Europe News Austria still opposed to Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria Austria is still firmly opposed to the long-coveted Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, arguing the passport-free area needs to become "better" before becoming "bigger." 05/12/2023
Tech News Euroviews. EU governments' hypocrisy is on full display over dangerous police AI Our governments must be willing to put their money where their mouth is, ensuring that state uses of AI are subject to the same reasonable rules and requirements as any other AI system, Ella Jakubowska writes. 04/12/2023
Europe News 'Win-win': UK set to return to key EU research programme on 1 January The United Kingdom will make its return to the European Union's science research programme, Horizon Europe, on 1 January 2024, both sides confirmed on Monday. 04/12/2023
Europe News Opposition to EU climate laws grows as European elections approach The bloc's landmark agreement was initially met with praise but has since hit a few roadblocks. 04/12/2023
Tech News Will the EU's landmark bid to regulate AI fall at the last hurdle? Negotiators are due to finalise the world's first set of rules regulating artificial intelligence (AI) but a wobble this week could set it back years. 04/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college to enshrine long-term thinking and act as a guardian and conduit for future generations’ interests, Alberto Alemanno and Elizabeth Dirth write. 04/12/2023
United Kingdom Baroness Glenys Kinnock, former MEP & minister for Europe, dies at 79 The "proud democratic socialist" was an MEP for Wales in Brussels for 15 years and also spent much of her career campaigning for Europe, Africa and the UN. 03/12/2023
Ukraine Speed up the accession process, Ukraine tells the EU In two weeks, the EU Council in Brussels will decide whether accession talks should begin with Ukraine and Moldova. 01/12/2023
Europe News Smart devices to be protected from cyber attacks after EU strikes deal Household products connected to the internet will soon have to be better protected from cyber threats after European Union countries and lawmakers agreed on new legislation on Thursday. 01/12/2023
Europe Decoded Brussels braces for a politically explosive December The European Union's to-do list for the month of December is nothing short of sensational. 01/12/2023
Europe News EU institutions reach deal on anti-SLAPP law protecting journalists An agreement on the law was found in the early hours of Thursday. 30/11/2023
Europe News EU should go on the cyber offensive in defence reform - Charles Michel The European Union needs a bespoke "cyber force" to beef up its defensive capabilities, according to European Council chief Charles Michel. 30/11/2023
Europe News EU car sector calls for fewer regulations, better industrial strategy The European car industry wants the continent's policymakers to come up with a better industrial strategy as well as a reduction in the pace of new regulations over the next five years, according to the CEO of Renault. 30/11/2023
Europe News Euroviews. Europe has a pivotal role to play in the global green transition The challenge for European leaders in 2024 is to build a stronger political narrative about why leaning into green transition is not only the right thing to do but the economically sound choice in the long run as well, Susi Dennison writes. 30/11/2023
Europe News EU needs to curb irregular migration to prevent far-right surge: Weber The next elections to the European Parliament risk unleashing a far-right surge if governments are unable to prove they can manage migration, Manfred Weber has warned. 29/11/2023
Tech News Hate speech on social media platforms rising, new EU report finds The study discovered that women, people of African descent, Jewish and Roma people were the most targeted. 29/11/2023
Europe News 'We must be ambitious' at COP28, says EU climate action commissioner The UN conference on reducing global emission starts Thursday in Dubai. 29/11/2023
World News Euroviews. How many times can we say 'never again' again? A comparison of our responses to recent conflicts should not suggest that there is a hierarchy of victims. Quite the contrary, the history of the EU has shown repeatedly that human rights protections benefit us all — they are not a zero-sum game, Holger Loewendorf writes. 29/11/2023
Europe News Migrant smugglers to face up to 15 years in prison under new EU rules The European Commission is seeking to toughen penalties for human traffickers as the bloc struggles to bring down the number of migrants lured in by networks of smugglers. 28/11/2023
Climate Now Emissions are still rising, when will they start to fall? In partnership with Copernicus For our latest Climate Now Debate, broadcast live from COP28, we discussed what rising emissions mean for a warming world. 28/11/2023