Europe News US trade relations shouldn't impact probes on Big Tech, lawmaker says Washington's looming tariffs threats against the EU should not influence the bloc's antitrust investigations against US Big Tech that are set to come to an end next month, MEP Bernd Lang has told Euronews. 18/02/2025
Europe News Growing anti-LGBTIQ narratives spark 'alarm' across Europe A rise in attacks on LGBTIQ people across Europe reflects a troubling trend of growing acceptance of discrimination and more restrictive laws, according to a new report. 18/02/2025
Tech News Poland risks legal action for failing to appoint digital regulator A year after the legal deadline, Warsaw has still not designated a national watchdog to help the European Commission collect evidence on the implementation of the Bloc’s online platform rules. 17/02/2025
Europe News 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 integral to the EU’s transition to net-zero. 17/02/2025
Europe News Agrifood strategy launch, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior agriculture and health reporter Gerardo Fortuna. 17/02/2025
Health news Five ways satellites can help improve public health Satellites, as part of their Earth observation tasks, can monitor public health threats and assess risks for people living in specific areas. 17/02/2025
Europe News Sorting through euro trash:What proposals has the Commission scrapped? Euronews went dumpster diving—not literally, don’t worry—through the EU Commission’s discarded legislation to see what’s been scrapped as outdated, stale, or just plain unworkable. Somebody had to do it, and here’s what we found. 17/02/2025
Europe News Another shooting in the centre of Brussels as drug gang war rages And in an indication of how serious the violence is, the Minister of the Interior and Security Bernard Quintin visited the scene of the shooting. 16/02/2025
Art Location not found: Brussels is set to become home for Pride Museum An international group aims to open Brussels' first queer museum after years of preparation and the launch of its digital presence. 16/02/2025
Brussels, My Love? Brussels, my love? Can the EU counter Putin's sinister shadow war? In this edition, we hear how Putin is waging a shadow war to destabilise the West and attack our way of life, and discuss plans for investment into AI. 15/02/2025
Tech News EU Parliament plans AI and workplace initiative for next year The plan was already discussed during the negotiations of the AI Act. 14/02/2025
Europe News Exclusive: France, Germany divided over how to retaliate to US tariffs Despite EU countries fronting an outward show of unity over the Trump White House's tariff threats, dividing lines are emerging: some favour swift retaliatory action, others would prefer ongoing dialogue with the US. At stake is whether Europe can continue negotiating en bloc or will see a splinter. 14/02/2025
Europe News EU Commission promises 'firm, immediate' reaction to new US tariffs Defending a rules-based trading system based on low tariffs, the EU executive said reciprocal tariffs were unjustified and that it will react swiftly. 14/02/2025
Tech News Online platforms disinformation code going formal, but X is out The voluntary effort by online platforms dates back to 2022, and sets out a range of commitments and measures to counter fake news online. 13/02/2025
Europe News How to navigate the European Commission's new chain of command From new coordination methods to more transparency over lobbying, here’s how Ursula von der Leyen reshaped the Commission in her own image. 13/02/2025
Travel News Cancelled flights: Travel chaos in Belgium as airport workers strike All departing flights from Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport in Belgium have been cancelled. 13/02/2025
Europe News Anti-Trump demonstration ahead of NATO meeting in Brussels The demonstration happened on the sidelines of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's address at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels. 12/02/2025
Europe News Austrian trade and industry bodies call for Green Deal reversal Chief of Federation of Austrian Industries, Christoph Neumayer and Chamber of Commerce chief Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, called on the EU executive to roll back Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry lobby has also weighed into the debate. 12/02/2025
Tech News Don't drop AI liability mechanism, lead lawmaker warns Commission The Parliament’s lead negotiator began work on AI liability rules this month. 12/02/2025
Europe News Europeans think US is 'necessary partner' not 'ally', study finds A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) shows that Europeans no longer see the US as an 'ally', and revealed a broad variety of opinions on the future of the EU. 12/02/2025
Tech News EU Commission to look at improving platform disputes Under the online platform rules, out-of-court dispute settlement bodies can offer a less time-consuming legal route to reduce the burden on regulators and courts. 12/02/2025
Europe News EU can't plug USAID funding gap including in Ukraine, Commission says “The EU cannot fill this gap left by others,” the European Commission told Euronews as disability NGOs seek emergency aid from Brussels after US President Donald Trump blocked international development projects. 11/02/2025
Tech News EU to mobilise €200 billion for AI investment The European Commission also announced a fund specific to AI gigafactories to allow companies to train their AI models. 11/02/2025
Europe News EU prepares retaliatory measures as tensions rise with US The European Union is up in arms as Donald Trump carries out his tariff threat. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and some MEPs called for unity. 11/02/2025
Tech News How are web platforms protecting the German electorate from fake news? Just two weeks until the federal election in Germany, platforms said they have measures in place to counter disinformation. 10/02/2025
Tech News Data centres could strain Europe's power supply by 2030, report warns The AI-driven data centre boom could strain the continent's energy supplies and octuple emissions by the end of the decade, according to a new report. 10/02/2025