Euranet Plus Panorama

Following the devastating earthquake that hit south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday morning, aid has been pouring in from across the bloc. Simultaneously, at a special summit in Brussels, leaders discuss how to keep migrants out. Our radio stations report.
 
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According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022, the EU, while still faring better than most of the rest of the world, is showing a clear downward trend year on year…

A casual peruser of the news this past week might have been forgiven for wondering why Berlin had taken it upon itself to hold some 'big cats' hostage.
 
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This week’s European Parliament plenary session has been overshadowed by Qatargate, following a series of searches, arrests and corruption allegations that have shaken the EU legislative to its core.
 
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An EU-Western Balkans summit took place in Tirana this week. Surprisingly, this is the first time the summit has been held in the Western Balkan region itself. We take a trip to Albania to judge what, if anything, has changed.

Three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week’s Panorama will focus on public health as the European Commission presents its new global health strategy.

This week, our radio stations take us for a whistle-stop tour of the European Parliament’s 70th anniversary plenary in Strasbourg. We’ll drop in on a host of debates, on topics as wide-ranging as terrorism, football, migration and money.
 
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In the words of UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, speaking as COP27 got underway last week, the world is on the “highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”. So; does anything look different after Sharm el-Sheikh?
 
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With EU asylum applications recently hitting their highest point since the refugee crisis of 2015/2016, national asylum systems are straining at the seams.
This week, Euranet Plus member stations along the various migration routes report on their respective countries’ approaches to the increased pressure.
 
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European leaders and experts are already working to rebuild Ukraine, an exercise that remains daunting as war continues to destroy the country.
 
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