Real Economy
The European initiative guaranteeing a way out of poverty for all children
In partnership with The European Commission
Parents Heba and Adel and Koulla and Mario have things in common: Both couples live in Cyprus and both are struggling to provide for their children. But they have been helped by an EU-Cypriot co-funded project and more families like them could soon receive help from the European Child Guarantee.
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The European initiative helping tourists to discover nature in a sustainable way
In partnership with the European Commission
On the Spanish-Portuguese border, a sustainable tourism project is encouraging visitors to discover the natural and cultural heritage of this area with electric vehicles over a distance of more than 1000 kilometres.
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EU Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius, breaks down the EU's fight against pollution
"We have premature deaths caused by pollution, we have diseases linked to pollution, we have ecosystem destruction linked to pollution" - Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean and Fisheries, explains how the EU plans to clean up Europe.
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Digital technology has kept us connected during the pandemic - how can it help Europe's recovery?
In partnership with The European Commission
Can the EU’s multi-billion pandemic recovery fund help Europe go fully digital? A century-old Danish manufacturer has made the switch to a fully digital production line and is already reaping the benefits. With the help of EU funds, many other SMEs are expected to follow suit.
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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.
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The President of North Macedonia calls for more EU presence in the Balkans
"We are the best-prepared candidate in the history of the organisation" - The President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, tells Euronews of his country's difficulties in the EU accession process, the Balkans' 'non-paper' and how the country is managing with vaccine supplies.
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Unearthing the little-known ancient theatres of Greece's Epirus region
In partnership with the European Commission
Greece's Epirus region hosts 5 of the country's most important ancient theatres. Some famous, but others little-known. Could this EU project unearth these architectural treasures and put them centre stage once again?
Real Economy
The Gig Economy: flexible freedom or wage slavery?
In partnership with The European Commission
As Spain passes a law classing food delivery riders as employees with full social benefits - we ask should there be EU-wide legislation? And we meet the Barcelona riders - who aren’t all happy.
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EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions
In partnership with The European Commission
"Europe will never be a safe and prosperous place until the neighbourhood is also safe and prosperous" - EU Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, on the importance of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance.
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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.
Real Economy
The race to stop Europe’s young and jobless from becoming a ‘lost generation’
In partnership with The European Commission
The pandemic has caused unemployment to rise throughout Europe. The under 29's have been particularly affected and are now having to compete with the newly unemployed with more experience. We take a look at what the EU is doing to improve employment for young people.
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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.
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This is Europe’s first cross-border mobile hospital
In partnership with the European Commission
The French and Spanish Pyrenees regions get help with medical emergencies from the European project EGALURG. Its self-reliant mobile hospital also brings COVID-19 vaccine relief to rural communities.
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Will publishing salaries help gender equality in Europe's workplaces?
In partnership with The European Commission
There's still a pay gap between men and women in Europe. So what's being done to create better parity? Real Economy takes a look at how The European Pillar of Social Rights and its pay transparency directive are influencing EU social policies on gender.
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Protecting the sea gives glimmer of hope to fish stocks in the Adriatic
In partnership with the European Commission
Fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea have dropped to alarming levels due to decades of overfishing. Coastal states fear an impending collapse of fisheries. But in a protected part of the Adriatic Sea between Croatia and Italy, fish populations are recovering. Is this the solution?
Real Economy
EU's multi-billion pandemic recovery fund gets go-ahead from European Parliament
In partnership with The European Commission
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.