Europe now

Feb 23 2024 12 ep. 17 mins 51

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We take you to the 27 EU member states for a series of exclusive reports and interviews with local MEPs. Produced in partnership with the European Union. Saturday at 7:15pm.

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Ukraine: A nation at war, yet firmly on the path to EU membership (part 1)

Feb 23 2024 18 mins

Europe Now brings you a special programme from Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of full-scale war in Ukraine. The fighting has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people and left around a fifth of Ukrainian territory under Russian control, but this has not deterred Kyiv from seeking full membership of the European Union. In this first part of the show, we focus on Ukrain

Ukraine: A nation at war, yet firmly on the path to EU membership (part 2)

Feb 23 2024 17 mins

Europe Now brings you a special programme from Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of full-scale war in Ukraine. The fighting has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people and left around a fifth of Ukrainian territory under Russian control, but this has not deterred Kyiv from seeking full membership of the European Union. In this second part of the show, we focus on the r

Spain's EU presidency overshadowed by political crisis (part 2)

Nov 10 2023 17 mins

It's not often that an EU member state decides to hold a national election just as it takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union. But that's exactly what the Spanish government did on July 23, just three weeks after starting its six-month stint at the helm of the EU. In this second part of the show, we focus on Spain's scientific research and the importance of EU fund

Spain's EU presidency overshadowed by political crisis (part 1)

Nov 10 2023 17 mins

It's not often that an EU member state decides to hold a national election just as it takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union. But that's exactly what the Spanish government did on July 23, just three weeks after starting its six-month stint at the helm of the EU. In this first part of the programme, we meet movers and shakers in Madrid to take the political temper

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 1)

Jun 02 2023 17 mins

Bulgaria is one of the most recent members of the European Union, and also the poorest. EU funds contribute a vital role to the economy: €12 billion for the period of 2021-2027, and €6.6 billion already thanks to the post-Covid recovery fund.

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 2)

Jun 02 2023 17 mins

How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit one of Europe’s richest countries - France - to see how the European Union can help to level up parts o

Europe comes to the aid of islands and mountains (part 2)

Mar 10 2023 17 mins

Whether they're islands, mountains or territories far from the mainland, such areas are considered by the EU to be regions with a strong natural geographical handicap. The EU's cohesion policy, with its powerful budget, gives these regions substantial resources to help them try to catch up with metropolitan areas. The Europe Now team travels to the French overseas department of Gua

Europe comes to the aid of islands and mountains (part 1)

Mar 10 2023 17 mins

Whether they're islands, mountains or territories far from the mainland, such areas are considered by the EU to be regions with a strong natural geographical handicap. The EU's cohesion policy, with its powerful budget, gives these regions substantial resources to help them try to catch up with metropolitan areas. The Europe Now team travels to the French overseas department of Gua

Is there trouble in store between Rome and Brussels?

Dec 23 2022 17 mins

The election in September of the far-right Giorgia Meloni as Italian premier has sent shockwaves around Europe, not least in Brussels. Meloni has raised fears that she'll roll back reforms put in place by her predecessor, encourage a harsher climate when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers and even renegotiate the conditions of the EU's post-Covid Recovery Plan.

Showdown between Brussels and Budapest: The battle over Hungary's EU funds

Dec 09 2022 18 mins

It went down to the wire, but Budapest and Brussels struck a deal in December that paves the way for the EU to greenlight billions of euros in funding. In return, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's government agreed to more sustained efforts and reforms to fight corruption, as well as giving up its threat to veto a European aid package to Ukraine. This came after months of disagreements o