President Donald Trump bolted into his first day in office with an unprecedented show of executive force โ signing orders intended to end the right to citizenship by birth, force federal workers back to the office and grant Tik Tok a reprieve from a forced shutdown โ as he showcased his desire to circumvent Congress [โฆ]
AI training transparency has become a priority as GPAI systems rely on large datasets that often contain personal and copyrighted information.
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The code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online+ will now formally become part of the EU’s content moderation framework.
Donations are flying in from some of the worldโs biggest companies โ and though many have contributed before, the checks this year are bigger.
European Commission president is rewarded for โher services to the unity of the Member States.”
“We do not see the need to apologise,” chief spokeswoman Paula Pinho said on Tuesday.
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The EU executive hid the fact Ursula von der Leyen was hospitalised for around a week with pneumonia.
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Her well-documented obsession with message control is out of control.
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Revelation is set to fuel more transparency questions for the EU’s most powerful official.
Up to 150 experts in Brussels and Seville will be checking whether Musk’s livestream interview boosts the German far right.
Planned nationwide embargo on TikTok is an “abuse of power” and will suppress free speech, opposition warns.
Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway
President Aliyev has blamed Russia for the airliner’s downing, which killed 38 people.
The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.
The source of the coronavirus, which is estimated to have killed 7 million people, has been a controversial mystery for years.
Belgrade government is trying to “throw dust in the eyes of the people,” former Novi Sad Mayor Boris Novakoviฤ says.
Americans are rejecting some liberal values.
Warsaw wants to use its turn in the EU’s rotating chair to take on Russian imports.
Students at universities in Belgrade, Kragujevac and Niลก have been protesting for weeks to demand justice and transparency following the Novi Sad train station roof collapse.
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The term refers to advisers of a mafia boss, popularized by the film The Godfather.
Ukraine is trying to clean up its procurement process to better supply its troops and attract foreign funding.
Brexiteer says X owner was ‘very generous with his time’ in Mar-a-Lago meeting โย and floats prospect of snaring some Musk cash.
Anjinho is the former deputy national ombudsman of Portugal, and was previously a centre-right member of the country’s parliament.
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She takes over from Emily O’Reilly, who has was in the role for more than a decade.
Commission will probe the platformโs protections against foreign interference and election meddling.
President-elect Donald Trump posted to social media Friday saying the craft seen hovering around parts of New Jersey should be shot down, as lawmakers continue to demand answers.
The European ombudsman has few formal powers, but can highlight bad behaviour by the EU institutions.
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Short-term rentals drive job creation, support affordable travel options and foster tourism in rural areas.
Letter expressing no confidence in Alan Turing Instituteโs top team comes amid external criticism of the prestigious state-funded body.
Exclusive: Complaint says Equinor is unlawfully connected to Israelโs Delek Group, which has been flagged by UN human rights commissionerThe Norwegian oil company Equinor is being sued over alleged business links to the Israeli energy company Delek Gro…
Romania’s second electoral round, between pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu and his pro-European opponent Elena Lasconi, was annulled by its Constitutional Court, due to breaches of financial transparency and a ‘massive disinformation’ campaign on …
For the last decade there has been a lot of focus in the EU on additional reporting and anti-abuse measures, which ultimately had lead to a high cost of tax compliance.
Social media firm faces questioning by European Parliament lawmakers over networks that aided Romanian far-right win.
The European Parliament will elect the new ombudsman in Strasbourg on 17 December.
The EU’s Digital Service Act requires 19 large online platforms to get independent audits to ensure transparency and protection of users’ rights. Euractiv has compiled the results.
Number of spokespeople will drop from 17 to 14, according to a list of names seen by POLITICO.
Ultranationalist presidential candidate Cฤlin Georgescu received high view counts on the app in the run-up to the first round of voting in the presidential election.
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
The Elon Musk-owned social media platform touts its moderation efforts in a risk assessment submitted to the Commission.
The agreement mirrors a similar arrangement with the European Commission in 2021.
Chinese-owned app is under mounting pressure to explain how it handled political content ahead of Romanian vote.
Consultation by insurance regulator comes amid growing scrutiny of risks building in offshore reinsurance deals
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds โ and politicians’ programs.
Bucharest authorities found โvarious irregularitiesโ with election campaigns on TikTok.
The European Commission took way too long to provide documents about the trip, European Ombudsman says.
“This was not negotiation,” said a lawyer representing the Commission, describing the private interactions via SMS between Ursula von der Leyen and the Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
Transparency International writes to EU requesting inquiry into potential failure to declare travel and ticket expensesAn NGO has called for an investigation into five far-right members of the European parliament, warning of a potential failure to decl…
The U.S. has traditionally taken a key leadership role, but Donald Trumpโs return has thrown that into doubt.
Elon Musk and Europe’s tech gaps show the Finnish nominee has a major task at hand.
Banana exporters from Ecuador describe a recent Lidl offer as the โstraw that broke the camelโs back.”
The guardrail against the next president leaving the alliance is shakier than you think.
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt 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. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Freedom at Home and Abroad received funding from a well-connected U.K. firm. Then it took on JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Our team of policy reporters dissect what you need to know about Brussels’ biggest event of the year.
On Monday, the International Trade and Constitutional Affairs committees questioned ล efฤoviฤ, Slovak candidate for Trade and Economic Security/ Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on International …
As connected cars increasingly gather vast amounts of personal data, the need to ensure privacy and data control is more pressing than ever. FIA calls for stronger regulations to protect individuals and ensure greater transparency in the automotive dat…
The Commission will look into whether the Chinese e-commerce company has failed to crack down on illegal products and addictive designs.
China has been unwilling to acknowledge that it heavily subsidizes its industry.
Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed More than one in five attenders at EU events on regulating big tech companies did not disclose links to the industry when applyin…
The Global Engagement Center has helped thwart Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns in other countries, but some GOP skeptics may prevent its reauthorization.
Opposition MPs refuse to take up their seats, raising the prospect of a one-party system. Protests loom.
Watchdog candidates bark at lack of EU transparency โ in their own recruitment
Declining access to government office space, email addresses and cybersecurity resources would make a potential Trump transition team more vulnerable to hacking or foreign surveillance.
Despite the dire circumstances, Georgia’s more progressive and more prepared for European transformation than at any other time in its independent history.ย
There is an urgent need for transparency and accountability in Northeast Atlantic fisheries management. Ryan Orgera critiques NEAFCโs dysfunction, highlighting overfishing of key species due to opaque decision-making. Reforming governance and enhancing…
Momentum has stalled under Hungary’s direction and leadership turnover in Brussels. Poland wants to change that.
The former president is busting presidential transition norms, with implications for government coordination, cybersecurity and transparency.
Civil service watchdog wasnโt told of in-kind donations by Emily Middletonโs former employer to Labour frontbencher.
A lack of clarity over the final beneficiaries of the RRF “is now a long-lasting issue,” says a vice-chair of the budget committee.
The music industry has cosied up to Britainโs new government. But relations could soon sour as ministers prepare to reform the rules protecting creative work from AI.
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
The report calls for greater transparency in the Global Gateway’s implementation, along with Parliamentary scrutiny.
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The Commission’s report on digital fairness was released, showing areas of reform in consumer protection law, while the Council called on ENISA to increase transparency for cloud certification schemes.
Arden Strategies have gained a reputation as a power player in the new U.K. regime.
POLITICO a passรฉ en revue les dรฉclarations d’intรฉrรชts des prรฉtendants ร lโexรฉcutif bruxellois.
MEPs demand extra information from wannabe commissioners.
POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.
The Council of the European Union is calling for increased transparency around EU cybersecurity certification schemes developed by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.
European Commissionโs culture of secrecy as seen by the EU Ombudsman who has pushed for new standards of openness and transparency in EU institutions.
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
Pope Francis praised the courage of victims and reviled offenders at the end of an extraordinary papal visit.
The European Commission says it wonโt immediately publish details of the restrictions placed on Henrik Morch, whose move earlier this year from its antitrust department to law firm Paul, Weiss drew protests from EU Ombudsman Emily OโReilly.
Platform’s CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France last month over the refusal to hand over data to government authorities.
Maintaining the highest standards is the only avenue to strengthen the EU health sector.
Bologna cab driver Roberto Mantovani, aka ‘Robby,’ published a book over the summer denouncing the tax evasion practices of most of his colleagues. This transparency has earned him fame in his home country, but disdain among members of his profession.
The Meta exec and former deputy PM said Britain had โwasted a huge amount of timeโ focusing on the gloomy risks of artificial intelligence.
The operations in Lebanon and Syria could spark a global reckoning over vulnerabilities faced by tech companies with global manufacturing operations.
Partido Popular (PP/EPP) leader Alberto Nรบรฑez Feijรณo on Wednesday (18 September) compared Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez to the late dictator Francisco Franco over a controversial media transparency plan presented on Tuesday (17 September).
The Slovak government is pleased with the portfolio given to its nominee, five-time commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ, who has added trade, economic security and transparency to his roster, while Transparency International Slovakia reminds of his “non-transp…
Once every five years the European Parliament gets to pick off a nominee or two โ and rarely fails to do so.
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Dependable Slovak has served in the Commission for 15 years.
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
Thierry Breton is out of the way, ridding the European Commission chief of her fiercest internal critic.
The split between the Commission president and her biggest internal critic had been brewing for years.
Prime minister broke parliamentary rules by failing initially to declare gift from Waheed Alli
Work to overhaul the countryโs legal system is increasing transparency as part of a bid to join the bloc
