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Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Csaba Molnár: Orbán demanding an apology over the return of emergency powers is a cruel joke ǀ View For us, who trust institutions rather than “good emperors,” Orbán’s Enabling Act remains unconstitutional, even if it was ultimately revoked. And so, instead of applauding his greatness, we remember the words of the Trojans: “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!” 29/05/2020
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Now playing Next Sport English Premier League will resume on June 17 after 100-day absence Matches have been suspended since March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary bid to end emergency powers 'an optical illusion' The state of emergency gave the government the power to rule by decree and was heavily criticised because it had no clear end date. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Don’t be fooled by its sudden compliance. Hungary is helping to unravel the EU’s legal order ǀ View The Hungarian government’s decision to comply with the Luxembourg court’s judgement makes perfect sense in the illiberal calculus of strategically resetting the terms of EU membership. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Economy The US sees the eurozone as the economy most likely to fold. It should look closer to home ǀ View America is far from the perfectly functioning currency area so beloved by its European devotees. Rather, the US model of limited government at state level has exposed the fragile nature of the American dream. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU recovery fund's debt-pooling is massive shift for bloc Politicians and experts are now pouring over the details of the EU's trillion-euro recovery package. While it was welcomed by France, Germany, Spain and Italy, other countries in the north of Europe still need some convincing. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next World News COVID-19 having 'disproportionate' impact on young workers, warns ILO More than one in six young people have been forced to stop working since the pandemic began, the UN's International Labour Organisation has highlighted, warning it "make it much more difficult to rebuild a better, post-COVID economy". 28/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Could UK's migration stance leave nation short of essential workers? "We’re not bringing them in because they are cheaper, we’re bringing them in because there aren’t people in this country that want to do this work," says care manager. 28/05/2020
Now playing Next Economy EU's financial 'firepower' is 1.85 trillion with 750bn for COVID fund Of the 750 billion euro recovery fund, the 500 billion euros would be given to EU countries as grants, the remaining 250 billion euros would be available as loans." 27/05/2020
Now playing Next World News Analysis: Does COVID-19 offer an opportunity for a green recovery? But the task facing governments, however, is still a mammoth one. How to remove subsidies for carbon-based fuel without harming the recovery? 27/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom What is Barnard Castle and why is everyone talking about it? During the sixteenth century the phrase “That’s Barney Castle!” became idiomatic of a cowardly excuse after Sir George Bowes, who was steward of the Fortress, shut himself up inside it. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next France French football facing 'unprecedented' crisis, Lyon chief warns The President of Olympique Lyonnais has written to the government to ask that championships — brought to an end last month — be allowed to resume. 26/05/2020