Talking Europe

Politicians, activists and researchers debate the issues facing the EU and a 'guest of the week' offers their insight in a long-format interview that gets to the heart of the matter. Saturday at 1:15pm.

By:
Armen GEORGIAN
Catherine NICHOLSON
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'Companies must unlearn bad habits': European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala

On July 12, the landmark Nature Restoration Law was adopted in a cliffhanger vote at the European Parliament. Our guest, prominent Finnish MEP Heidi Hautala – who's one the parliament's vice-presidents – says she is "relieved" that the EU parliament now has a position to negotiate with the member states. She applauds the law as "step towards combating climate change", and decries what she calls the use of "fake news and disinformation" by far-right as well as right-wing parties on the nature restoration issue. Hautala also praises the EU parliament's recent approval of the corporate due diligence directive, saying "companies must unlearn old bad habits".
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Wish you weren't here? Responding to growing tourist numbers in the EU

Deadlock on EU nature restoration law 'a tragedy': Bioenergy scientist Andre Faaij

Europe braces for extreme weather: How has the EU prepared for climate crises this summer?

Regional security 'deteriorating', says Lithuania's president

Exclusive: EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen announces fresh aid to Niger

'We can't leave people behind': EU Cohesion Commissioner on levelling up

'We have to protect EU taxpayers' money from fraud': EU Cohesion Commissioner

'Democratic backsliding has accelerated': Council of Europe chief Pejcinovic Buric

The EU's political tightrope in Syria: Supporting Syrians without normalising Assad

Madrid’s EU presidency: Spain’s FM says Europe awaits Spanish leadership

‘A moving target’: North Macedonia’s foreign minister on EU accession

We won't work with far-right 'extremists', EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Europe's military support for Ukraine: Has the EU risen to the occasion?

EU should move from 'nice words' to action on enlargement: Romanian ex-minister Negrescu

Food fight over Ukrainian grain: Will Eastern Europe's farmers break EU solidarity?

Head of EU's democracy watchdog: 'We have to raise our voices'

Turkey's EU tightrope act: Is either side ready to break the stalemate?

We need 'red lines' on the rule of law, Slovakia's foreign minister says

Nutrition labelling in the EU: Should food have an EU-wide, front-of-pack label?

Russia has to 'find a way out of' its own mess, Portugal's foreign minister says
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