Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Hungary’s new anti-transgender law is threatening to set hard-won LGBT rights back decades ǀ View Despite there being laws in Hungary that protect LGBT people from discrimination, the recent bill to end legal recognition of transgender people passed by parliament would undermine such laws and leave transgender people open to prejudice. 01/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. COVID-19 lockdowns have shown all workers need a new right to disconnect from work at home ǀ View Before the outbreak, just one in 10 people worked from home every day. But new research has found that almost 40% of EU citizens started working from home during confinement. 01/06/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Csaba Molnár: Orbán demanding an apology over the return of emergency powers is a cruel joke ǀ View For us, who trust institutions rather than “good emperors,” Orbán’s Enabling Act remains unconstitutional, even if it was ultimately revoked. And so, instead of applauding his greatness, we remember the words of the Trojans: “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!” 29/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. COVID-19 is teaching investors a thing or two about how important an opportunity “edtech” is ǀ View Across Europe, there are over 20 million students in tertiary education. Every single student has suffered due to the lack of digital infrastructure in place to allow remote learning, negatively impacting their learning opportunities which could impact future generations. 29/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. COVID-19 is sparking change in how high-risk patients are cared for with remote treatments ǀ View The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to a change our usual care practices and to rely on remote patient monitoring. Even when the COVID-19 crisis is over, this change is likely to bed itself in routine clinical practice. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Don’t be fooled by its sudden compliance. Hungary is helping to unravel the EU’s legal order ǀ View The Hungarian government’s decision to comply with the Luxembourg court’s judgement makes perfect sense in the illiberal calculus of strategically resetting the terms of EU membership. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Zoltán Kovács: Hungary’s criticised Coronavirus Protection Act has saved thousands of lives ǀ View The virus is still with us, of course, and the fight goes on. But as we look back over the last several difficult weeks, we recall how critics claimed that this law hailed the end of democracy in our country. In fact, more Hungarians are alive today because of it. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Restricting foreign workers during a crisis hampers recovery. Just look at our past mistakes ǀ View Policies which encourage the departure of foreign workers are ineffective, and policymakers should instead look to macroeconomics to stimulate recovery. 25/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Requiring face masks to fight COVID-19 while upholding niqab bans shows irony lost on leaders ǀ View The current recommendations on wearing face masks also lay bare the absurdity of the arguments that some European governments have used to prohibit the wearing of face coverings in the public space. 25/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU COVID-19 response must foster sustainability to support fishing incomes and ecosystems ǀ View While the EU’s Covid-19 response measures may offer one year’s support to the fishing sector, fostering a sustainable marine environment will support livelihoods and ecosystems for years to come. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. We shouldn’t accept intrusive surveillance for the sake of our health without safeguards ǀ View Whether prompted by a health or security crisis, the adoption of exceptional state powers makes me worry that we are entering a new era in which our liberties are being whittled away under the guise of fighting another invisible enemy. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Malaria devastates lives and economies like COVID-19. We should fight it in the same way ǀ View A small investment in malaria prevention and treatment could reap huge rewards. The prevalence of the disease actively holds back many countries - particularly in west Africa - whose young populations could and should be driving dynamic economies. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. COVID-19 has created a political vacuum. Who will fill it? ǀ View Europe's people are already discovering new ways to be in contact in a contactless world and reinventing the idea of solidarity - even when they cannot physically stand together. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next Germany Euroviews. The German Constitutional Court struck a blow to EU integration. This is how we can save it ǀ View In a single decision, the German Constitutional Court struck two blows at the heart of European integration: its common currency and the primacy of EU law. The next weeks will tell us whether it will lead to disintegration or further integration. 20/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Online youth art projects are promoting creativity and community during COVID-19 ǀ View On Thursday 21 May, the Art World Records project that Seb Blanc, Rob and I have launched is aiming to break the world record for largest online art lesson. 20/05/2020
Now playing Next Ukraine Euroviews. In the fight against Russian influence in Ukraine, language matters. It’s Kyiv, not Kiev ǀ View Finding justice for Ukrainians, including my own family, starts with resisting Russia’s propaganda and promoting the Ukrainian language. It starts with spelling Ukraine’s capital as Kyiv. 19/05/2020
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Euroviews. Saudi Arabia is deliberately denying prisoners medical aid. How long will Europe stay silent? ǀ View I am asking the UK and other European Governments to show that they are guided by strong moral principles and ask Saudi Arabia to release my mother, brothers, and all political prisoners that they are currently holding. 19/05/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Chronic pain sufferers are being left behind by health services during the coronavirus crisis ǀ View We are starting to hear more about the far-reaching consequences the COVID-19 response could have on people’s mental and physical health; especially among those with long-term health conditions. 18/05/2020
Now playing Next Romania Euroviews. The EU cannot afford to keep Romania in quarantine when it reopens the Schengen zone ǀ View Any postponement of Romania's full entry into the Schengen Area is no longer technical, but a political decision about what Europe means and what Europe is. 18/05/2020