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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 Economy Europe’s economy slid back into recession as US roared ahead The European economy officially entered a double-dip recession in the first quarter of the year, as the continent paid the price for slow vaccine rollouts and extended lockdowns. 30/04/2021
Now playing Next Economy North Macedonia warns EU not to disengage from Western Balkans Stevo Pendarovski said that if Europe leaves a void in the region, Russia and China will fill it. 28/04/2021
Now playing Next Real Economy A safe bet? Why the EU funds its recovery plan on the bond markets As the EU finances its pandemic recovery with multi-billion bond sales, Real Economy asks what this means for Europe's jobs and businesses 21/04/2021
Now playing Next Green News UK consumers will soon have a 'right to repair' on goods they buy Fixing and updating electronics is cheaper and more energy efficient than buying new ones. 10/03/2021
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 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 Economy Economic forecast: Some EU countries will recover in 2021, others must wait until 2022 Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni warned that uncertainty remains high but that the vaccine roll-out and the EU's recovery fund could help accelerate growth in 2021. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next Economy Bankruptcies in the EU rose by a quarter, latest figures show In the three months to September, the number of firms going bust compared to the April-June quarter was 25.7% higher. 10/02/2021
Now playing Next Real Economy EU's multi-billion pandemic recovery fund gets go-ahead from European Parliament The European Parliament has voted to approve the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility, to get the economy back on its feet whilst paving the way to a green transition. We take a look at a green hydrogen plant in France hoping to take advantage of its funds. 10/02/2021
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone economy shrank less than feared in 2020 — Eurostat estimate The EU's statistics agency says early analysis suggests eurozone GDP fell by 0.7% in the last quarter and 6.8% across 2020. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next Real Economy Can the Green Deal help the EU economy through the pandemic? In this edition of Real Economy, we take a look at the European Green Deal and the role of the European Social Fund (ESF) in creating new green jobs and supporting training in green skills. 27/01/2021
Now playing Next Real Economy The EU scheme making 'SURE' unemployment stays low Government short-time work and furlough schemes across Europe have helped keep people in work and kept unemployment low during the pandemic. Now the EU has created the SURE initiative to provide financial support for these schemes in 18 EU countries. 13/01/2021
Now playing Next Economy European Parliament overwhelmingly passes €1.8 trillion EU budget The budget had been in jeopardy after both Poland and Hungary threatened to veto it over attempts to tie the release of EU funds to adherence to core EU values. 16/12/2020
Now playing Next Business Planet Europe’s Circular Economy Action Plan Business Planet takes a look at Europe's plans for a Circular Economy and examines what this transition might mean for both businesses and consumers. 24/11/2020
Now playing Next Economy Coronavirus downturn helps accelerate move to green economy, says ECB "The fact we have this downturn does create some room for accelerating what needed to happen anyway: the green deal and digitisation," said the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane. 21/10/2020
Now playing Next Economy Europe's recovery uncertain amid COVID-19 second wave, says ECB chief "The second wave of the epidemic in Europe, particularly in France, and the new restrictive measures that accompany it add to [the] uncertainty," said Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank. 19/10/2020
Now playing Next Business Planet Explainer: Europe's tourism rescue plan Business Planet looks at what the EU is doing to support Europe's struggling tourism industry from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 15/10/2020
Now playing Next Real Economy EU helps restart the economy after Covid-19 economic fallout For this episode of Real Economy, Euronews finds out about the EU's €1.82 trillion joint recovery package - and how it is helping the economic fallout as a result of Covid-19.. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Economy Younger people across Europe could be working into their 70s As the Danish government unveils plans to lower the retirement age, most European countries look set to increase it. 19/08/2020
