Grokโ€™s antisemitic outburst heaps pressure on EU to clamp down on artificial intelligence

EU set to outline latest bid to get Big Tech to reduce AI risks.

EU splits weaken its hand in crunch trade talks with Trump

European capitals are pulling in different directions ahead of a decisive round of trade talks in Washington.ย 

Greenland is the wild card in Denmarkโ€™s Brussels reign

Donald Trump’s claims on the island nation could derail Copenhagen’s EU Council presidency at any time.

โ€˜Weโ€™ve got your backโ€™, Europe will defend pharma sector, says S&Dโ€™s Van Brempt

European Parliament lawmakers visiting Washington, D.C. voiced concern about the US Section 232 pharmaceutical sector investigation. They expect the Commission to speak up.

Trump court turmoil strengthens EU hand in tariff talks

Two separate legal cases tackling Trumpโ€™s tariffs may push the U.S. administration to strike a quicker deal, analysts say.

EU sails past deadline to tame AI models amid vocal US opposition

The latest attempt to curb AI companies is ensnarled in an epic lobbying battle involving the Trump administration.

Hungary on EU watchlist over surveillance at Pride

Budapest has opened the door to using AI facial recognition to identify LGBTQ+ protestors.

Italian PM Meloni’s visit to Trump ‘frankly useless’ for EU: Senior MEP Benifei

We speak to the chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States: Italian politician Brando Benifei. He recently led a group of MEPs to the US to meet members of the US Congress and other players in a bid to de-escala…

Guerre commerciale : Bruxelles pourrait cibler les Gafam, mais ce nโ€™est pas si simple

Le secteur du numรฉrique pourrait รชtre le talon dโ€™Achille de Washington, mais les Europรฉens ne sโ€™entendent pas sur la maniรจre de le pรฉnaliser.

Brussels could hit Big Tech in trade spat. But how?

Digital services could be Washington’s Achilles heel but European officials are conflicted over how to strike it.

Exclusive: Hungary’s Gay Pride surveillance would breach the EU’s AI Act, says leading MEP

The European Parliament’s AI Act expert and monitor, Brando Benifei tells Euronews Hungary’s plans to use AI-based facial recognition to fine Gay Pride participants breaches the EU rules.

Pour la paix commerciale, lโ€™Europe propose ร  Trump dโ€™acheter du gaz, des voitures et des armes

Le responsable du commerce ร  Bruxelles est arrivรฉ ร  Washington avec une valise pleine de propositions pour persuader Donald Trump de renoncer ร  ses menaces de guerre commerciale.

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Has Elon Muskโ€™s Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ€” The withdrawal of the EUโ€™s AI liability rules has fans and critics. โ€”ย Thereโ€™s a new report about the price tag of the Eurostack. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. Hi, this is Pieter, back in Brussels after frantic days [โ€ฆ]

The EUโ€™s AI bans come with big loopholes for police

The EU’s AI Act bans some โ€œunacceptableโ€ use of the technology but critics say the law is riddled with security exemptions.

EU lawmakers left and right rush to secure line to Trumpโ€™s US

The far right has made the running so far but mainstream parties hope to increase contact.

AI training as legitimate interest, โ‚ฌ10 billion for an EU Starlink

The weekly Tech wrap-up containing the Commissionโ€™s investigation into TikTok, an interoperability push on Apple, and Ryanair’s GDPR complaints.
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Tech Pro Brief โ€“ fears over TikTok from Strasbourg to Zagreb, and a DSA enforcement matrix

Euractiv’s Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Thรฉophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.
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Parliament mulls monitoring group for AI Act implemention

The European Parliament is discussing the establishment of a monitoring group for the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which comes into force in August, a leading EU lawmaker for the file told Euractiv.