Now playing Next Health news Exclusive: Commission eyes Biotech Act to boost bloc’s life science sector The EU executive is to announce new measures, including establishing a Biotech Hub, paving the way for a legislative initiative designed to ease biomanufacturing approvals across the bloc, according to a leaked document seen by Euronews. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News South Korea, Europe to strengthen cooperation on 6G, chips research This month's meeting is the second held under the Digital Partnership launched in 2022. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news Deal on landmark health data space clinched in the eleventh hour European lawmakers agreed on a pioneering bill easing exchange and access to personal health data across the EU – with some privacy safeguards on data sharing to non-medical third parties. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Governments agree packaging waste law despite trade concerns Belgium, current holder of the rotating EU Council presidency, has forged agreement between governments over new rules to tackle the growing problem of discarded packaging materials, overcoming the European Commission's concerns over trade diplomacy. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News ROUNDUP: Key energy and environment votes in parliament Lawmakers backed a number of energy and environment files during the European Parliament plenary held in Strasbourg from March 11-14, with some legislative files ready for EU Council approval and others remaining in the pipeline for the next EU mandate. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Governments support stripped-down corporate due diligence law After weeks of uncertainty, new EU rules on sustainable supply chains seem likely to pass into law. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Ireland defends its handling of peat bogs Dublin talks of progressive improvement in habitat quality on raised bog in special areas of conservation despite the recent EU executive lawsuit. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Health news Parliament approach to IP rights amid health crises raises critics An EU-wide mechanism to override IP rights to deliver live-saving medicines during crises will prove tricky to enforce if amendments proposed by MEPs are retained, intellectual property rights experts warn. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News AliExpress probed under DSA, LinkedIn gets request for information The commission already started two formal investigations under the EU’s platform rules. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Exclusive: Due diligence thresholds tripled in bid for last-ditch deal Member states are running out of time to agree a sustainable supply chains law before June elections, but prospects have been thrown into doubt by a parallel fight on packaging waste. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Exclusive: Trade officials confident of stalling packaging waste law A landmark environment law designed to tackle the huge and growing volume of packaging waste discarded in Europe, already nearly 190m tonnes a year per person, risks being postponed until after EU elections amid a political impasse over its potential implications for trade and diplomacy. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Trade unions ask Parliament to ban all lobbyists working for Amazon The call comes as lawmakers decided to ban Amazon representatives last month. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Governments need to triple rate of emissions cuts A raft of new legislation adopted under the EU's flagship Green Deal agenda means the bloc is on the right path to meet its climate and environment policy goals, the European Commission has said, while acknowledging the real test will be how effectively governments implement it. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News European Commission sues Ireland for failing to protect habitats The EU executive says that peatlands have unique qualities and that Ireland must redouble its efforts to move turf cutting machines away from these sites. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Commission to kill CAP's green farming obligations The EU executive is set to change the current farming subsidies framework, demoting green requirements from mandatory to voluntary. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News E-commerce platform Temu quizzed by Irish regulator Irish authority is conducting a sweeping review of companies within the scope of the DSA. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Lawmakers approve AI Act with overwhelming majority Lawmakers in the European Parliament today (13 March) approved the AI Act, rules aimed at regulating AI systems according to a risk-based approach. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News European Commission slammed for ‘tepid’ response to changing climate In the wake of a stark warning from the EU’s environmental watchdog over the looming human and economic cost of climate change in Europe, the European Commission has outlined its strategy for managing the risks faced by the fastest warming continent on the planet. 12/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Last scramble for Health Data Space, Newsletter This week's key events presented by senior health reporter Gerardo Fortuna 12/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Misleading green claims to cost up to 4% of companies’ annual turnover Lawmakers are taking on the greenwashing fight to protect consumers, citizens and law-abiding businesses while NGOs are calling on EU countries to speed up the closure of the Green Claims Directive before the June elections. 12/03/2024