lockdowns. 03/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU vaccine passports might not be ready by the summer. Here’s why Concerns on fundamental rights, discrimination, data privacy, and forgery are poised to become stumbling blocks for the cross-border pass. 03/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany Merkel calls for 'fundamental rethink' at CDP Europe Awards 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for 'fundamental rethink' to protect the environment at the annual CDP Europe Awards 2021. 03/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU member states push forward with new tax transparency rules A majority of EU states agreed last week to press ahead with tax transparency laws for the world's largest multinational companies. 02/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany Brussels probes Germany's €4.35 billion coal plant pay-off plan Germany has planned to phase out coal from its energy mix by 2038. As part of this, it has proposed to give €4.35 billion to plant operators to compensate for lost profits due to the early closures. 02/03/2021