Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Geothermal potential in northern, western Europe flagged as lawmakers Northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are key potential locations for boosting the supply of geothermal energy, an expert told Euronews, as EU lawmakers backed a strategy to boost the bloc’s development of the renewable source. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Climate goals in jeopardy without increased efforts from governments The independent European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has warned the EU that its greenhouse gas reduction targets could slip out of reach without immediate implementation of existing policy, and moves to end fossil fuel subsidies and tackle emissions related to farming and land use. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Business EU Policy. Lawmakers look to new anti-money laundering law to repair EU’s poor reputation Rules agreed overnight will ban large cash transactions and apply to major football clubs 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Dutch watchdog seeks Big Tech input for platform guidelines The Dutch competition authority today issued guidelines to help online platforms in their compliance with the EU’s platform regulation and asks companies for their input. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare EU Policy. ‘Guardrails’ needed for AI in healthcare, says Commissioner Speaking at Davos, EU health boss Stella Kyriakides warned of the need to draw up safeguards on AI-driven tools used in the health sector including keeping human oversight over processes. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Leak suggests reliance on carbon storage to meet CO2 emissions targets The leak of an 'industrial carbon management plan' suggests the European Commission has concluded political and financial support for carbon capture and storage technology is essential if the EU is to meet its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. 17/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote Twitchy bond markets and upcoming elections mean the clock is ticking for controversial new EU deficit laws. 17/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Talent deficit undermining green building renovation, say officials Construction workers are essential for the success of the EU building stock renovation. 16/01/2024
Now playing Next Business EU Policy. Lawmakers close in on deal to tackle football’s dirty money A new EU law set to be agreed Wednesday may mean extra checks for major football clubs, and curbs on cash usage 15/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Poland pledges support for radical new EU greenhouse gas target The return to power of Polish prime minister Donald Tusk could see one of Europe's least enthusiastic supporters of climate action in recent years throw its weight behind a radical new 2040 emissions reduction target, but erstwhile ally Hungary signalled scepticism at an informal ministerial summit. 15/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. MEPs wave through raft of Green Deal legislation as elections loom The European Parliament's environment committee has approved provisional deals with governments on half a dozen key pieces of environmental law, as lawmakers hurry to complete as much Green Deal legislation as possible before EU elections. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Spanish plastic pellet spill galvanises EU efforts to limit microplastic pollution A proposal to expand the scope of microplastic pollution rules to companies transporting pellets was welcomed by several EU lawmakers, but the European Commission raises concerns over competitiveness. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare EU Policy. MEPs call on Commission to foot medicines agency’s Brexit shortfall A forced relocation and the collapse of hotdesking company WeWork could leave the formerly London-based regulator with a €30 million budget hole for 2024. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next Business EU Policy. Google’s €2.4 bn shopping bill should stand, top legal opinion says Record-breaking antitrust fines were justified as the search engine promoted its own services, Advocate General Juilane Kokott said 11/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Brewers froth over winemakers’ exemption from anti-waste rules As the EU debates rules to limit packaging waste, beer producers argue they are being unfairly discriminated against with exemptions for winemakers from reuse targets and deposit-return schemes, but one of Europe’s wine industry association chiefs says brewers should “mind their own business”. 11/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. European asset managers greener than Americans, study finds The green-finance gulf between EU investors and US rivals such as BlackRock is widening, a campaign group says 11/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Deadlock as member states disagree over withdrawal from Energy Charter Decision on whether to part from treaty remains in limbo, with some EU countries wanting to stay and others having already departed. 10/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. EU urged to adopt absolute, not 'net', target for emissions cuts Scientists, civil society groups and businesses have warned EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra that combining greenhouse gas emissions cuts and removals using nature-based and industrial processes in a single target could hamper climate action. 09/01/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Belgium urged to advance extension of water pollutant watch list Belgium plans to move forward a proposal to increase the number of water pollutants subject to strict concentration limits, to include PFAS 'forever chemicals' and dozens of others, the EU Council presidency holder has said amid calls from civil society and industry. 09/01/2024
Now playing Next Health news EU Policy. MEPs healthy drinking resolution irks WHO World Health Organisation (WHO) claims scientifically proven link between alcohol and cancer downplayed by MEPs in recent resolution, and is not prepared to let the matter go. 08/01/2024