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Should the EU regulate burgeoning health influencers?

With health content booming on social media, experts and lawmakers are mulling regulation of social media influencers, prioritising ‘credible’ content creators.

25/09/2024

Europe News

'Corrosive': Commission rejects greater revolving doors transparency

The European Commission says it won’t 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 O’Reilly.

25/09/2024

Europe News

Lebanese ambassador: Israeli attacks are an existential threat to us

In an interview with Euronews, Ambassador of Lebanon to Belgium Fadi Hajali called on Brussels to go one step further in imposing sanctions on Israel.

25/09/2024

Europe News

Eva Kaili judge orders review of Belgian spies' role

The ex-MEP, who has denied charges of corruption and money laundering, won her bid to examine whether the Belgian secret service played an illegal role in her 2022 arrest.

24/09/2024

Green News

Commission insists no plans to delay anti-deforestation law

Amid a growing backlash from trading partners and conservative lawmakers, the European Commission maintains it is working to implement new legislation that will ban from January the import of products linked to deforestation overseas.

24/09/2024

Green News

Commission mulls regulation of solar radiation modification research

EU funding is assessing the feasibility and safety of geoengineering as an approach to combat the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

24/09/2024

Tech News

Dutch DSA authority received 170 complaints, but lacks power to act

In July the European Commission began infringement proceedings against six countries for failing to implement the Digital Services Act, despite the law being applicable to all online platforms in February.

24/09/2024

Europe News

How do you make Europe's rail network faster?

On Monday, rail sector specialists spent a six-hour train ride attempting to figure out how to fix a network that's fragmented, expensive and arguably holding back European growth.

24/09/2024

Ocean

Digital Twin of the Ocean: Europe’s game-changer for sustainable seas

In partnership with the European Commission

Our understanding of the world's oceans is set for a quantum leap thanks to artificial intelligence and digital technologies. At the forefront of this revolution is a the EU-funded Digital Twin of the Ocean project.

24/09/2024

Ocean

Pierre Bahurel on the digital ocean: technology meets political action

In partnership with the European Commission

Digital twin technology is set to massively expand our knowledge of the world's oceans

24/09/2024

Design

Reuse and adapt: The keywords of 2024 Brussels design festival

September is design month across many European capitals and Brussels is no exception, with the city's art scene coming to life for four weeks.

24/09/2024

Tech News

What will happen to the EU telecom law without Thierry Breton?

With Henna Virkkunen likely to replace Thierry Breton as the EU Commissioner in charge of telecom, the scope of the upcoming Digital Networks Act is uncertain.

24/09/2024

Tech News

Consumer group asks for Meta to act on fake ads

Meta is not acting on fake online ads, which breaches the Digital Services Act (DSA), claims Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond.

24/09/2024

Green News

Auditors find EU support for organic farming ineffective

Member states apply EU funds inconsistently and disregard basic principles of organic farming, the latest audit from the European Court of Auditors revealed.

23/09/2024

Europe News

From Budapest to Brussels, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior finance reporter Jack Schickler.

23/09/2024

Tech News

Are EU countries prepared for an attack on underwater Internet cables?

In the first of a two-part series, we take a look at the world’s critical internet infrastructure and what could happen if an attack were mounted.

21/09/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Migration pact at risk before it starts

In this edition, we hear how Sweden wants to pay migrants to return to their countries of origin in a bid to improve integration.

21/09/2024

Europe News

Critics slam landmark EU competitiveness report as 'one-sided'

Draghi is being accused by various stakeholders of not including voices from all parts of Europe in his landmark report.

20/09/2024

Belgium

Ukraine closer to NATO than ever before, says alliance chief

After a decade at the helm of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg will be replaced by the Netherlands' Mark Rutte from the 1. October. He gave a farewell speech on Thursday where he said "Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before."

20/09/2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen pledges Ukraine €160m in aid, energy support

With 80% of thermal plants destroyed, Kyiv is facing a difficult winter – but some worry EU support means higher prices for Europeans.

19/09/2024

Tech News

Europol arrests 51 people and dismantles platform used for cybercrime

Europol arrests 51 people connected to Ghost, a platform used by cybercriminals for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering.

19/09/2024

Europe News

EU Commission pushes Apple over headset, watch interoperability 

The EU executive is using new powers intended to stop online gatekeepers dominating digital markets, given fears it might block out rivals to its own Apple Watch or AirPods.

19/09/2024

Europe News

Socialist Ribera becomes von der Leyen’s new right-hand woman

Teresa Ribera, Spain's climate expert, is set to become the EU's second most powerful woman in Ursula von der Leyen's new College of Commissioners.

18/09/2024

Green News

Civil groups call on EU leaders to prioritise regional support funding

Central and eastern European countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of transition funds due to their historic dependency on the coal mining sector and heavy industries.

18/09/2024

Europe News

Don't downgrade equality, rights groups warn von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen's decision not to have a dedicated Equality Commissioner in her second mandate has prompted outrage, amid rising concern about weakening rights for women and LGBTIQ+ people.

18/09/2024

Europe News

Brussels puzzled over migration nomination for Magnus Brunner

Austria's Magnus Brunner, a finance minister, has been placed to deal with migration in a move that has left some in Brussels scratching their heads.

18/09/2024