Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Gaming and eSports could be the best solution to military recruitment shortages in Europe ǀ View Action video games specifically can promote a wide range of cognitive skills that are useful in a military setting, such as more accurate attention allocation, higher spatial resolution in visual processing and enhanced mental rotation abilities. 15/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Lessons learnt by Britain in 1931 could save the Eurozone from post-coronavirus catastrophe ǀ View The experience of Britain in the 1920s and early 1930s provide valuable lessons for the European Union in forging a meaningful economic response to this virus crisis. 15/04/2020
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second. 15/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Rising populism stokes discontent but offers few solutions to global threats like COVID-19 ǀ View Global problems, like the current COVID-19 crisis and the climate emergency, do not respect borders. Solutions to these issues are most likely to come when people coordinate their efforts across sectors, cultures and national boundaries, and not succumb to the short-sightedness views of populism. 14/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The COVID-19 pandemic has become a painful reminder of how poor mental health provision is ǀ View For people with mental health problems, the challenges of COVID-19 are compounded by the disruption of services, barriers in accessing mental health care and a higher risk of falling victim to violence and discrimination. 14/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate against refugees with disabilities. Neither should our response ǀ View Security Council members vowed to do their best to make sure that the needs of people with disabilities were part in the humanitarian response in Syria and beyond. Now that the world is trying to defeat COVID-19, here’s your chance to make good on that promise. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU could face a worse pandemic than COVID-19 if it waters down its Green Deal ǀ View The already devastating economic impact of the coronavirus has led to a slump in carbon emissions. But governments are waiting with to kick-start their economies. Once the virus subsides, a race to repair the global economy will begin. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next China Euroviews. The West’s double standards are on full display as it racialises the coronavirus pandemic ǀ View As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe - inducing significant fears and uncertainties - there have been particularly devastating ramifications for Chinese nationals and those of East Asian descent who have been hit with a wave of racial discrimination and abuse. 09/04/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: Should Iran make a direct plea for sanctions relief? ǀ View Against the backdrop of overwhelming international calls for the easing of sanctions that have obstructed Iran’s humanitarian trade, some US officials have claimed that Iran never asked for sanctions relief. By this, they probably mean a direct plea to the US government to obtain the relief. 09/04/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. It is wrong of the Iranian regime to use coronavirus to relax existing sanctions ǀ View There is a growing push for relief from sanctions on Iran. But the advocates for sanctions relief are as misguided now as they were when the Iranian regime was facing a different set of crises. 08/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible. 08/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. World Health Day: COVID-19 teaches us about the need for unity ǀ View COVID19 has made it clear that the world must act as one to beat the pandemic, writes a global anti-discrimination campaigner. 07/04/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Euroviews. Turkey's approach to COVID-19 deserves more attention and less fake news ǀ View A controversy recently broke out on social media over the New York Times, CNN and the BBC featuring photos of Turkey in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outlets published photographs of well-known Turkish landmarks in a manner that seemed to portray Turkey as a hotspot of the outbreak. 07/04/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. The EU needs to stop funding Viktor Orbán’s emergency rule ǀ View If experiences of a decade of dialogue on the rule of law are any indication, Orbán is unlikely to be halted by diplomatic reminders about good practice during a pandemic. 07/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Maria Joao Rodrigues and Paul Magnette: Only a Roosevelt-style New Deal can rescue the EU ǀ View Only a very bold and ambitious plan, combining urgent measures and a long-term vision as did President Roosevelt’s New Deal in the US in the aftermath of the 1929 “Great Crash,” can rescue the European project. 06/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Coronavirus is a real test for Europe. Don't bury the EU yet. ǀ View The COVID-19 pandemic, as with each crisis affecting Europe, comes with its array of articles, podcasts and op-eds concerned with the same question: will it finally break the EU? 06/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected. 03/04/2020
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Euroviews. Is COVID-19 an opportunity for more equitable health systems in the Middle East? ǀ View "I read with some dismay last week, the self-congratulatory triumphalism of a Saudi commentator extolling his country’s pandemic response while gloating at the misfortune and failures of some of its neighbours and regional rivals." 03/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Schengen isn’t dead – yet. The real test will be dismantling border controls again ǀ View The actual resilience of Schengen will only become apparent later, once border checks need to be lifted again. Past experience has shown, time and again, that lifting controls can be hard, certainly harder than re-introducing them. 03/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Government responses to COVID-19 are making the fight against money laundering harder ǀ View Money laundering will not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to worry about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us whose job it is to worry about money laundering generally, however, that job has just got harder. 02/04/2020