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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
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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
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Now playing Next Europe News Hungary lists two demands in exchange for lifting veto on Ukraine aid After derailing December's summit, Hungary has made fresh demands to Brussels in exchange for a lift on its veto on the European Union's proposed €50-billion fund for Ukraine. 10/01/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News EU regulators to review Microsoft's $13 billion bet on OpenAI The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it would check whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI falls under the bloc's merger laws. 09/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The proposed EU fiscal rules fall short of the changes we need The extraordinary nature of the pandemic led to unprecedented acts; today, similarly, the impending threat of the climate crisis on our planet, and its consequences on the very foundations of our society, require responses that rise to the occasion, Eleonora Volpe writes. 29/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Delors advocated for peace in Europe, and others should too While Delors’ little-known Yugoslavia episode was overshadowed by the atrocities of the 1990s conflict, he left us a lasting lesson on how European unity could — or should try to — prevent violence and brutality, Aleksandar Brezar writes. 28/12/2023
Now playing Next state of the union No EU country will be 'left alone' to cope with migration: Johansson The reform of the European Union's migration policy means that no country will be "left alone" to cope with irregular arrivals, says Ylva Johansson. 22/12/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Yanukovych sanctions unaffected by court judgment, EU says Restrictions remain in place on the former Ukrainian president who’s accused of supporting Putin, despite a legal ruling yesterday in his favour 21/12/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Pornhub among porn sites to be policed by strict EU digital rules Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union's strictest digital regulations after they were designated "very large online platforms" (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday. 20/12/2023