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Būris: What will our future foods look and taste like?
Būris: What will our future foods look and taste like?
Europeans are quite open to new taste experiences when traveling to other continents. But will our food-related future depend upon the adoption of new and sometimes unusual sources of nutrition with some high-intensity farming methods seen as environmentally damaging and unsustainable?
Būris: How to best protect Europe from digital attacks?
Būris: How to best protect Europe from digital attacks?
From credit card scams to identity theft and manipulation of messages on social media, the European Union faces a huge variety of challenges in the digital sphere. But what's the best way to tackle such issues at EU level?
Būris: How to deal with Europe's demographic deficit?
Būris: How to deal with Europe's demographic deficit?
Europe, the "old continent" is getting even older, with low birth rates and longer life expectancy. The number of people of working age is declining and the number of Europeans who will have to be supported by an old-age pension system is increasing. 
Būris: Can nationalism and globalization co-exist?
Būris: Can nationalism and globalization co-exist?
In the current European Parliament (EP) term, following the 2019 elections, a number of right-wing parties formed a new group, Identity and Democracy, in the process becoming the fifth-largest group out of a total of seven political groups in the EP. It brings together 73 members from various countries including France, Germany, Italy and Estonia.
Būris: How to decide a European minimum wage?
Būris: How to decide a European minimum wage?
In order to guarantee a decent minimum wage for workers throughout the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) has begun work on a proposal for common principles for calculating the minimum wage in EU countries. 
Būris: How to tackle the gender pay gap in the EU?
Būris: How to tackle the gender pay gap in the EU?
The causes of and likely remedies for inequality in pay between men and women form the focus for the latest in the 'Būris' series of discussions helmed from Brussels by LTV's Ilze Nagla.
Būris: Will the post-Covid economy be greener than before?
Būris: Will the post-Covid economy be greener than before?
LTV's Brussels corresponsdent Ilza Nagla returns with another discussion from the heart of the European Union, this time considering the current tension between populist political rhetoric and uncomfortable scientific fact on issues such as vaccines and particularly global environmental decline.
Būris: Will Europeans have to eat less meat?
Būris: Will Europeans have to eat less meat?
Latvian Television has unveiled a new discussion format called 'Būris' (Cage) to air and share views from Europe on a range of topical and sometimes controversial issues.