Now playing Next Portugal Estoril Conferences 2023: Acting now for a more humane world With Nobel Laureates, politicians, scientists and environmentalists in attendance, the conference addressed some of the most pressing challenges of the day and provided opportunities for younger generations to engage with these issues. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Health news 'There's a big exodus': Portugal's doctors struggle amid mass shortage Portuguese doctors are demanding better pay and working conditions. Like many healthcare workers in Europe, they are concerned about the public sector. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News At least 895,000 people are homeless in Europe, new report says At least 895,000 people in Europe were homeless last year, a new report has found, shedding light on a trend made worse by Russia's war on Ukraine. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News People with lung conditions at greatest risk from climate change Representatives from the European Respiratory Society are calling on the EU to lower regulatory limits for air pollution. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Business Big businesses urge EU to cut emissions by 90% The companies say the bloc needs to set a reduction target of at least 90% compared to 1990 levels to avoid passing “irreversible tipping points”. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News World is 'losing the race' to meet climate goals, COP28 president says It is just three days until the United Nations publishes the first-ever global stocktake which will assess how nations are doing in their efforts to tackle climate change. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom The UK government faces a fresh crisis over crumbling schools British lawmakers headed back to Parliament on Monday after their summer break. But thousands of UK children won’t be returning to their classrooms this week, because their schools are at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom The Scottish islands being put at risk by ferry crisis Locals and businesses question whether they should stay on islands or move because of withdrawn and delayed services caused by an ageing fleet. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Ukraine war forces EU to revise its budget Brussels is bracing for a budgetary battle: the Ukraine Facility represents half of the almost €100 billion that the European Commission is asking for to reinforce the current 2021-2027 budget. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News These banks have poured trillions of euros into fossil fuel expansion Funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation, a new report shows. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next Russia Putin: 'No new grain deal until West meets my demands' Russia refused to extend the deal in July, complaining that an agreement promising to remove obstacles to Russian exports of food and fertiliser hadn’t been honored. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next Economy School meals in Europe: Which countries give free food to students? A quarter of children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU. Some families have difficulties in feeding their kids. Five EU countries provide universal free school meals for at least some ages. Others mostly supply meals for the students whose families get income-related benefits. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next World News Climate change: 'Children's rights in sub-Saharan Africa undermined' At least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were internally displaced by the end of 2022, according to humanitarian organisation Save the Children's latest report. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next Green News Climate crisis: 1.85 million children displaced in sub-Saharan Africa Climate disasters displaced nearly 2 million children in sub-Saharan Africa last year. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next Economy Back to work: the EU's to-do list between now and the 2024 elections After a month-long summer break, the European Union is back to work. 04/09/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom 872 migrants arrived in UK on Saturday - a new daily record for 2023 54 other migrants were rescued in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais by French rescue services and dropped off at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, after reporting an engine failure in their boat. 03/09/2023
Now playing Next World News Bavaria's Aiwaner stays in office despite antisemitism allegations The governor of the German state of Bavaria said on Sunday that he will let his deputy stay in office, despite a furor that started with allegations he was responsible for an antisemitic flyer when he was a highschool student 35 years ago. 03/09/2023