Now playing Next Markets Markets look ahead: EU CPI, BoE, BoJ, and Fed rate decisions in focus This week is packed with critical economic data and events, shaping global market sentiment. Three major central banks are scheduled to hold policy meetings and make decisions on their interest rates. 16/09/2024
Now playing Next Food and Drink UK to ban junk food ads for children It’s big naps for Big Macs as the only way to see fast food advertising on British television is about to be after the watershed, as part of the UK government’s drive to improve public health. 15/09/2024
Now playing Next Ukraine Poland calls for end to EU benefits for Ukrainian men of fighting age Poland's foreign minister wants social security benefits for Ukrainian male refugees in the EU to stop, saying it encourages draft dodgers in Ukraine. 15/09/2024
Now playing Next Space Billionaire spacewalker returns to Earth in SpaceX capsule Jared Isaacman returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone else since NASA’s moonwalkers. 15/09/2024
Now playing Next Czech Republic NATO official: Ukraine has legal right to strike deep into Russia Admiral Rob Bauer, who serves as the principal advisor to NATO's secretary general, also said that nations supplying weapons to Kyiv have the right to limit their use. 15/09/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Neuralink's first patient on what it's like to live with a brain chip Noland Arbaugh spoke to Euronews Next about what he has been doing since the brain implant and his hopes for the future. 14/09/2024
Now playing Next Tunisia Pre-election crackdown in Tunisia as Islamists arrested en masse Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party were arrested this week ahead of the campaign season for the presidential election. 14/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Bulgaria seizes record 125 kg of gold valued at over €5 million Bulgaria, being a key transit point for drugs traveling from the Middle East to Western Europe, has ramped up its efforts in recent years to combat drug trafficking and smuggling. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next State Of The Union State of the Union: Germany's border politics and US election campaign This week, State of the Union focuses on the latest round of immigration politics in Germany and voting patterns in the US and elsewhere. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Travel News Which are the best and worst metro networks in Europe? This study reveals the best and worst European metro systems: Is your city on the list? 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded What was the Yugoslav secret police tied to Slovenia Commission pick? What would Marta Kos' Yugoslav secret service past imply, and what kind of a role did the socialist republic's spy agency play in Europe's past? 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Green News Von der Leyen moots market-based system to avert ecosystem collapse The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Business Beijing bans PwC's China unit for concealing fraud in Evergrande audit The punishment is the heaviest yet for an international accounting firm operating in China. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Green News Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry continues to insist it is part of the solution to climate change. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Economy Russia's central bank hikes interest rates in a bid to fight inflation Russia's central bank raised its interest rate by a full percentage point on Friday as government military spending in its invasion of Ukraine strains the economy. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Economy China raises its retirement age to address declining worksforce Minimum retirement ages in China are much lower than in other major economies, although pressure on pension funds is forcing policy change. 13/09/2024
Now playing Next Economy Will the ECB cut interest rates again in October? Analysts weigh in Analysts are divided on whether the ECB will cut rates again in October, with some expecting a pause until December. Key factors include wage pressures, inflation data, and oil prices. Most agree on gradual easing, with more cuts likely into 2025. 13/09/2024