Now playing Next Business France extends 0% interest rate loans for low-income households Mortgages granted to low-income first-time homeowners will increase from €80,000 to €100,000 in 2024. The eligibility criteria for the fiscal measure will also be broadened, in an effort to help more people get on the property ladder. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next Work Does adding robots to your workplace make humans lazier? Scientists have found that humans pay less attention to their work when they think robots have already checked it. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Fresh wave of terror attacks should be expected, says terrorism expert Europe and the world must prepare itself for more terror attacks, according to a Belgian terrorism specialist. 17/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU energy ministers strike deal on electricity market reform EU energy ministers reached a long-awaited agreement on Tuesday on the so-called electricity market reform, aimed at protecting consumers from volatile prices and speeding up the deployment of renewables. 17/10/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Is this Europe’s answer to affordable Chinese electric vehicles? Citroen says its new EV is the “first European affordable electric car”. 17/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news What are Europe’s strangest reality TV shows? From a livestream of birds eating seeds to a competition to see who can make the best porno, here are our picks for Europe's strangest reality TV shows. 17/10/2023
Now playing Next Travel News More French airports evacuated following new bomb threats France was placed on the highest possible level of security alert last Friday after a fatal knife attack at a school. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next France MEPs headed to EU Parliament 'accidentally' end up in Disneyland Several hundred MEPs travelling from Brussels to Strasbourg on Monday for the EU Parliament's plenary session were accidentally rerouted to the train station serving Disneyland. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next Business KKR bids to buy Telecom Italia’s landline grid US global investment firm KKR has made a binding offer to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM’s) main fixed network. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next France France to screen foreigners with radical record for possible expulsion The French administration is to carry out a review to determine which foreigners with a record of radicalism can be expelled from the country. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next Culture news France beats world record for longest slice of Brie. Maybe. Just in time for World Food Day, the French may have broken the world record for the longest slice of Brie... Grate for them. 16/10/2023
Now playing Next France Louvre and Versailles evacuated after emergency alerts As concerns over attacks mount in the country, two of the most iconic French monuments were evacuated on Saturday following alerts. 14/10/2023
Now playing Next World News Rise in anti-Semitic incidents worries Jewish community in Europe As the Hamas-Israel conflict has spilled over into Europe, protection for the Jewish community has been stepped up following a rise in anti-Semitic incidents. 14/10/2023
Now playing Next Markets There’s a wave of French plant-based startups but is it too late? Umiami is the latest French meat alternative startup aiming at the European market, but it’s a competitive field. 14/10/2023
Now playing Next France Marine Le Pen convicted of defamation against French NGO Marine Le Pen was convicted of defamation against a French NGO helping migrants, Cimade, which she had accused of being accomplices to smugglers. She was ordered to pay €500 and sustain court costs. 13/10/2023
Now playing Next Green News Toxic forever chemicals found in almost half of Swiss groundwater Groundwater provides 80 per cent of Switzerland's drinking water. 13/10/2023
Now playing Next Climate Now Climate Now debate: 2023 is set to be the hottest year on record In partnership with Copernicus Watch our expert panellists as they discuss this year’s extraordinary climate data and what action needs to be taken. 13/10/2023