On the eve of the Commission president's annual State of the Union address, and as the COVID-19 virus continues to monkey wrench the lives of Europeans, the challenges for the European Union are many, and significant.

Read and listen to the whole #newsAudioStory at
https://euranetplus-inside.eu/europes-challenges-to-2022/

Eric Maurice, Robert Schuman: EU4Health, Digital, climate... & Stability Pact (in French)

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With the war limiting access to Black Sea ports, Ukraine has had to find other ways of getting its products to market. As a result, Ukrainian grains and seeds have flooded Central and Eastern Europe, much to the dismay of the region’s farmers.

Galab Donev, Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)

Camille Perrin (BEUC): "Companies often play with the rules”

A documentary about some iconic Dublin people; traders on Moore Street, flower sellers on Grafton Street and a last word from market people who have been evicted from the old Victorian building off Capel Street.

Airs at 6pm, the 27th of December on Q102 and again on the 30th at 7am.

The Aul Markets

Many governments have taken extraordinary measures to fight the covid-19 pandemic. But experts warn that if many of them are necessary today, those measures could without anyone realizing it become permanent and hamper our fundamental rights.

Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director Of The ECFR What History Teaches Us (en English)

Single use plastic is making a comeback. From personal protective equipment (PPE) to disposable coffee cups, demand is rising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bad news for the environment – and a challenge to the EU’s upcoming plastics directive.

Read and listen to the whole #newsAudioStory:
https://euranetplus-inside.eu/plastics-protecting-or-polluting-during-the-pandemic/

Larissa Copello, Zero Waste Europe: "Industry Push Back Is Crazy" (in English)

Julio Barea, Greenpeace Spokesperson: "Think About Wearing A Reusable Mask" (in Spanish)

David Carroll, PlasticsEurope: "Demand Is Up In Some Areas"(in English)

Legislativul european dorește să protejeze drepturile lucrătorilor sezonieri și transfrontalieri din Uniunea Europeană. (Steliu Lambru)

Alo, Bruxelles? 22.06.2020

The leaders of four of the main political groups of the European Parliament told Euranet Plus that tackling the ongoing COVID19 crisis and addressing its socio-economic fallout should the main priorities for the EU in 2021.

Read and listen to the whole #newsAudioStory at 
https://euranetplus-inside.eu/meps-say-covid-19-crisis-and-its-socio-economic-fallout-should-be-eu-priorities-in-2021/

Iratxe García Pérez, MEP – S&D, Spain: “Vaccines should be accessible for all” (in Spanish)

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