Now playing Next Sci-tech Euroviews. Are we doing enough for women of colour in science? Building spaces for African women in science requires resources. As well as funding, we need buy-in from their male peers to help construct safe spaces for them to flourish, Pauline Gerrard writes. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. European voters have eighty days to decide on how to reverse the gloom Fear as a campaign card is getting weaker with every election. To mobilise their voters, pro-European parties will instead need to inspire with a clear and tangible vision of a strong and united Europe, Pawel Zerka writes. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves We have an opportunity to forge a path towards a future that is not only sustainable but also flourishing, Janez Potočnik writes. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. It’s the Amazon’s turn to lead on global climate action It seems easier to resign ourselves to a world marked by constant climate catastrophes than to imagine a reality in which our economies and energy systems are released from the shackles of the fossil fuel industry, Colombian President Gustavo Petro writes. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next Economy Euroviews. How can the EU single market break out of its historical straitjacket? Path dependency and a reflex towards the status quo have left Europe for too long with a single market that doesn’t fulfil its citizens’ needs, Philippe Pochet and Taube Van Melkebeke write. 21/03/2024
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Escaping Russia's pull is Armenia's biggest challenge on its EU path Since February 2022, Russia has replaced the EU as Armenia’s most important trading partner — an unflattering result showing Moscow has diversified its sources of war-critical goods required for weapons production via smaller countries, Oliver Rolofs writes. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Could the microplastics ban be rewritten after its entry into force? Alarmingly, EU officials are bending over backwards to accommodate industry demands — with the real risk that what was once considered a sweeping ban will be gnawed away by caveats and exemptions, Hélène Duguy writes. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Social media empowers disinfo operations. What can the EU do about it? Brussels has started to recognise that social media platforms are not just digital town squares, but the profit-driven allies of the enemies of democracy. It is high time to act accordingly, Domonkos D Kovacs writes. 19/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Can historic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower ever be truly green? It's generally assumed that old historical buildings are likely inefficient, use more energy, and are maintenance-intensive. However, the Eiffel Tower is an example I’d like to highlight, proving this doesn’t have to be the case, Cristina Gamboa writes. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. In the EU, rule of law backsliding keeps weakening our democracies Even in countries with strong democratic traditions, there are serious threats to the institutions, processes and freedoms that underpin free and open societies. And if left unchecked, the damage to democracy may be all but impossible to reverse, Eleanor Brooks and Jonathan Day write. 18/03/2024
Now playing Next Climate Euroviews. Extreme weather is worsening our food supply Children shouldn’t be dying from malnutrition. We can nourish everyone alive, and every child being born, every second, for the rest of our collective time on this planet, Matt Freeman writes. 16/03/2024
Now playing Next Economy Euroviews. Misdiagnosing Ukraine's economy in the past requires a policy rethink If Ukraine never emerged as an economic powerhouse after three decades of faithfully following standard Western recommendations, perhaps it is time to try a different approach, Dmytro Boyarchuk writes. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. People seeking safety deserve compassion — not this Rwanda Bill We, side by side with caring people up and down this country, want the government to end this cruel anti-refugee agenda and rebuild an asylum system that is welcoming and compassionate, Sepideh Sahar and Angela McLeary write. 15/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Is generative AI truly making disinformation worse? Without tackling existing flaws within our current ecosystem, we are creating a fertile ground where disinformation and other harmful phenomena will continue to flourish, Kalim Ahmed writes. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Long duration storage is an imperative for industrial decarbonisation Europe's industries are diverse, and so are its energy needs. But the common thread binding them is the need for sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective secure energy solutions, Julia Souder writes. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News Euroviews. Climate change could be a deciding factor in the 2024 US election Biden and Trump have very different records on climate change. How do analysts think that could affect voters? 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Will the Brussels spyware scandal finally convince the EU to act? The incoming EU lawmakers have a choice: confront and act against the menace of spyware to ensure our safety and the integrity of our democracy or become its next targets, Shubham Kaushik and Chloé Berthélémy write. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Euroviews. Innovation in Europe is falling behind. What can we do to catch up? Europe is now at risk of missing out on the Deep Tech Revolution, falling behind the US and China when it comes to innovation in various technologies, Francis de Véricourt writes. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Kenya Euroviews. America's failed 'War on Terror' in Africa is a global security crisis Without a drastic shift in policy that supports the emergence of strong and cohesive African societies, the world will be thrown into a global security crisis of earth-shattering proportions, Christine Odera writes. 12/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. We should learn from Bulgaria’s no-nonsense approach to antisemitism As antisemitism has risen to record levels all over the world in recent months, the Bulgarian government is to be commended for understanding rapidly evolving attacks on Jews and the Jewish State, Robert Singer and Prof Rumyana Marinova-Christidi write. 12/03/2024