Now playing Next Europe News Von der Leyen ditches contentious pesticide law amid farmer protests Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The truth behind the €64.6-billion budget deal agreed by EU leaders The European Union might soon add an additional €64.5 billion to its common budget. But it comes with fine print. 03/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Von der Leyen opens dialogue to reach ‘consensus’ on future of farming Agri-food actors have been summoned to Brussels by the European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to help forge a new long-term vision for agriculture amid mounting protests from farmers across the continent. 25/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs threaten legal action if Commission unfreezes more funds In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next world news EU pledges to prolong aid to Italy's flood-devastated region EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to allocate extra funds to help the reconstruction of the devastated Emilia-Romagna region. 17/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU will approve Ukraine aid with or without Hungary: von der Leyen The European Union will, if needed, find a way to bypass Viktor Orbán's veto and approve the €50-billion special fund for Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. 16/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Troubling gap between EU promises and actions on human rights - report The European Union "persistently failed" to act on its human rights commitments in 2023, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. 11/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The EU has to seek answers that go beyond short-term energy subsidies Brussels wants to extend regulations that permit EU member states to subsidise energy prices. While the sentiment behind this is to be lauded, the reality is that interventionism will ultimately distort the natural behaviour of the EU market and undermine its very future, Szymon Kardaś writes. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News 'We take rule of law seriously': Tusk seeks access to frozen EU funds Donald Tusk, the newly elected prime minister of Poland, pledged on Friday to treat the rule of law "very seriously" and spend European funds in a "proper manner," an overture designed to turn the page on eight years of confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels. 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Orbán threatens to blow up Ukraine policy as EU leaders meet Leaders of the European Union are gathering today in Brussels for a two-day summit where the future of the bloc's Ukraine policy will be defined. 14/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU warns China it will 'not tolerate' unfair competition at summit European leaders will "not be able to tolerate that our industrial base is undermined by unfair competition," Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday after a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 07/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college to enshrine long-term thinking and act as a guardian and conduit for future generations’ interests, Alberto Alemanno and Elizabeth Dirth write. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Brussels braces for a politically explosive December The European Union's to-do list for the month of December is nothing short of sensational. 01/12/2023
Now playing Next world news Von der Leyen 'unfazed' after being targeted in Hungarian campaign Ursula von der Leyen has become the personal target of a new campaign launched by Viktor Orbán as part of a national consultation that levels serious accusations against the European Union's political agenda. 20/11/2023
Now playing Next Hungary Ukraine 'light years away' from joining EU, says Viktor Orban Viktor Orban said he and his government would “resist” EU talks scheduled for mid-December on whether to formally extend an invitation to Kyiv to join the bloc. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: Brussels says Ukraine's EU talks should start The recommendation came on Wednesday after months of deliberation. 10/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Von der Leyen sets out five principles for Gaza's post-war future Ursula von der Leyen has proposed five "basic principles" to guide the future of the Gaza Strip once the Israel-Hamas war comes to an end. 06/11/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine EU Policy. War in Ukraine: Ursula von der Leyen makes unannounced visit to Kyiv European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday. This is her sixth visit to Ukraine since Russia's invasion. 04/11/2023
Now playing Next Tunisia Euroviews. The EU can help ease migration flows without knocking on Saied's door It is becoming evident that the cash-for-migration-curbs model would neither be easy nor a long-term solution, Ghazi Ben Ahmed writes. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Brussels opens Pandora's box with €100 billion budget top-up request The European Union's common budget is up for a review. But member states have little to no appetite for coughing up the €100 billion requested by the Commission. This is what's at stake. 01/11/2023