Europeโs leaders find no quick response to Trumpโs bombshell on Ukraine
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.
But member states, health experts, and the traditional tobacco industry itself have called on the Commission to act.
Leaders arrive at Paris summit for urgent talks on Ukraine after week that showed how far values have divergedEurope live โ latest updatesThey came smiling, but the task was immense. After dozens of summits at which a hesitant and discordant EU had fai…
Commission does not exclude AI in the workplace legislation with humans at the centre.
Lโoffensive antirรฉglementation du prรฉsident a semรฉ le doute sur son hรฉritage ร matiรจre dโรฉcologie et suscitรฉ la colรจre de nombreux membres de son propre parti.
The Polish PM is adamant that Europe must not break ties with the U.S.
The call came before the French president welcomed a group of European leaders in Paris.
The WHO’s call comes as new figures show that limiting alcohol consumption could prevent one million new cancer diagnoses in Europe by 2050.
On 30 January, Euractiv hosted a discussion on the European Commissionโs “CERN for AI” initiative and what a European AI Research Council could look like in practice.
A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.
Ursula von der Leyen urges โemergency mindsetโ in response to US decision to enter bilateral talks with RussiaEurope live โ latest updatesEuropeโs security is โat a turning pointโ, the president of the European Commission has said, as leaders from majo…
A draft of updated rules on permissible state aid within the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal has no explicit mention of nuclear power, despite recent signals from the European Commission executive that it was beginning to see the technology as integr…
Commission reacts to JD Vance comments on Romanian elections.
The trip will take place in a show of solidarity as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the three-year mark, one EU official said.
Euronews went dumpster divingโnot literally, donโt worryโthrough the EU Commissionโs discarded legislation to see whatโs been scrapped as outdated, stale, or just plain unworkable. Somebody had to do it, and hereโs what we found.
The Danish are on cloud nine, and X is playing nice with the Commission on DSA.
The Commission’s U-turn provoked heated reactions from the Council.
Les difficultรฉs politiques et รฉconomiques de l’Allemagne sont une bonne occasion de marquer des points ร Bruxelles en matiรจre nuclรฉaire, estiment ses partisans.
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โsimplifyโ EU rules โ and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
We call on the EUโs member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.
The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will travel to Washington on Monday in an attempt to ward off an impending trade war.
The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.
EU leaders are trying to come up with solutions to boost joint financing in defence with the Commission estimating the bloc needs to invest โฌ500 billion over the coming decade.
The artistโs contentious commission has drawn heavy criticism but sheโs not shying away from the heritage battle
Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen
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*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
Europe is facing increasingly hybrid threats, and it lacks a shared culture of preparedness, according to our guest. Sauli Niinistรถ was the president of Finland from 201HJYYUU2 to 2024 and is now a special advisor to the head of the European Commissio…
The Commission is setting up a star chamber to control all communication with or about the US.
The EU Commission will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments, Ursula von der Leyen announced in Munich. “This will allow Member states to substantially increase their defence expenditure,” she said.
European Commission president announces plan at Munich Security Conference.
MEPs welcomed European Commission’s recent launch of infringement proceedings against 17 member states, but they say more action is needed to create positive environment for change.
Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trumpโs first term.
Defending a rules-based trading system based on low tariffs, the EU executive said reciprocal tariffs were unjustified and that it will react swiftly.
SNEAK PEEK โย ย The U.K. AISI drops โsafetyโ for โsecurityโ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โย Whatโs happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโve hidden my wifeโs Valentineโs card. You can get in touch with your news, [โฆ]
AU MENU โ Le deal gagnant-gagnant des opรฉrateurs tรฉlรฉcoms avec des IA gรฉnรฉratives. โ Les datacenters ont les yeux plus gros que le ventre, selon RTE. โ Protection des donnรฉes : la CNIL se rode face aux modรจles dโIA, avec Mistral pour cas pratique. Bonjour ร toutes et ร tous, nous sommes vendredi 14 fรฉvrier. [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ Criminals use AI chatbots to commit fraud, Europolโs chief AI officer warns. โ The U.K. switches from โAI safety to โAI security.โ โ The Munich Security Conference is working hard to make killer AI cool. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. This is Pieter. #TGIF (unless youโre in Munich, then the [โฆ]
Plus, Parliament and Council were blindsided by the Commission’s withdrawal on Standard Essential Patents, but the EU’s Patents Office was not.
EU and British politicians warn America against caving to the Kremlin’s demands on Ukraine. ย
Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trumpโs first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.
Love is in the air in the halls of power.
Euractiv investigated the alleged dangerous trend that has national health authorities sounding the alarm.
Le mรฉdiatique maire de Saint-Ouen rรชve dโun rรดle national, et peine ร sโen cacher.
“This new program is another step in our efforts to quickly and constructively build a solution to respond to the European Commissionโs decision on Facebook Marketplace.”
The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 52-48 vote Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He will be sworn in later today.
MEPs and the the Committee of the Regions are concerned about the increased influence in the proposal for the EU’s 2028-2032 multiannual framework.
The code will come into effect from 1 July 2025.
Bjoern Seibert visited Washington ahead of high-level contacts between the Commission president and J.D. Vance.
The pledges echo growing rhetoric from EU farm chief Christophe Hansen and Health and Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi.
From new coordination methods to more transparency over lobbying, hereโs how Ursula von der Leyen reshaped the Commission in her own image.
SNEAK PEEK โย The government is giving the CMA a โresetโ. The CMA will try to show itโs got the message. โย Peter Kyle explains the U.K.โs AI summit statement snub. โย MPs pick up where peers left off on copyright. Good morning and happy Thursday, This is Tom, back home. You can get in touch with [โฆ]
AU MENU โ Le jour dโaprรจs, la petite musique de la dรฉrรฉgulation de lโIA continue de monter. โ Un rapport parlementaire pointe les avantages de Starlink pour connecter les trains. โ Nouveau retard au dรฉcollage pour la PPLย anti-fast fashion. Bonjour ร toutes et ร tous, nous sommes jeudi 13 fรฉvrier, et vous lisez Tech Matin [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ Has Elon Muskโs Starlink got a shot in Europe? Not really. โ The withdrawal of the EUโs AI liability rules has fans and critics. โย Thereโs 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 [โฆ]
Statement from countries including France, Germany and UK comes after US president says he and Putin are ready to begin talksEuropean powers, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they have to be part of any future negotiations on the fate o…
If we canโt join Nato we must build our own, says Zelenskyy; Russian trial begins over explosion that crippled Kerch bridge. What we know on day 1,086 Nothing about ending Russiaโs war against Ukraine should be decided without the Ukrainians, Europea…
U.S. president announces that talks with Russia’s leader on ending the war will start โimmediately,โ after his defense chief warns that Ukraineโs peace goals wonโt be met.
U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ and agreed to start negotiations โimmediately.โ
You may have forgotten who Kamala is and what ‘brat’ means but the third meme of summer 2024, JD Vanceโs ‘couch fetish’, hit hard last night.
The intention to withdraw the proposal caught the Commission, Parliament and Council by surprise.
The Commission has not taken a position, apart from stating that the framework applies “irrespective” of who is part of the PCLOB
Move aligns bloc with similar shift in UK and Switzerland as commission seeks to revitalise capital markets
The European Commission wants a more flexible financial framework to meet the challenges, including green technologies, border security and defense, facing the 27 member states.
โThe status quo is not an option,โ the European Commission said in a communication laying the groundwork for the upcoming proposal on the next long-term budget (2028-34).
EPP rapporteur Axel Voss slammed the Commission for creating a ”Wild West” that only benefits Big Tech.
For the next EU long-term budget, โthe status quo is not an option,โ the EU executive wrote.
The bloc has to get tougher in the age of Donald Trump, argues Friedrich Merz.
SNEAK PEEK โ Where does the Paris summit leave the U.K.โs AI policy? โย MPs tackle the data bill, amendments and all. โย Patrick Vallance sets out his plan to remake science. Good morning and welcome to Wednesday, This is Tom, heading back to London from a gloomy City of Light. Come and say hi if youโre [โฆ]
AU MENU โ De la sรฉcuritรฉ ร lโaction : comment le monde sโest laissรฉ sรฉduire par lโIA. โ Mรฉga-datacenters, mรฉgadoutes ? โ Les enfants ont leur nouvel ange gardien. Bonjour ร toutes et ร tous, nous sommes mercredi 12 fรฉvrier et le Sommet pour lโIA est dรฉjร (enfin ?) terminรฉ. Pour fรชter รงa, Tech Matin [โฆ]
Brain drain, and a shrinking, overworked and underpaid health workforce were on the table during the debate.
โFarmers” raked in millions of euros for land they didnโt own or work.
The Commission justified its removal by saying it could see ”no foreseeable agreement” on the directive.
Intentionnellement ou non, les entreprises concernรฉes, l’extrรชme droite montante et les conservateurs traditionnels s’unissent pour rรฉรฉcrire les rรจgles รฉcologiques.
โThe EU cannot fill this gap left by others,โย the European Commission told Euronews as disability NGOs seek emergency aid from Brussels after US President Donald Trump blocked international development projects.
First high-level meeting with Trump official strikes surprisingly positive note after he slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum.
JD Vance a plaidรฉ en faveur de “rรฉgimes rรฉglementaires internationaux qui favorisent la crรฉation” face ร la “rรฉvolution” de l’intelligence artificielle qui vient.
The workshops will take place during March to draft the Code of Conduct on online advertising, with transparency a common and recurring theme throughout.
The Commission consultation is now open for inclusion of the audiovisual sector’s inclusion in geo-blocking.
The European Commission president told the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday that the the EU would contribute โฌ50 billion with the rest pledged by ‘providers, investors and industry.’
Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs โwill not go unansweredโ as Justin Trudeau says Canadians will โstand up if we need toโEurope live โ latest updatesCanada, Mexico and the EU have sharply criticised Donald Trumpโs decision to impose 25% tariffs on all …
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pledged to โsafeguardโ the interests of European companies and citizens.
Bloc aims to catch up with U.S. and China in global AI race.
โUnjustifiedโ 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum โwill not go unanswered,โ says European Commission chief.
The European Commission will today publish its much anticipated working program, outlining EU policy priorities for 2025.
SNEAK PEEK โ JD Vance lands in Paris as the U.K. tries to get on message.ย โย Peter Kyle says an AI bill will avoid upsetting voluntary agreement with AI labs. โย The U.K.โs own mini-summit kicks off in London. Good morning and happy Tuesday, This is Tom, coming to you from a cold press room in [โฆ]
AU MENU โ Suspens : qui signera la grande dรฉclaration finale au Grand Palais ? โ Impact environnemental de lโIA : en avant lโautorรฉgulation. โ Des entreprises dโIA sโengagent pour protรฉger les enfants. Bonjour ร toutes et ร tous,ย nous sommes mardi 11 fรฉvrier et vous lisez Tech matin. Pour ce dernier jour de sommet, votre [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ The EU plans to raise the American pushback against tech law with the U.S., said tech boss Henna Virkkunen. She also promised a more โinnovation-friendlyโ AI regulatory framework. โ Rolling out AI should mean talking to workers and helping them gain new skills, said EESC president Oliver Rรถpke. Failing to get it [โฆ]
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
Repayment of the EU’s โฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
France is hosting a global artificial intelligence summit that costs far less than the U.K.’s 2023 affair.
Madrid wants governments to be jointly liable for borrowing huge amounts of money to boost the bloc’s coffers.
Les universitaires peuvent avoir autant dโinfluence que les โtech brosโ pour inciter les dirigeants politiques ร investir dans cette technologie puissante et ร en dรฉfinir les garde-fous.
Le principal lieutenant de Donald Trump a indiquรฉ qu’il avait “un travail essentiel ร faire ร Washington DC”.
Donald Trump’s top lieutenant says he has “critical work in Washington DC.”
Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.
Blocโs leaders also pledge to protect EU interests after US president announces escalation in aggressive trade policyEurope will not hesitate to retaliate if Donald Trump imposes any new tariffs, the European Commission and EU national leaders have sai…
The European Commission will not commit to launching legal action against Poland after Donald Tusk openly threatened to disregard the Migration Pact.