Now playing Next Culture news Scottish government to increase culture budget by €18 million in 2024 Scotland's government will increase culture funding by £15.8 million (€18.2 million) next year as part of a five-year plan. Industry leaders say it falls short. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Tunisia Euroviews. Tunisia must break free from reliance on short-term economic fixes Tunis' political decision to mobilise resources for escalating expenditures without addressing the need to curb spending, downsize the government, and reduce the state's economic footprint is a looming disaster, Sadok Rouai writes. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Cyprus Israeli foreign minister wants to fast-track aid to Gaza via Cyprus Israel wants to fast-track the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through a maritime corridor from Cyprus, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Franco-German compromise prompts EU deal to reform fiscal rules Economic and finance ministers of the European Union sealed on Wednesday a deal to reform the bloc's fiscal rules, a breakthrough made only possible after Germany and France found a middle ground. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news German cultural institutions turn on pro-Palestinian voices Since the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, which sparked the current Gaza offensive by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), pro-Palestine voices in Germany’s culture sector have been silenced. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The EU has to seek answers that go beyond short-term energy subsidies Brussels wants to extend regulations that permit EU member states to subsidise energy prices. While the sentiment behind this is to be lauded, the reality is that interventionism will ultimately distort the natural behaviour of the EU market and undermine its very future, Szymon Kardaś writes. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Drug-related deaths in England and Wales surge to 30-year high Shocking UK-wide surge in fatalities involving drugs marks the 11th consecutive annual increase. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy UK Christmas miracle: Inflation dips to two-year low in November The latest inflation data signals an easing in the cost of living crisis in the UK. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Climate Damage to Gaza’s environment ‘exceeds all predictions’, experts say Those living in Gaza are experiencing acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, lice and scabies. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Nutrition Europe's obesity crisis: Which countries are the most impacted? The data shows one in six Europeans with obese and over 50% of adults overweight. The rates vary from country to country but where is the problem the worst? 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News 'Historic day': EU strikes major deal to reform migration policy Member states and the European Parliament struck on Wednesday a major deal to reform the bloc's migration policy, capping off a three-year-long ambitious effort that at times seemed doomed to fail. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy Cost of living crisis means putting this Christmas ritual on hold This year, Secret Santa might just be the real Grinch for European consumers feeling the cost of living pinch. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next Climate Meet the young people who face a future as climate migrants What does climate mobility mean? Young Africans and Pacific Islanders share their thoughts from the frontlines at COP28. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU extends price cap on gas until January 2025 Energy ministers of the European Union decided on Tuesday to extend the cap on gas prices until January 2025. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Ocean Could changing our perception of sharks help save Europe's oceans? In partnership with The European Commission Sharks in Europe's seas are silently struggling to survive. We meet the researchers and volunteers working to change perspectives and protect marine life. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Poland Migrants trying to cross Belarus-Poland border risk life this winter Médecins Sans Frontières, which has been treating migrants crossing into Poland since late 2022, said that many suffer hypothermia, dehydration, exhaustion and physical violence while making the perilous journey. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next World News Egypt's president Abdel Fattah El-Sissi wins third term in office His victory was widely deemed a foregone conclusion and he secured 89.6 per cent of the vote, the National Election Authority claimed. 18/12/2023