Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Rapid coal phase-out in the Western Balkans is far from impossible Starting next year, a substantial number of lignite power plants in the Western Balkans will breach compliance with the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive. The crucial question is, what can replace them, Tanja Miščević and Christian Egenhofer write. 13/12/2023
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Now playing Next Green News Agriculture ministers reject compromise over GM crop regulation reform The EU Council has rejected a Spanish bid to forge a joint position on a proposed deregulation of genetically modified (GM) crops produced using new genomic techniques (NGTs), with governments voicing concerns over safety, labelling and social acceptance. 11/12/2023
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Now playing Next Business European governments seek to unshackle from UK financial infrastructure The EU is worried continual dependence on London-based financial clearing houses jeopardises bank stability 06/12/2023
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Now playing Next Economy Rivers, birds, culture: ECB selects motifs for new euro banknotes The EU's central bank is looking to shift from the windows and bridges that decorated the euro since its inception 30/11/2023
Now playing Next World News As EU court rules religious symbols can be banned, how will it work? The wearing of the hijab has divided Europe for years and it is back in the spotlight again, but the issue is not just confined to Muslim women. 30/11/2023
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