Now playing Next Europe News UNRWA funding must continue to avoid 'collective punishment': Lenarčič The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) must continue to receive "adequate funding" to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, has said. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Microsoft's deal with Mistral AI faces criticism and further scrutiny Some critics in the European Parliament are mad about the deal but there are also questions about what happened and the EU plans to look into it 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Lawmakers ban foreign ad sponsoring three months before EU vote The rules will add to measures already in place for online platforms under the Digital Services Act. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs defy right-wing opposition and approve Nature Restoration Law The European Parliament gave on Tuesday the green-light to the Nature Restoration Law, defying a conservative push to bring down the bill. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The new €700-million plan for the Western Balkans still needs fixing EU money shouldn't simply continue to flow, for its own sake or on the force of its own inertia, without the ability to guarantee that that money is making the positive difference intended and indeed required, MEP David Lega writes. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. MEPs greenlight health budget cuts, with deferral Lawmakers were only able to exercise damage limitation on EU leaders' proposal to sacrifice one-fifth of the bloc’s health funds in support of Ukraine, pushing back attempts to overturn cuts to the next term. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Frankfurt wins bid to host new anti-money laundering authority The German financial centre beat off competition from eight others as the EU puts the final touches to dirty-money reforms. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Amazon lobbyists one step closer to European Parliament ban Final decision on whether to withdraw access badges is expected next week. 22/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News No work with 'Putin's friends' after EU elections, von der Leyen vows Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out working with political parties that are "Putin's friends" if she is re-elected president of the European Commission. 21/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news Euroviews. Citizens across Europe need equal access to contraception Contraception is key to achieving gender equality. Individuals must be able to make informed choices about their bodies and their sexual health, MEP Robert Biedroń writes. 14/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. MEPs approve measures to tackle impersonation scams New EU rules aim for easier access to cash with fairer charges, Poland’s Marek Belka said. 14/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU reaches new deal to salvage law on platform workers The European Parliament and the Council struck on Thursday a new deal on a draft law to improve the conditions of platform workers, after the previous agreement had been derailed in a last-minute revolt. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. MEPs back GMO deregulation while governments divided over patenting The European Parliament has narrowly agreed to ease restrictions for crops developed using new genome editing techniques, but a German federal agency warns there is no scientific basis, and EU countries have yet to agree a position amid a row over whether the new class of GMOs should be patentable. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Zemmour’s far-right party joins ECR group in the European Parliament The Reconquête! party of controversial far-right French politician Éric Zemmour has joined the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU agrees law on violence against women. But rape is not included There is no common definition of the crime of rape in the European Union's first ever law to combat violence against women, agreed between member states and lawmakers on Tuesday. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. ESMA securities regulator to be handed new green rating powers Analysts who seek to classify environmental, social and governance performance will be scrutinised directly by EU watchdogs under a new legal deal. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU corruption scandal: Inspector’s leaked secret remarks threaten case A secretly recorded conversation, to which Euronews has had access, shows a leading police investigator in the so-called Qatargate probe questioning the integrity of both the repentant and the judges. 05/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Lawmakers seek to limit spoofing scams A bid to cut a rising source of payments fraud could leave telco operators on the hook. 02/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders 'alert' after Latvian MEP accused of spying for Russia The European Parliament President has said EU leaders are ‘on the alert’ after a Latvian MEP was accused of spying for Russia. 01/02/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now The EU rests on its single market, its singular crowning achievement. To ensure the EU’s future competitiveness and prosperity, its leaders must act now to truly empower it, Jacques Pelkmans writes. 01/02/2024