Europe News Commission unveils major plan to simplify EU’s agricultural rulebook New tweaks to EU farming rules could potentially save farmers up to €1.58 billion annually, according to Commission estimates, but continue a trend toward making the EU’s green farming architecture more flexible. 14/05/2025
Tech News Amazon faces late June hearing in bid to retain EU Parliament access The access badges were withdrawn in February last year at request of the Parliament’s Employment committee. 14/05/2025
Europe News Nothing to see here! These politicians also deleted text messages From Nokia-gate to Covid times, several EU politicians failed to give the public access to crucial Whatsapp conversations. 14/05/2025
Europe News EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts. 14/05/2025
Europe News Three Belgian soldiers injured during training exercise in Scotland An investigation has been launched to determine exactly what happened during the live firing drill. 13/05/2025
Tech News Commissioner Virkkunen to meet critics of EU tech rules on US trip The EU Commissioner received letters from US officials complaining about the effect of EU tech legislation. 13/05/2025
Europe News Orbán criticises Irish PM veto comments made in Euronews interview The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has denounced Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin for criticising Budapest and what he termed its "abuse of vetoes" in a Euronews interview. 13/05/2025
Europe News All flights resume at Brussels Charleroi Airport after bomb threat All flights into and out of one of the two Belgian capitals' airports were suspended for several hours following reports shortly before 11:00 am of a bomb on board a Ryanair flight from Portugal. 13/05/2025
Europe News 'It's extremely encouraging,' Eurogroup president says on US-China trade rollback Eurogroup President and Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe welcomed the move of the United States and China agreeing to drastically roll back tariffs for 90 days. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, he called it a promising development for EU–US relations. 13/05/2025
Tech News EU member states ask Commission to lower microchip strategy targets The countries say that the European Commission should adjust the target in the Chips Act 2.0. 12/05/2025
Europe News The end of the CAP as we know it? Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior agriculture and health reporter Gerardo Fortuna 12/05/2025
Europe News Albania and Montenegro could join the EU before others, Costa says Expanding to the Western Balkans is once again one of the EU's priorities, European Council President António Costa told Euronews in an interview. He begins a tour of the region on Tuesday. 12/05/2025
Europe News Ceasefire in Ukraine possible within days, German Chancellor Merz says Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by US mediators in Saudi Arabia in March, but so far Russia has refused to sign, instead presenting counter demands. 09/05/2025
Tech News Three months before deadline, EU countries not ready for AI oversight A delay in appointing the oversight bodies will mean uncertainty for businesses that have to start complying with the rules. 09/05/2025
Europe News Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response. Food and medicine have been blocked from entering the besieged area for almost 60 days. 08/05/2025
Tech News US companies still engaging with AI Code despite Trump: EU official The Code of Practice on GPAI has been delayed and subject to criticism from publishers, Big Tech companies as well as the US Mission to the EU. 08/05/2025
Europe News EU prepares for trade retaliation if negotiation with US fails The European Commission presented on Thursday new countermeasures which could hit €95 billions of US products if negotiations to end the trade dispute fail. Boeing, alcohol such as Bourbon whiskey and agrifood products could be hit. 08/05/2025
Europe News EU Commission prepares for no-deal scenario on Ukraine trade scheme The EU executive is now considering contingency plans in case a new agreement with Ukraine isn't finalised before the current tariff-free scheme expires in less than a month. 07/05/2025
Tech News EU Commission sues five countries for not applying platform rules Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and Spain did not give their national watchdogs enough powers to enforce the Digital Services Act. 07/05/2025
Tech News Merz’s government decree gives German digital ministry extensive power The newcomer ministry will take over responsibilities that are currently located within six different departments. 07/05/2025
Europe News EU sends top officials to Washington for tariff talks A high-level meeting is under way in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday as the EU and US attempt to escape a full-blown transatlantic trade war. 06/05/2025
Tech News Italy, Hungary fail to appoint fundamental rights bodies under AI Act The deadline to appoint authorities dealing with the protection of fundamental rights was November 2024. 06/05/2025
Europe News Film industry fears being swept into EU-US tariff war Europe’s film industry is worried that hard-won legislation mandating European content quotas for streaming platforms could be put at risk amid ongoing transatlantic trade discussions, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the US. 06/05/2025
Tech News Denmark to canvass member states on EU cloud plan, telecom rules Both policy files are set to be presented by the European Commission by the end of this year. 05/05/2025
Art First artist on the moon Paul Van Hoeydonck dies aged 99 Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck has died aged 99. For decades he had the honour of being the first and only person to have a work of art on the moon. 05/05/2025
Europe News Security past and future, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU news editor-in-chief, Jeremy Fleming-Jones 05/05/2025