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Now playing Next Europe News 'No justifiable reason' to keep Bulgaria out of Schengen, says Metsola Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, voiced on Wednesday her unconditional support for Bulgaria's bid to join the Schengen Area in anticipation of a high-stakes vote next month. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU calls for ‘surge’ in Gaza aid after four-day truce deal The EU will work with its partners to ensure the four-day truce agreed between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday leads to “a humanitarian surge in Gaza,” the bloc's humanitarian aid chief has said. 22/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Kenyan president urges 'reciprocal' relation between Africa and Europe William Ruto, the president of Kenya, called on Tuesday for a "reciprocal" and "balanced" relation between the African continent and the European Union. 21/11/2023
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Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The future of reusable packaging in Europe hangs in the balance The unprecedented level of lobbying seen in Brussels these days around revamped packaging waste rules is making some politicians strangely hesitant, and the EU risks staying attached to single-use packaging and a throw-away economy, Aline Maigret writes. 23/10/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News 73 MEPs want Commissioner to resign after fiasco over Palestinian aid More than 70 Members of the European Parliament have asked for the resignation of Olivér Várhelyi, the Commissioner who last week misleadingly announced the suspension of "all payments" to the Palestinian authorities. 17/10/2023
Now playing Next France MEPs headed to EU Parliament 'accidentally' end up in Disneyland Several hundred MEPs travelling from Brussels to Strasbourg on Monday for the EU Parliament's plenary session were accidentally rerouted to the train station serving Disneyland. 16/10/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Hoekstra and Šefčovič approved for top EU climate jobs by EP committee The European Parliament's environment committee has approved the bids of Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič to spearhead the Green Deal agenda, with a final vote on their appointments expected on Thursday. 04/10/2023
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