Last week, the EU’s interior ministers reached a compromise on the reform of the migration and asylum pact. Then on Wednesday morning, Europe woke to news of another horrific, and surely preventable, migrant catastrophe.

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With the European elections now exactly a year away, the countdown has begun. Brussels is intent on maximising turnout while minimising external interference.

And should Hungary be allowed to take over the EU presidency in the second half of 2024 as planned, even though it is in hot water over rule of law violations?

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In this episode, we look at the issues underlying the violence that has erupted in Kosovo over the past week.

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All too aware of their country’s vulnerable position on the fringes of Europe, tens of thousands of Moldovans took to the streets of Chișinău last weekend. Meanwhile, the EU’s proposed new Russian sanctions cause a stir on the global stage. Our radio stations report.

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Last week in Strasbourg, the European Parliament made progress in two key policy areas: artificial intelligence and violence against women. The radio stations in our EU network report.

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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.

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Next week, Brussels plans to unveil its long-awaited package of proposals to reform the EU’s pharmaceutical strategy - while in recent months, EU member states have faced supply problems for some key medicines. Euranet Plus radio stations report.

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What are the EU’s respective positions on China and the US, and what should they be? Some observers feel Brussels comes down too far on one side, while others claim the opposite.

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Many countries across the bloc have already fallen behind in commissioning the projects that were planned to soak up their portion of the EU’s 724-billion-euro recovery and resilience facility.

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This week, we look at the EU’s radical new agreement to procure ammunition bound for Ukraine as broadcasters from around the Euranet Plus network consider, with some degree of concern, Vladimir Putin’s latest nuclear threat.

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