Now playing Next Europe News Voter turnout in Latvia slightly up on 2019 data According to opinion polls carried out in February and May by the research centre Norstat together with the public broadcaster LSM, around a third of respondents said they had no interest in the EU elections. 09/06/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Meloni attends the opera after UNESCO says it's a global treasure Italian PM Giorgia Meloni listened to an opera performance in Verona on Friday night as it was recognised by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure. 08/06/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News EU elections: Slovakian poll stays open late; Latvia, Malta closed Slovakia, Latvia and the smallest EU member Malta opened their polls on the third day of elections. In the afternoon the crucial Italian vote got underway, with prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing Brothers of Italy party hoping to cement their position as powerbroker in Brussels. 08/06/2024
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Now playing Next Water Matters Water pollution: How the EU is working to restore our rivers, lakes and seas In partnership with the European Commission Europe's waters have been becoming more polluted over decades, mainly due to mismanagement of agriculture, industry and sewage treatment. In this Crash Course we dig into the alarming statistics and explore what the EU is doing about it. 07/06/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News EU election campaign marred by disruption and violence Europeans are going to the polls in a fraught geopolitical environment. 07/06/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Latitude Festival 2024: Musicians dropping out over Barclays links Several musicians are dropping out of the upcoming UK music festival Latitude, over its sponsorship with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel. These announcements come shortly after the major boycott of The Great Escape in Brighton last month, also due to its ties with Barclays. 07/06/2024
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