Listen: Could remigration become a reality in Europe?
From a Remigration Summit in Portugal to a Save Europe Act petition in Brussels, a coordinated effort is being made to mainstream a once-fringe idea that experts say breaches fundamental rights.
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Listen: How Scotland managed to cut violent crime in half
Between 2006 and 2016, the number of homicides fell by 56 percent in Glasgow alone. And across Scotland as a whole, the homicide rate dropped by more than a third.
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Listen: Hormuz latest – will oil and gas prices keep falling for the summer holidays?
Iran and the United States signed an interim agreement two weeks ago. Yet hostilities between the two countries have not completely stopped. So starting the summer holidays, what should we expect for oil and gas prices?
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Listen: Who will benefit from the new €3 tax on small parcels?
From Wednesday onwards, the European Union is introducing a new €3 customs duty on low-value parcels entering the bloc from outside the EU – will you end up paying for this?
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Listen: What’s stopping the EU from being tougher against China?
As Beijing tightens its grip on key raw materials and factories fear shutdowns, the EU’s next move on trade with China will signal whether it can defend its industries without triggering a full-blown economic clash.
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Listen: EU moves to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from protection scheme
The European Commission wants to extend unconditional protection for Ukrainians fleeing the war for another year — but not for men of fighting age. Where does this decision come from, and what could it mean for both Ukraine and the European Union?
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Listen: Is Italy’s Meloni paving the way for the National Rally in France?
As Giorgia Meloni turns Italy into a test case of far-right rule, her mix of compromise in Brussels and hardline policies at home is quietly shaping how France’s National Rally sells itself to wary voters.
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Listen: As heatwaves sweep across Europe, is the EU investing enough to adapt buildings to extreme heat?
While heatwaves force school closures, very little EU money is earmarked for adaptation projects to cool the buildings people depend on every day.
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Listen: Could the UK really rejoin the EU?
With most Britons now saying Brexit was a mistake, any future bid to rejoin would still force the UK to swallow full free movement and EU rules again. Is that actually a realistic possibility?
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Listen: Europe divided over migrant deportation centres
The Rwanda fiasco, Australia’s island camps and Italy’s controversial deal with Albania all haunt EU leaders as they gamble on return hubs as a controversial fix for irregular migration that could redefine Europe’s moral and political red lines.
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Listen: Can the EU really close the gender pay gap?
As member states scramble to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive, the biggest drivers of women’s lower earnings such as part-time work, motherhood penalties and male-dominated sectors, remain stubbornly untouched.
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Listen: W, the European social platform that wants to take on X
As W’s founders pitch a “bot-free” alternative to Elon Musk’s X, they now face the brutal test of proving their business model can actually hold up in the real world.
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Listen: Why Poland is tightening support for Ukrainian refugees
Two years after opening its doors to Ukrainians, Poland is now quietly rewriting the rules, leaving many refugees scrambling to understand why the help they relied on is suddenly disappearing.
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Listen: Why Europe keeps giving in to Trump’s tariff threats
As Trump piles on new tariff threats and breaks past promises, EU negotiators are quietly swallowing an uneven deal rather than risk another blow to already suffering European exporters.
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Listen: Will the EU be a player or a bystander in the post‑war US‑Iran negotiations?
Europe helped design the last Iran nuclear deal—yet this time, as ships, warplanes and diplomats converge around the Strait of Hormuz, the key decisions on sanctions, nukes and reparations may be taken in talks where the EU barely has a seat.
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Listen: The €2 trillion budget battle dividing Europe
The 27 EU heads of state or government will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the future budget of the European Union. So what are the possible outcomes for the EU’s next long-term budget?
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Listen: Why does Europe suffer more than America from the same inflation?
In the US, inflation is just as high as it is in the European Union — if not higher. Yet it seems to be hurting the American economy much less. Why?
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Listen: France and the UK sanction Israeli ministers, but the EU doesn’t
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich is now banned from entering France. These sanctions are largely symbolic, but they matter. Why aren’t other European Union countries sanctioning members of the Israeli government?
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Listen: The uncomfortable truth about green aviation
The aviation industry will probably miss its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. What are the main reasons behind this shortfall, and what could it mean for consumers in terms of airfares, travel options, and environmental impact?
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Listen: Why is the EU negotiating with the Taliban?
For several weeks now in Brussels, one question keeps coming up at European Commission press briefings: are Taliban representatives really going to come to Brussels to meet EU officials? When? And why?
