Voices from Brussels

The family photo of the leaders of 44 European countries in Prague on 6 October is perhaps the most significant outcome of the first ever gathering under the aegis of the European Political Community. Can this 'political coordination platform for European countries across the continent', designed to address issues of common concern bring real benefits? Léa Marchal was in Prague - and has the story.

La Commission européenne a proposé une loi pour supprimer du marché européen les importations issues du travail forcé. Quel en sera vraiment l'impact? La journaliste Léa Marchal enquête - à Strasbourg cette fois - dans cet épisode en français de notre série "Voices from Brussels", produite par Euranet Plus.
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In a delicate balancing act, Brussels is proposing a law to rid the European market of all forced labour products.
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After a difficult birth, new EU legislation is finally coming to life that will require companies to have at least 40 per cent women on their boards - in this new 'Voices from Europe' episode by Júlia Manresa Nogueras.
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NATO allies and EU member states have supported Ukraine's war effort and sent weapons. Whether this support will be enough for Ukraine - and whether the West could do better - remains an open question. In this new episode of our 'Voices from Brussels' podcast, Léa Marchal reports... from Madrid.
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EU institutions have recently passed two tech regulation that will mark a shift in the way we use the internet. Follow Júlia in the European capital, as she tries to grasp the concrete benefits of the DMA and DSA rules.
A new Voices from Brussels podcast by Euranet Plus.
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Recent applications for European Union membership, including the popular Ukrainian one, call for an overhaul of EU's sclerotic enlargement policy. Léa, a French journalist who reports on European affairs from Brussels, asks politicians and observers in the EU capital where they this EU enlargement is headed.

This year should be the year of the revision of the 30 year old European tax rules. What is at stake? What ideas are on the table? What are the positions around the table? Spanish business journalist Júlia Manresa guides you through the complexities of European reform.

Júlia, a young Spanish journalist specialising in European economic issues and based in Brussels, takes you on a series of interviews in the EU capital. In this episode, she takes you through the debate on sanctions against Russia. What is their real impact? Should and can the EU do more? 

Léa is a young French journalist who follows European news from Brussels. Discover with her what is going on in the heart of the EU and understand the stakes of these issues! In this episode, prepared the day before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she discusses the country's accession to the EU with MEPs and experts.