This is the Europarltv|Parliament News|Magazines feed http://europarltv.europa.eu/rss-feeds.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:55 +0200 The internet has become an essential tool in our everyday lives but are we unwittingly putting our identity at risk online? EuroparlTV investigates the dangers. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=096e9b01-66f9-41c6-8f45-a1c4016f9ce6 096e9b01-66f9-41c6-8f45-a1c4016f9ce6 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:30 +0200 What effects has energy market liberalisation had for the consumers - have prices merely gone up ever since? A look at the situation in Belgium. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=945b8ffd-46bc-4e9e-83f9-a1c000c8a49b 945b8ffd-46bc-4e9e-83f9-a1c000c8a49b Thu, 09 May 2013 15:45:30 +0200 As the Parliament welcomed thousands of inquisitive visitors during the Open Days, EPTV was on hand to see how citizens could discover how Europe works for themselves. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=aa5e2d4f-95bd-46d2-aa0c-a1b901026532 aa5e2d4f-95bd-46d2-aa0c-a1b901026532 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:57:21 +0200 What does the future hold for the female population in crisis-torn Cyprus? Who are the most affected? And is there any way out? EPTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e6034ed7-c615-4688-88a9-a1b300f0d642 e6034ed7-c615-4688-88a9-a1b300f0d642 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:52:49 +0200 French citizens Anne and Romain went to find work in Gothenburg, Sweden. But how easy was it for them to start afresh within the European Union? EPTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=fe2b353a-1363-4bcb-97aa-a1b000a06851 fe2b353a-1363-4bcb-97aa-a1b000a06851 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:45:54 +0200 Following the recent elections in which Croatians voted for their first 12 MEPs, EPTV visited the soon-to-be EU Member State to gauge its hopes and fears for the future. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=20f4baac-0a41-4eb8-8938-a1b0009df363 20f4baac-0a41-4eb8-8938-a1b0009df363 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:30:19 +0200 With MEPs setting a course towards a 60% reduction in CO2 vehicle emissions by 2050, could electric cars be just the ticket? EPTV hits the road to find out. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=faeea33a-9fab-4b49-85a8-a1ac0097805c faeea33a-9fab-4b49-85a8-a1ac0097805c Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:23:45 +0200 As part of the European Year of Citizens series, EuroparlTV takes a look at the free circulation of workers within Europe. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=3d8cdb83-0445-4d3d-8aca-a1a400ee75dc 3d8cdb83-0445-4d3d-8aca-a1a400ee75dc Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:30:32 +0200 EPTV tours Sweden to see how it's cooking up plans to become 'the new culinary nation' and meets MEP Corazza Bildt who has made good food one of her top priorities. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a06a8d2e-c4fb-4f78-a36c-a1a100b3360a a06a8d2e-c4fb-4f78-a36c-a1a100b3360a Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:29:31 +0200 In a bid to beat the crisis, the EU introduced the 'European Semester' to coordinate Member State budgets. But some voices are questioning its democratic credentials... http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=755eaafa-aa5c-4327-874d-a19d011de304 755eaafa-aa5c-4327-874d-a19d011de304 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:46:57 +0200 Scientists in Scotland are using the country's favourite tipple to create next-generation biofuels which could have economic and environmental benefits. EPTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=209cfe7f-ce67-4e98-9a3e-a19a008d6b6c 209cfe7f-ce67-4e98-9a3e-a19a008d6b6c Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:27:40 +0100 A half-forgotten issue that still jeopardises lives: for MEPs, it's time to abolish all asbestos and get just recompense for its victims. EuroparlTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e8cecc89-f6ea-42d6-9818-a18e01267ace e8cecc89-f6ea-42d6-9818-a18e01267ace Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:05:26 +0100 As part of the European Year of Citizens series, EuroparlTV takes a look at healthcare rights across borders in Germany and Belgium. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a6241cda-31e0-49e2-8532-a18c00fbd073 a6241cda-31e0-49e2-8532-a18c00fbd073 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:10:41 +0100 With 24% of young Europeans unemployed, EuroparlTV follows two Belgians seeking to improve their chances of finding a job through retraining. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=7e87a7ad-0350-4d7f-a403-a18c00a6e352 7e87a7ad-0350-4d7f-a403-a18c00a6e352 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:29:28 +0100 In the wake of the horsemeat scandal that revealed massive fraud in Europe, EuroparlTV followed inspectors in charge of controlling the food chain in Ireland. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=03790fd7-7526-4947-9408-a1880134b2fe 03790fd7-7526-4947-9408-a1880134b2fe Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:42:03 +0100 How to improve worker mobility within the EU? One solution is a European Professional Card, championed by MEP Bernadette Vergnaud. EPTV follows her as she draws inspiration from the locals in France. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=6673b087-6412-4ca7-9797-a186013591da 6673b087-6412-4ca7-9797-a186013591da Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:37:17 +0100 EPTV visits Sheffield, a UK city sharing its wealth of experience in resettling refugees who have fled persecution, violence and conflict across the globe. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=2404dfce-d500-4d80-83c3-a18600a41b18 2404dfce-d500-4d80-83c3-a18600a41b18 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:07:02 +0100 As part of the European Year of Citizens series, EuroparlTV takes a look at healthcare rights across borders in Europe. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=2fac0617-67f3-46b2-b57a-a18200a39aaf 2fac0617-67f3-46b2-b57a-a18200a39aaf Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:57:30 +0100 As the humanitarian crisis in Syria continues to deepen, voices in the Parliament are calling for action. EuroparlTV assessed the situation on the ground. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=78fcea35-c982-4f8d-afc1-a1730111ded6 78fcea35-c982-4f8d-afc1-a1730111ded6 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:03:46 +0100 As part of the European Year of Citizens series, EuroparlTV takes a look at pension rights across borders in Europe. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=72f0ae41-413c-4afe-905b-a172010bbfa5 72f0ae41-413c-4afe-905b-a172010bbfa5 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:35:12 +0100 In Belgium, one in three women suffers an act of violence in her life. EuroparlTV went to meet some of the women trying to rebuild their lives. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=c3f3a384-3ca7-4ecc-a18e-a17100ac9899 c3f3a384-3ca7-4ecc-a18e-a17100ac9899 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:32:00 +0100 Distributing supermarkets' unsold fruit and veg to people in need: an initiative that won over Belgian MEP Frédéric Daerden. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b5f03b47-e5d4-431e-901e-a16d011325bc b5f03b47-e5d4-431e-901e-a16d011325bc Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:12:44 +0100 EU member states are free to decide their own corporate tax rate, and many businesses - big and small - make the most of it. EuroparlTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=8e9e2e0b-c8bd-4023-88db-a16c01222c29 8e9e2e0b-c8bd-4023-88db-a16c01222c29 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:36:46 +0100 Once a Polish minister and EU Commissioner, MEP Danuta Hübner takes EuroparlTV through her day's busy agenda in Warsaw. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d07a2cb9-f950-4001-9194-a15f00f366f5 d07a2cb9-f950-4001-9194-a15f00f366f5 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:28:45 +0100 The EU is proposing new measures to make smoking less attractive, but would they have any impact on hardened smokers? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=3b8a72b8-9cc4-4767-a95d-a15e013008cd 3b8a72b8-9cc4-4767-a95d-a15e013008cd Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:32:58 +0100 As part of a series of programmes on the European Year of Citizens, EuroparlTV looks at family rights across borders in Europe. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=1bbcbd7d-71aa-47b9-a841-a15601082eed 1bbcbd7d-71aa-47b9-a841-a15601082eed Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:47:00 +0100 Cuts in investment for research and development have hit Spain hard. EPTV went to Barcelona to gauge the impact on those affected and the prospects for future generations. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=0593ef7e-3982-4b60-be6c-a155011bd2c7 0593ef7e-3982-4b60-be6c-a155011bd2c7 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0100 EU mobility programmes play a key role in giving Europeans young and old a leg up in the world. EuroparlTV met two Leonardo grant holders in Paris. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=92ae4647-43b5-44ae-b543-a15000ff13e5 92ae4647-43b5-44ae-b543-a15000ff13e5 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:40:32 +0100 Former Latvian Prime Minister, passionate rocker and tennis player Ivars Godmanis recounts his experiences from before the fall of the iron curtain to his work as an MEP. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=878058c7-86c6-4992-a990-a14f00e9fb1a 878058c7-86c6-4992-a990-a14f00e9fb1a Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0100 Counterfeiting has become a real scourge for the EU, losing firms money and even endangering citizens' health. EPTV visits those on the front line in the fight against fakes. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=da05324c-4df8-4fd7-beca-a1490123593a da05324c-4df8-4fd7-beca-a1490123593a Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A full quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, EPTV visits Ukraine to examine the work being done to combat the tragedy's enduring legacy. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=21582ded-a538-45fa-bc80-a146008f2bae 21582ded-a538-45fa-bc80-a146008f2bae Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0100 The Irish promise advances on employment and growth, but can the country handle its own growing jobs burden? http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=66b7bfed-36e6-41dc-9ce7-a14200d4fbea 66b7bfed-36e6-41dc-9ce7-a14200d4fbea Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0100 A look back at the important decisions and events in the European Parliament in 2012. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b9d7efc0-c91f-4b07-89e0-a12d00e691e7 b9d7efc0-c91f-4b07-89e0-a12d00e691e7 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0100 Will Europe impose a 40% quota for women on the boards of directors? What do female professionals really think? EPTV investigates in Germany and Italy. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=40b69ade-7ab0-45a0-ab87-a12d00df3b66 40b69ade-7ab0-45a0-ab87-a12d00df3b66 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Scotland's only female MEP Catherine Stihler is good at balancing acts: juggling work and family is not an easy task, but it's one she's managing with success. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=cc66bd4f-fde0-49a0-9ffa-a12b011a26c3 cc66bd4f-fde0-49a0-9ffa-a12b011a26c3 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0100 The country has not yet set a target date to adopt the single currency, but do its citizens, businesses and institutions even want to? EuroparlTV investigates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4fab7d65-550e-48e9-885c-a12700dad22a 4fab7d65-550e-48e9-885c-a12700dad22a Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0100 Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and film director Jafar Panahi from Iran won the Parliament's Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2012. This is their story. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=61c3297c-c0e2-4d7b-b66c-a12401163fdd 61c3297c-c0e2-4d7b-b66c-a12401163fdd Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0100 EuroparlTV investigates the damage caused by fine particles in Paris, where air pollution is to blame for cutting life expectancy by six months. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b78d2e99-a093-4cbc-a7ba-a120009239d6 b78d2e99-a093-4cbc-a7ba-a120009239d6 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0100 Ivailo Kalfin insists the EU cannot work with less money in 2020 than in 2006, and Bart Staes says the EU's fight against fraud is good, but could be better. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4dec0491-acce-42ef-a327-a11900d7cf5e 4dec0491-acce-42ef-a327-a11900d7cf5e Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0100 EuroparlTV follows an international fraud investigation to find out how the European Union is tracking down its missing millions. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=86ca94ac-cfeb-4655-ab25-a119009115a5 86ca94ac-cfeb-4655-ab25-a119009115a5 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Strengthening the eurozone means more democracy, insists Sylvie Goulard. Bernadette Vergnaud appeals for better worker mobility via a European professional card. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d3364217-6536-4ec0-9e38-a111010fc01b d3364217-6536-4ec0-9e38-a111010fc01b Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0100 Can the crisis in Spain help solve Germany's qualified workforce problem? Employers and job seekers have high hopes. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=2e39a8d3-a4a2-4e3b-83e5-a11100db4247 2e39a8d3-a4a2-4e3b-83e5-a11100db4247 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 As discussions on Common Agricultural Policy reform linger on, EuroparlTV went to rural Poland to gauge the everyday concerns of farmers preparing for an uncertain future. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=982e29d2-de82-46a3-8fd0-a110008fbc30 982e29d2-de82-46a3-8fd0-a110008fbc30 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 But do women need quotas to help them step up the career ladder? Roberta Angelilli thinks yes. Kris Pollet from ECRE analyses the state of Europe's asylum system. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=352a1134-82e1-4a90-b242-a10b010612f3 352a1134-82e1-4a90-b242-a10b010612f3 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 EPTV investigates in Ukraine, where recent elections were tarnished by irregularities, civil rights are in rapid decline and EU relations are at an all-time low. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=9bfc1712-283c-44a7-891c-a10a011f539a 9bfc1712-283c-44a7-891c-a10a011f539a Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Director Bence Fliegauf introduces us to the world of 'Just the Wind'. This film about racism against the Roma is one of three finalists competing for EP's LUX Prize. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=bed3e7f5-6696-4f19-83d7-a10900d02d04 bed3e7f5-6696-4f19-83d7-a10900d02d04 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Will anything change for the EU? Sarah Ludford anticipates developments in trade relations. And Marc Tarabella answers tough questions about organic produce. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=4f2402aa-9738-4bb4-b628-a10400fbc52b 4f2402aa-9738-4bb4-b628-a10400fbc52b Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Scandals, new legislation, GMOs... EuroparlTV investigates the organic food industry to find out if European consumers really know what is on their plates. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=2b9b79ef-3bff-4e19-bf4f-a1040093592d 2b9b79ef-3bff-4e19-bf4f-a1040093592d Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 A prize for the past or encouragement for the future? Those in the EU bubble give their take on the Nobel Peace Prize. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=60b8fa7f-7234-4cda-a3a3-a103008fbc63 60b8fa7f-7234-4cda-a3a3-a103008fbc63 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Social Europe: how it could contribute to solving the crisis and what its lack has meant for the Single Market. Hannes Swoboda and Jürgen Klute analyse. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f0538acd-5757-4731-8289-a0f600cf33a2 f0538acd-5757-4731-8289-a0f600cf33a2