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Romania names MEP Negrescu for EU Commissioner role, sources say

Nominating the socialist Parliament Vice-President worsens the headache for Ursula von der Leyen, who currently has just six confirmed women commissioners to serve from November.

20/08/2024

Tech News

First European high-performance chips to be made in Dresden

EU Commission supports German state aid to support 'first of a kind' facility.

20/08/2024

Tech News

Euronews Digital Summer: US lagging Europe on AI regulation, says IBM

IBM’s Christina Montgomery discusses ethics and getting more women on board.

20/08/2024

Health news

EU rules out mpox border controls and common vaccination plan

European health authorities discard any further bloc-wide measure against the new mpox variant situation as risk it poses for wider population is still considered 'low'.

20/08/2024

Europe News

Fiala meeting heralds an uneasy few weeks for von der Leyen

The European Commission chief has too many men seeking too few prestigious economic roles.

19/08/2024

Tech News

Elon Musk's X sees decline in users in the EU

The number is still well above the threshold to fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act.

19/08/2024

Europe News

Brussels switches from horse-drawn carriages to electric ones

In Brussels' central square, tourists have swapped horse-drawn carriages for electric ones, partly due to concern about the animals' welfare.

16/08/2024

Tech News

Meta urged to answer EU questions on CrowdTangle

The company's transparency tool was taken offline and replaced by others

16/08/2024

Tech News

Meta sees limited use of GenAI in Russian disinformation

An EU Commission probe into Facebook and Instagram's handling of Russian fake news is still pending

16/08/2024

Europe News

Incoming EU parliament lacking ethnic diversity

Only 37 of the 720 lawmakers have a diverse ethnic background, Euronews data shows.

16/08/2024

Art

Meet the artist behind the design of Brussels' Flower Carpet

The 1680 square metres flower puzzle will for the first time be made up of more than 80% fresh dahlias, rather than the traditional begonias.

15/08/2024

Belgium

Classic postcards are making a comeback in Belgium

The Belgian Post service Bpost is seeing a steady decline in physical mail, but postcards are enjoying a revival.

15/08/2024

Europe News

How are Belgian vineyards adapting to climate change?

Winegrowers in Belgium's Walloon region are adapting their wine growing technique due to the growing threat of climate change.

14/08/2024

Europe Decoded

What could an EU Commissioner do to tackle the housing crisis?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised MEPs an EU commissioner with a mandate on housing, an area of limited competence for the bloc - how might these new powers be unveiled in practice?

13/08/2024

Tech News

Eleven EU countries took 5G security measures to ban Huawei, ZTE

Follow-up action by Commission is expected in case of non-compliance.

12/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Who will be the next EU farming boss?

There are still many unknowns surrounding President Ursula von der Leyen's slate of candidates for the next European Commission, but there are already clues about who might lead the EU’s agriculture policy in her team.

12/08/2024

Europe News

Walz v Vance: Two running mates, worlds apart

From trade to their visions for Europe, the US vice-presidential candidates stand divided on key issues.

09/08/2024

Tech News

X suspends data processing for AI model after legal complaint

The Irish data protection authority said it welcomes the agreement.

09/08/2024

Tech News

6G standards expected to be ready by 2029-2030, ETSI says 

Meanwhile EU member states are still behind EU targets to deploy 5G networks

09/08/2024

Tech News

Tech industry wants more time to reply to AI consultation 

The summer recess doesn't help them to collect meaningful contributions, they claim.

08/08/2024

Europe News

Meet 6 MEPs who traded chasing medals for votes

An élite group of European lawmakers have stood out in both the Olympic and political arenas.

08/08/2024

Tech News

Petition urges lawmakers to save Europe’s video games from deletion

A petition is calling for the EU’s video game license publishers to preserve video games when support ends.

07/08/2024

Tech News

X hit with Irish privacy complaint over data use for AI training model

The case comes as Meta withdrew its virtual assistants from the EU after regulatory concerns.

07/08/2024

Tech News

TikTok commits to withdraw TikTok Lite from EU

It is the first DSA investigation to come to a close.

05/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Demogra-what? A definitive guide to European Commission portfolios

After the summer, Ursula von der Leyen has some dream jobs to hand out, and some duff ones too. Euronews takes you on a journey from competition to multilingualism.

05/08/2024

Belgium

How does the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism combat wildfires?

The heatwave in Europe raises the risk of fires, prompting the EU to activate its emergency mechanism for on-ground assistance. How does this mechanism work?

02/08/2024