The fight to replace Justin Trudeau is on
Mark Carney has run two central banks and championed the green transition. Now he wants to lead Canada’s Liberal Party.
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Get ready for turf battles among Trump’s many foreign envoys
Does the United Kingdom need a special envoy and an ambassador?
Democrats don’t blame Harris. In fact, many want her back in 2028.
Top officials gathered in Washington suggested an openness to backing the vice president again next time.
Louis Sarkozy, les secrets de son ambition politique
L’appétit du fils de l’ancien président dépasse désormais le petit écran, avec un livre en avril et la politique pour horizon.
Europe’s AI competitiveness hinges on skills
The rapid rise of AI presents an opportunity to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, but only if leaders act now to close persistent skills gaps in the workforce.
Simona Kossak review – smartly sharp biopic of pioneering Polish ecologist
A charismatic performance from Sandra Drzymalska and pacy direction from Adrian Panek makes for an unexpectedly appealing portrait of an unlikely hero‘You lack both beauty and talent. Your intellect is annoying. The only thing you have is your name.” T…
How Trump’s transition could end up hamstringing his agenda
The president-elect’s advisers haven’t yet begun meeting with federal agencies, despite signing an agreement late last month allowing them to do so.
In the case of Trump loyalist Ric Grenell, loyalty did not trump all
He and his allies mounted an aggressive effort for the top diplomat role.
Victors in the race for emerging tech will determine future
Collectively, emerging technologies are creating an unstable world, where we don’t clearly understand what national security looks like.
In an increasingly uncertain world, we Europeans must be bold and build hope | Stella Creasey and Sandro Gozi
With far-right parties gaining support across the globe, it is crucial we collaborate with our neighbours and restore faith in democracyIn the 1930s Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist philosopher, warned that as the old order was dying, the new world…
Who might make up Trump’s Cabinet
Donald Trump didn’t engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didn’t stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. “He would be great at this,” or “She would […]
5 things to know about migration czar Magnus Brunner’s European Parliament hearing
Treading carefully, Austria’s pick for commissioner pledged new legislation for migration — and little more.
‘Explainer-in-Chief’ Bill Clinton Makes the Economic Case for Harris
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
Trump considers bucking presidential transition system
The former president is busting presidential transition norms, with implications for government coordination, cybersecurity and transparency.
Bart De Wever: The man who wants to destroy Belgium reluctantly heads toward running it
How do you rule a country that you’ve spent your life trying to split up?
Budget : Chappaz en mode SAV
La source d’informations quotidiennes sur tech en France. Par OCÉANE HERRERO Avec KLARA DURAND, TIPHAINE SALIOU Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager ? Ecrivez à Océane Herrero, Klara Durand et Tiphaine Saliou | Voir dans votre navigateur AU MENU — Budget : pour s’engager sur le CII, Clara Chappaz veut d’autres économies. — Les plateformes tardent à […]
There’s an elephant in the room at Keir Starmer’s big investment summit: Brexit | Stella Creasy
We need a salvage operation to fix the problems this created. Otherwise, how else will we attract global investment?Why would any business locate themselves in a country that has cut itself off from the world’s largest trading bloc when it could just d…
Wars are won with code, says German military AI maker
Helsing is riding the wave as Europe seeks defense tech leadership.
Keir Starmer’s reset shows his premiership is already in crisis
Less than 100 days after taking office, the prime minister has already been forced to shake up his team.
British government split over new-look Brexit deal
Keir Starmer travels to Brussels with the prospect of a new youth mobility scheme high on the agenda.
EU betting on India and Vietnam for chips
Looking to be less dependent on China and Taiwan, the West is keen to have alternative suppliers and are pushing at an open door with New Delhi and Hanoi.
Maggie Smith, star of Downton Abbey and Harry Potter films, dies at 89
Oscar-winning actor was renowned for her acerbic wit and ‘formidable talent’
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
Starmer vows not to ‘chop legs off’ business by halting migrant workers
prime minister says UK needs skills strategy to become ‘less reliant’ on imported talent
Rachel Reeves’ 7 reasons to be cheerful
Britain’s strait-laced chancellor was sent out to cheer up the nation — and insist there’s more to Labour than penny-pinching.
Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labour’s tech policy.
‘Dragon-Bear’: How China and Russia’s spy operations overlap in Europe
Beijing is recruiting agents among EU politicians who have demonstrated fealty to Moscow, underscoring their alignment, according to a senior European intelligence official.
The EU AI Office needs top scientific talent, not familiar faces
The European Commission shouldn’t hire internally for its lead scientific advisor on artificial intelligence (AI), writes Alex Petropolos and Max Reddel.
Trump’s debate playbook: Call the rules ‘rigged’ and undermine the moderators
Trump’s attacks on ABC illustrate his overall approach to debating.
After court appearance, Trump rails against legal cases, his lawyers and the election
“I’m disappointed in my legal talent,” he told reporters.
How the far right won over eastern Germany
By entrenching itself in small towns,
Alternative for Germany is breaking through the firewall designed to keep it out of power.
Venice Film Festival 2024: Is cinema journalism ‘at risk of extinction’?
It’s only Day 2 of the Venice Film Festival, and there’s already trouble a-brewing… Why is press access to talent so hard this year?
Europe needs an ‘Abundance Agenda’
Taking economic growth seriously isn’t just a matter of good policy and good politics, it’s also a precondition for the EU to be taken seriously as a geopolitical actor.
New mandate, new opportunity: A competitiveness strategy for European life sciences
We have an important chance to regain Europe’s edge in one of its most important sectors – and, in turn, help people live longer and feel better.
Germany ties itself to Taiwan on chips. It comes with risks.
A new microchips plant by world leader TSMC is a boon for Dresden, but Berlin wants to avoid alienating its major trade partner Beijing.
UK Treasury failed to tell watchdog about senior official’s Labour donation
Former banker Ian Corfield donated thousands to politicians including Chancellor Rachel Reeves before his appointment.
Russia’s links with Iran are growing stronger
As evidenced by their ongoing symbiotic defense relationship, Moscow and Tehran see the wars against Israel and Ukraine as indelibly linked — and the West would be foolish to compartmentalize them.
‘Ambitious girl’: How Kamala Harris’ niece turned political proximity into a budding business empire
Meena Harris has leveraged her special bond with her aunt to create a sprawling personal brand from scratch.
Humiliated, Scotland’s independence warriors lick their wounds
The Tories may have been kicked out of government, but for the Scottish National Party, July’s U.K. election may prove terminal.
‘Scared to Death’: GOP Security Hawks Slam Vance Selection
By choosing the Ukraine-skeptic Ohio senator, Trump accelerates his party’s rejection of its Reaganite roots.
EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities – uncovering the major impacts of a 15-year experiment
The EIT’s first three industry-focused networks are now set to ‘graduate’. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?
London’s Freshfields breaks into New York’s legal elite
Law firm’s hiring spree of ‘top-notch’ talent helps it pull away from ‘magic circle’ rivals in world’s biggest legal market
Improving lung cancer survival in Europe
Political commitment to screening is crucial.
US FTC hits dialysis giants with antitrust probe
The Federal Trade Commission investigation of DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care follows years of consolidation in the dialysis industry.
Ex-coach on The Voice of Holland sentenced to two years in prison for rape
Rapper is one of several Dutch The Voice stars accused of sexual misconduct, in high-profile case that gripped the countryA Dutch court has sentenced a former coach on talent show The Voice of Holland to two years in prison for rape, in a high-profile …
The Strange Future After a Second Trump Term
The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open Venice film festival
The much-anticipated sequel to the director’s 1988 hit Beetlejuice will get its world premiere at the festival in AugustBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 hit Beetlejuice, has been selected as the opening film of the Venice film f…
A life in quotes: Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare, the Albanian writer who explored Balkan history and culture in poetry and fiction, has died aged 88. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from interviews he gave throughout his lifeIsmail Kadare, giant of Albanian literature, dies …
Microsoft and Google AI deals get EU antitrust scrutiny, Vestager says
“We cannot just sit back and see how things pan out,” the competition commissioner said.
Von der Leyen and Costa: Europe’s new dynamic duo
Four names. Two politicians. One power couple.
Trump keeps flip-flopping his policy positions after meeting with rich people
Top CEOs were seen nodding their heads when Trump talked about finding ways to keep American-educated talent at home.
Low pay for UK financial crime prosecutors hits efforts to hire top talent
Lawyers at SFO and FCA earn increasingly less than peers at private firms
Anouk Aimée obituary
Elegant French film actor best known for her roles in the classic films A Man and a Woman, Lola, and La Dolce VitaShow-business history records how the young Françoise Sorya was walking with her parents in Paris when they were approached by the directo…
ACCA EU 2024-2029: Three calls to action for a sustainable and competitive Future for Europe [Promoted content]
Drawing on our unique global membership, we at ACCA call on newly elected Members of the European Parliament to champion sustainability, ethical AI, and talent development. These priorities are crucial for shaping a sustainable, competitive, and future…
Europe’s at risk of losing the global tech race
As this competition is ultimately a race for progress, wealth and geostrategic influence, its importance for the Continent’s future cannot be overvalued.
‘It could have been us’: filming the devastation after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes
Waad al-Kateab’s documentary Death Without Mercy collects agonising experience from the aftermath of 2023. She reflects on a natural disaster made much worse by politics, and how she is trying to helpWaad al-Kateab has always looked for hope, but when …
Former Poland PM: Europe’s impossible trinity
EU decision-makers want to secure all their objectives, everywhere, and do it all at once. However, their plans don’t reflect real-world realities.
Don’t bother voting in European election
For EU democracy to be at risk, it would first have to exist.
Belgian parties seek pharma revamp focused on talent, innovation, and digital transformation [Advocacy Lab Content]
The future of Belgium’s pharmaceutical industry is under scrutiny as competition challenges Belgian success. Leading Belgian politicians discussed revamping pharma’s road map in a recent conversation with Euractiv.
Fix biosolutions legislative landscape or lose talent and scale-ups, says strategist [Advocacy Lab Content]
Investors champion biotechnology with AI as the engine of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but despite Europe’s strong ambitions biotech analysts say legislation designed for chemicals is not fit for the biological. The result is an exodus of talent a…
UK election: The great battle for Labour Party jobs
Too many ministers: Keir Starmer faces having to disappoint some of his top team if he makes it into government.
The Second Act review – Quentin Dupieux’s likable meta comedy of actors’ private lives
Cannes film festivalWith help from an A-list cast, Dupieux brings his customary mischief to an amiable tale of imposture and role playCannes can always do worse than choose a comedy for its opening gala, and the festival is off to an amiable, entertain…
Microsoft goes from bad boy to top cop in the age of AI
The tech company fields teams of disinformation-hunters, computer scientists and policy officials in a bid to stop artificial intelligence from gatecrashing the 2024 global election cycle.
Europe’s tech talent shortage threatens EU digital and green transition, warn industry leaders [Advocacy Lab Content]
Tech leaders are warning that Europe faces a tech skills shortfall. Estimates indicate only 12 million skilled professionals may be available, despite EU targets of employing 20 million ICT specialists by 2030.
EU decade of skills: Building a future-ready labor market
LinkedIn data shows the urgent need for enhanced skills to power Europe’s digital and green transitions.
A celebrity politician has been jailed for rape. Will Czech women be listened to now? | Apolena Rychlíková and Jakub Zelenka|
We helped bring Dominik Feri to justice. His trail should have rattled a complacent political establishmentHe was spoken of as an extraordinary talent. A rising star with a million followers on Instagram, who made politics relevant for younger generati…
The Anglosphere has an advantage on immigration
English-speaking countries generally do better at both attracting and integrating talent
The Huawei Global Talent Summit at MWC [Advocacy Lab Content]
At this year’s MWC in Barcelona, Huawei showcased its latest 5G and upcoming 5.5G technologies, emphasizing their transformative potential for both users and businesses.
Navigating the Talent Landscape in European Finance: GTT 2024 [Promoted content]
The biggest global talent survey in accountancy and finance provides a roadmap for European finance, addressing digital upskilling, wage pressures, wellbeing promotion, and inclusiveness and diversity cultures. The bottom line? Employers face increased…
France has the military gear everyone’s desperate to get
Leading defense company ramps up production to meet massive global demand.
How the Netherlands lost its shine for big business
Multinationals warn new migration rules and fiscal reforms could drive them to take their business elsewhere.
From the Arctic Circle to the top of European theatre: director Eline Arbo on being ‘an outsider looking in’
The Norwegian theatremaker talks about succeeding Ivo van Hove as artistic director of one of the influential Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and staging classic plays as rock concertsWhen Eline Arbo informed her mother at a young age that she wanted …
Talent’s geopolitical role in shaping Europe’s future
Having already entered the fourth industrial revolution, talent has emerged as a crucial geopolitical factor, playing a pivotal role in how states serve their national interests as it is linked with innovation, driving countries towards growth, economi…
From Doctor Botox to Facebook’s top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in
Olivier Véran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.
Intel’s call to action on skills to fuel European chips investments [Promoted content]
Semiconductor investments announced under the EU Chips Act since 2022 will need between 10,000 and 15,000 new workers. Finding these workers is difficult with aging populations, rigid labour markets, and STEM skills shortages. Intel’s call is clear: sk…