Euranet Plus Panorama

COP28 started on 30 November in Dubai. The EU's priorities? Fossil fuel phase-out, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and their financing. In this episode, we also look at the EU's failure to reform its chemicals legislation (REACH). And ask is there is an EU 'Tobacco Gate'?
 
 
An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus
 
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The European Parliament held its penultimate plenary session of the year this week in Strasbourg. As the current Commission’s term draws gradually to a close, its ambitious Green Deal was the focus of several debates and votes.
 
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The Brussels executive this week submitted its proposal for a twelfth package of sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine - including an import ban on Russian diamonds.
 
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The European Commission’s latest in-depth assessment of ten aspiring member states’ bid for EU membership forms the basis for some unexpected recommendations.
On Thursday, Brussels adopted its 2023 enlargement package – and the report contains good news for several countries, but in particular for Ukraine.
 
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What impact could the political change in one of the Union's most populous countries have on the EU itself, on Warsaw-Brussels and on Warsaw-Kyiv relations?
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Brussels was quick to condemn the Hamas attacks on Israel last weekend, reaffirming the latter’s right to defend itself while calling on it to respect international humanitarian law. The EU also declared that it would maintain its aid to the Palestinians. Our radio stations report.
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The question of whether to renew the market authorisation of the well-known pesticide glyphosate is typical of the dilemmas Europe faces as it implements its Green Deal.
An episode by Hermine Donceel, brought to you by Euranet Plus
 
Image: Glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup for sale in the EU © Edefotoberg on Shutterstock

As Věra Jourová, the Commission’s vice-president for values and transparency, edges towards the end of her Commission mandate, she reflects on some of her successes and ongoing challenges, including a more resilient media and an ethics body “with teeth”.
 
Special episode with excerpts from our Euranet Plus Summit, by Joanna Neville
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In just a matter of days at the end of last week, more hopeful migrants disembarked on the small Italian island of Lampedusa than there are people actually living there.
 
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Image: Migrants in Lampedusa, Italy, 15 September 2023 © Alessio Tricani - Shutterstock
 
 

With less than 300 days to go until the European elections, we take a look at some of the reactions to Wednesday morning’s much-publicised State of the Union address, given at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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