Romania's nominee for European Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu spoke hours after her nomination to Euronews, claiming there is a link between gender imbalance and the rise of far right parties.
ADVERTISEMENTRomania’s new pick for the European Commission has told Euronews that the growth of far-right nationalism is leading to a reversal in gender equality and that she has her eyes on an influential position in Ursula von der Leyen’s new cabinet, our feature story on Radio Schuman today.
The Romanian government this week withdrew its previous nomination of Victor Negrescu designating newly elected MEP Roxana Mînzatu.
Euronews journalist Shona Murray spoke to 44-year-old Minzatu, a former secretary of state for European funds, and later, for public procurement, hours after her nomination.
We also take a quick look at the gruesome report from Human Rights Watch on the forced returns of Syrian refugees by the Cypriot and Lebanese authorities. The NGO claims that the financial help from the EU to Lebanon on border management has never been conditional on the respect of human rights.
How much does it cost to go back to school? Today Radio Schuman talks about the average spending of the top five European economies on school supplies — spoiler alert: those spending the most are not the richest.
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