Europeโ€™s leaders find no quick response to Trumpโ€™s bombshell on Ukraine

Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.

Germanyโ€™s Scholz: Itโ€™s โ€˜inappropriateโ€™ to discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.

Europe tries to shore up fragile unity as it realises it cannot rely on US

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…

Pacte vert : le revirement de Macron indigne ses alliรฉs

Lโ€™offensive antirรฉglementation du prรฉsident a semรฉ le doute sur son hรฉritage ร  matiรจre dโ€™รฉcologie et suscitรฉ la colรจre de nombreux membres de son propre parti.

Poland to Europe: Donโ€™t play games with Trump, spend more on defense

The Polish PM is adamant that Europe must not break ties with the U.S.

Macron and Trump have โ€˜frank conversationโ€™ minutes before European meeting on Ukraine

The call came before the French president welcomed a group of European leaders in Paris.

EUโ€™s approach to advanced artificial intelligence โ€“ Time for a โ€œCERN for AIโ€? [Advocacy Lab Content]

On 30 January, Euractiv hosted a discussion on the European Commissionโ€™s “CERN for AI” initiative and what a European AI Research Council could look like in practice.

Looser state aid rules aim to stoke clean tech demand

A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.

Europe at โ€˜turning pointโ€™ as leaders meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine crisis

Ursula von der Leyen urges โ€˜emergency mindsetโ€™ in response to US decision to enter bilateral talks with RussiaEurope live โ€“ latest updatesEuropeโ€™s security is โ€œat a turning pointโ€, the president of the European Commission has said, as leaders from majo…

Nuclear sidelined in leaked rules on state aid for clean tech

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…

EU top brass plans Kyiv visit amid US-Russia talks

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.

Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉ, en mission pour le nuclรฉaire au sommet de lโ€™Europe

Les difficultรฉs politiques et รฉconomiques de l’Allemagne sont une bonne occasion de marquer des points ร  Bruxelles en matiรจre nuclรฉaire, estiment ses partisans.

Angry farmers push Poland away from Ukraine

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.

How von der Leyen blindsided Brussels with her deregulation drive

The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โ€œsimplifyโ€ EU rules โ€” and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.

Macronโ€™s U-turn against EU green rules triggers internal revolt

The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.

Victims of international crimes need justice โ€” and the ICC

We call on the EUโ€™s member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.

France confirms emergency European summit Monday in Paris

The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.

UKโ€™s Starmer to attend emergency European summit in Paris

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.

Vanceโ€™s week of waging war on EU tech law

The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.

EU will discuss โ€˜anythingโ€™ to avoid Trump tariffs, says Commission trade chief

Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will travel to Washington on Monday in an attempt to ward off an impending trade war.

ล efฤoviฤ to visit Washington as trade war looms

The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.

โ€˜No space and place for complacencyโ€™ over European defence, Latvian defence minister tells Euronews

EU leaders are trying to come up with solutions to boost joint financing in defence with the Commission estimating the bloc needs to invest โ‚ฌ500 billion over the coming decade.

New Geo-Political Challenges and the Past and Future of EU-Greenland Relations

  

Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen

Photo credit: Gordon Leggett, via Wikimedia Commons 

 

*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaardโ€™s forthcoming work, โ€œโ€˜Eurarcticโ€™: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…

EU should give Ukraine ‘very strong security guarantees’: Finland’s former president Niinistรถ

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…

EU Commission to activate fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending

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.

Von der Leyen demands trigger of emergency clause to massively boost defense spending

European Commission president announces plan at Munich Security Conference.

MEPs call for more action for gender equality on company boards

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.

EU warns of โ€˜immediateโ€™ retaliation against Trumpโ€™s reciprocal tariffs

Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s first term.

Security is the new safety

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย ย The U.K. AISI drops โ€œsafetyโ€ for โ€œsecurityโ€ as it rebrands for the Trump era. โ€”ย DSIT and Anthropic ink a new partnership. โ€”ย Whatโ€™s happened to the porn review? Good morning and happy Friday, This is Tom, unable to find where Iโ€™ve hidden my wifeโ€™s Valentineโ€™s card. You can get in touch with your news, [โ€ฆ]

IA et tรฉlรฉcoms : itโ€™s a match!

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 dโ€™IA, avec Mistral pour cas pratique. Bonjour ร  toutes et ร  tous, nous sommes vendredi 14 fรฉvrier. [โ€ฆ]

Criminals use AI chatbots too

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Criminals use AI chatbots to commit fraud, Europolโ€™s chief AI officer warns. โ€” The U.K. switches from โ€˜AI safety to โ€˜AI 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 youโ€™re in Munich, then the [โ€ฆ]

Trump triggers Western anger over โ€˜appeasementโ€™ talks with Putinย 

EU and British politicians warn America against caving to the Kremlin’s demands on Ukraine. ย 

The EUโ€™s strategy to counter Trumpโ€™s tariffs: An iron fist in a velvet glove

Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trumpโ€™s first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.

Brussels power couples โ€”ย 2025 edition

Love is in the air in the halls of power.

What is the โ€˜Paracetamol challengeโ€™ that has Europe nervous

Euractiv investigated the alleged dangerous trend that has national health authorities sounding the alarm.

Karim Bouamrane : lโ€™ambition derriรจre la com

Le mรฉdiatique maire de Saint-Ouen rรชve dโ€™un rรดle national, et peine ร  sโ€™en cacher.

RFK Jr. now runs Americaโ€™s health agencies

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 EU regions slam Commissionโ€™s plan to merge funds

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.

Von der Leyen aide held secret talks with Trump team amid trade war

Bjoern Seibert visited Washington ahead of high-level contacts between the Commission president and J.D. Vance.

Draft Commission farm vision promises tough trade rules on pesticides, livestock

The pledges echo growing rhetoric from EU farm chief Christophe Hansen and Health and Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivรฉr Vรกrhelyi.

Reynolds hits โ€˜resetโ€™ on competition

SNEAK PEEK โ€”ย  The government is giving the CMA a โ€˜resetโ€™. The CMA will try to show itโ€™s got the message. โ€”ย Peter Kyle explains the U.K.โ€™s AI summit statement snub. โ€”ย 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 [โ€ฆ]

Intelligence artificielle : Keep on rolling, rolling !

AU MENU โ€” Le jour dโ€™aprรจs, la petite musique de la dรฉrรฉgulation de lโ€™IA 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 [โ€ฆ]

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]

No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call

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…

Ukraine war briefing: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, say European ministers

If we canโ€™t 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 Russiaโ€™s war against Ukraine should be decided without the Ukrainians, Europea…

Trump and Putin stun Europe with peace plan for Ukraineย 

U.S. president announces that talks with Russia’s leader on ending the war will start โ€œimmediately,โ€ after his defense chief warns that Ukraineโ€™s peace goals wonโ€™t be met.

Trump-Putin Ukraine peace talks mustnโ€™t exclude Kyiv, EU allies warn

U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ€” and agreed to start negotiations โ€œimmediately.โ€

EU examines future of its outdated budget

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.

The EU must not be a โ€˜dwarfโ€™ in Washington, says Germanyโ€™s likely next chancellor

The bloc has to get tougher in the age of Donald Trump, argues Friedrich Merz.

UK dances to Vanceโ€™s tune

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Where does the Paris summit leave the U.K.โ€™s AI policy? โ€”ย MPs tackle the data bill, amendments and all. โ€”ย 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 youโ€™re [โ€ฆ]

Et vous, comment รฉtait votre sommet ?

AU MENU โ€” De la sรฉcuritรฉ ร  lโ€™action : comment le monde sโ€™est laissรฉ sรฉduire par lโ€™IA. 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 lโ€™IA est dรฉjร  (enfin ?) terminรฉ. Pour fรชter รงa, Tech Matin [โ€ฆ]

The big fat Greek plot to defraud the EU

โ€œFarmers” raked in millions of euros for land they didnโ€™t own or work.

Europe : le cordon sanitaire avec lโ€™extrรชme droite bientรดt remis en cause pour sโ€™en prendre au Pacte vert ?

Intentionnellement ou non, les entreprises concernรฉes, l’extrรชme droite montante et les conservateurs traditionnels s’unissent pour rรฉรฉcrire les rรจgles รฉcologiques.

EU can’t plug USAID funding gap including in Ukraine, Commission says

โ€œThe EU cannot fill this gap left by others,โ€ย the European Commission told Euronews as disability NGOs seek emergency aid from Brussels after US President Donald Trump blocked international development projects.

Von der Leyen labels Trumpโ€™s VP an ally after first meeting

First high-level meeting with Trump official strikes surprisingly positive note after he slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Au Sommet sur lโ€™IA, le vice-prรฉsident amรฉricain met en garde lโ€™Europe contre une rรฉglementation trop stricte

JD Vance a plaidรฉ en faveur de “rรฉgimes rรฉglementaires internationaux qui favorisent la crรฉation” face ร  la “rรฉvolution” de l’intelligence artificielle qui vient.

Canada, Mexico and EU criticise Trumpโ€™s metal tariffs amid fears of trade war

Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs โ€˜will not go unansweredโ€™ as Justin Trudeau says Canadians will โ€˜stand up if we need toโ€™Europe live โ€“ latest updatesCanada, Mexico and the EU have sharply criticised Donald Trumpโ€™s decision to impose 25% tariffs on all …

EU makes โ‚ฌ20B push into computing power for AI

Bloc aims to catch up with U.S. and China in global AI race.

Von der Leyen vows โ€˜firm and proportionateโ€™ response to Trumpโ€™s tariffs

โ€œUnjustifiedโ€ 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum โ€œwill not go unanswered,โ€ says European Commission chief.

Time to sign?

SNEAK PEEK โ€” JD Vance lands in Paris as the U.K. tries to get on message.ย  โ€”ย Peter Kyle says an AI bill will avoid upsetting voluntary agreement with AI labs. โ€”ย The U.K.โ€™s own mini-summit kicks off in London. Good morning and happy Tuesday, This is Tom, coming to you from a cold press room in [โ€ฆ]

Flop ou pas flop : journรฉe dรฉcisive pour le Sommet sur lโ€™IA

AU MENU โ€” Suspens : qui signera la grande dรฉclaration finale au Grand Palais ? โ€” Impact environnemental de lโ€™IA : en avant lโ€™autorรฉgulation. โ€” Des entreprises dโ€™IA sโ€™engagent 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 [โ€ฆ]

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws

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 โ€œinnovation-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 [โ€ฆ]

Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.

The EUโ€™s ticking debt bomb โ€” and why it matters for its next budget

Repayment of the EU’s โ‚ฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.

Paris follows a cut-price Olympics with a low-cost AI summit

France is hosting a global artificial intelligence summit that costs far less than the U.K.’s 2023 affair.

Spain pushes to double EU budget to over โ‚ฌ2 trillion

Madrid wants governments to be jointly liable for borrowing huge amounts of money to boost the bloc’s coffers.

Les 9 personnalitรฉs ร  suivre au Sommet pour lโ€™IA ร  Paris

Les universitaires peuvent avoir autant dโ€™influence que les โ€œtech brosโ€ pour inciter les dirigeants politiques ร  investir dans cette technologie puissante et ร  en dรฉfinir les garde-fous.

Elon Musk annonce quโ€™il ne viendra pas ร  Paris pour le Sommet sur lโ€™IA

Le principal lieutenant de Donald Trump a indiquรฉ qu’il avait “un travail essentiel ร  faire ร  Washington DC”.

Musk says heโ€™s not coming to Paris for Macronโ€™s AI summit

Donald Trump’s top lieutenant says he has “critical work in Washington DC.”

The 9 AI power players at the Paris AI Action Summit

Academics can be as influential as tech bros in swaying policymakers to both invest in and set guardrails for the powerful technology.

EU says it will retaliate immediately if Trump imposes new tariffs

Blocโ€™s 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…