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Euroviews. Pivotal moment for EU AI Act: Who will lead the GPAI code of practice?

The (vice) chairs’ expertise and vision will be crucial in guiding GPAI rules for the future and ensuring that the European way to trustworthiness in the AI ecosystem will endure, Kai Zenner and Cornelia Kutterer write.

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The EU-UK reset: What are the prospects for closer cooperation?

As the UK Labour government’s honeymoon period fades, it must now get down to the nitty-gritty of its EU reset.

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100ml limit on liquids to return to all EU airports from September

The latest generation of scanners allows passengers to carry electronic devices and liquids without quantity restrictions, but the European Commission questions their reliability and calls for a temporary restoration of the previous model.

Business

Are Italy and the EU close to resolving their beach concessions feud?

A dispute over the management of Italy’s beach concessions has left family-controlled businesses up in arms.

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Belgium

Romanian leader seeks economic portfolio at the European Commission

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu picked Social Democrat MEP Victor Negrescu as his candidate for the country's next European commissioner.

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EU reaches its winter gas storage target weeks ahead of schedule

The European Union's gas storage facilities can cover up to a third of its gas demand in winter.

Travel News

Why EU passport stamps will soon be a thing of the past

Manual stamping of passports "is time consuming...and does not allow a systematic detection of overstayers,” says the EU.

Work

The UK wants to give workers the 'right to disconnect'. What is it?

The UK could become the latest country to allow workers the right to ignore emails during personal hours, but parts of Europe are already well ahead.

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'.

Germany

How will Germany cutting its military aid to Ukraine impact Kyiv?

Germany has halved its military aid for Ukraine for 2025 compared to this year, according to its proposed budget for the new year.

Health news

What we know about the deadly 'sloth virus' detected in Europe

The virus was recently detected in Europe for the first time, with 19 cases reported across Spain, Italy, and Germany.

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While Italians enjoy their holidays, politicians go to jail for a day

As the entire country celebrated the holiday of Ferragosto on Thursday, some politicians went to prisons to draw attention to the much-criticised living conditions that triggered a spike in suicides.

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Why critics want an EU response to Bulgaria's LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' ban

The EU executive has previously taken legal action and withdrawn funds from Hungary for a similar law.

Health news

Mpox cases 'highly likely' to be imported to Europe, ECDC warns

EU countries should issue travel advice for areas impacted by mpox, European health authorities said, after the virus outbreak was declared a global emergency.

Russia

Why is Europe still getting gas from Russia?

The continent as a whole is still very dependent on Russian gas, despite Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine being well into its third year.

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Commissioner nominees mostly male as leaders flout von der Leyen order

Of the 17 EU capitals that have named their Commissioner picks so far, only five have put forward a female candidate.

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Iran shuns European leaders' appeal to not retaliate against Israel

Retaliation for Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran would be "a solution for stopping crimes and aggression," the Iranian president told the UK prime minister.

Israel

Euroviews. Freedom of speech and dissent must stay key to US-Israel relationship

Western governments have taken extreme and unprecedented measures that step outside the normal parameters of statecraft, with little or no thought to the larger ramifications, Oded Forer writes.

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Serbian president to meet citizens after protests against lithium mine

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Serbian capital on Saturday to oppose an EU-backed lithium mining project in the Jadar Valley.

Serbia

Tens of thousands rally against lithium mining in Serbia

Scores took to the streets of Serbia on Saturday to protest a proposed lithium mining project in the Jadar valley - with the country's president saying he had been tipped off to potential "mass unrest and a coup" by Russia.

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