Published yesterday, the KidsRights Foundation published its annual ranking which measures how far children’s rights are safeguarded across the world.

Out of the ten highest-scoring countries, 8 are members of the EU - however other European countries have seen their score plummet this year, with the report revealing some worrying trends when it comes to the health and equality of children on European soil.

So today we ask: what does this report tell us about the environment European countries offer their children ?

Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte

This episode was produced and edited by Eloise Hardy.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

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Euphoria swept through Georgia last December when the country was officially recognised as an EU member candidate - something Georgians overwhelmingly longed for.

But this enthusiasm was crushed last week when the EU halted Georgia’s accession process and froze the 30 million euros in assistance to its Defence Ministry.

Why? Because of a specific law adopted by the Georgian parliament.

What’s this bill all about? And how will it affect Georgia’s path to becoming a member of the EU?

Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day and the scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte.

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

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35 years after Italy shut down its last nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to bring back nuclear reactors to help lower the country’s carbon emissions and ensure energy security.

But how do Italians feel about a potential nuclear comeback?

And what does this mean for the European energy transition?

Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The researcher of this episode is Juli Simond.

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

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“I’m supposed to be dead”. These were the words of former US president Donald Trump after an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.

The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired a sniper rifle at Trump, grazing his ear and killing a civilian in the crowd, and critically injuring two others.

How might this assassination attempt impact Trump’s presidential bid?

And what repercussions might we feel in Europe?

Europe, Day by Day is a Europod production in partnership with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The researcher of this episode is Juli Simond.

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What political weeks these have been: snap general elections in France, another snap general election in the UK, the top job at the EU institutions up for grabs, Hungary taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months, the Dutch far-right government forming a coalition government 223 days after the elections - the list goes on and on. Here’s what happened this week and what it means for Europe.

Europe, Day by Day is Europod’s first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host and scriptwriter of this episode is Seden Anlar

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than thirty asylum seekers have been stranded in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus. They can’t go back, and the government won’t let them in. And conditions are bleak. Having fled Cameroon, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, this small group seeking refuge in Cyprus are now stuck in no man’s land, itself ironically a relic of an unresolved war. What does this say about the EU’s increasingly hostile policy towards migrants? And how does this expose the failure to reach a solution to one of its longest running frozen conflicts?

Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The scriptwriter of this episode is Andrew Connelly.

This episode was produced and edited by Eloise Hardy.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

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‘Remember Srebrenica’. You can find these two words tagged on walls in different cities across Bosnia Herzegovina, accompanied by a number: 8 732 ; the number of muslim bosniak men and teenage boys killed in the infamous Srebrenica genocide of 1995, towards the end of Bosnia’s civil war which killed around 100 000 people. Today marks 29 years since what is considered to be the worst atrocity committed on European soil since the end of World War II. In this episode, Europe, Day by Day remembers Srebrenica, and asks why this year’s anniversary is particularly significant.

Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte

This episode was produced and edited by Eloise Hardy.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legally speaking, Croatian women have the right to get an abortion. But why do so many cross the border to Slovenia to find the medical care they require?

Yesterday, the Association Autonomous Women’s House Zagreb called on the government to intervene to protect women’s right to abortion, which in practice is scarcely respected in the predominantly Catholic country.

Today, we ask: what are pro-choice organizations’ demands in Croatia? And as we retrace the history of abortion rights in this Balkan country, we wonder why Croatian women are now struggling to terminate their pregnancies.

Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte.

The scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte


This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.