Belgium Brussels' top prosecutor slams inaction over drug gang violence There have been 57 shootings in the Belgian capital to date this year, including 20 since the start of the summer, resulting in at least four deaths. 12/08/2025
Tech News Coordinated network amplifies child sex abuse on X, researchers warn At least 150 accounts shared “millions” of posts on X over a four-day period in July that encouraged users to buy child exploitation materials, an investigation has found. 12/08/2025
Europe News Kallas calls snap meeting of EU foreign ministers on Ukraine on Monday Top diplomat responds to planned bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 10/08/2025
Health news EU agencies seek to combat viral hepatitis in European prisons EU agencies launch toolkit to combat hepatitis B and C in prisons, tackling drug-related transmission and implementation challenges. 08/08/2025
Europe News Campaigners seek to ground ‘passenger-hostile’ EU proposal Campaigners have launched a citizens’ initiative to stop an EU draft law they say would weaken air passenger rights by raising delay thresholds and cutting compensation. 08/08/2025
Tech News Eight EU countries still missing cyber rules for critical sectors Member states had to transpose the rules into national legislation by 17 October last year. 08/08/2025
Europe News Are European Citizens' Initiatives missing the mark? Despite being designed to give citizens a voice in EU policymaking, the European Citizens’ Initiatives are struggling to gain traction, with only 10 out of 144 proposals receiving a response from the European Commission. 08/08/2025
Economy Who got the best trade deal with the US - the EU or UK? The EU and UK both concluded trade agreements with the US almost three months apart setting new tariffs on their imports. According to the Commission, the EU got the better deal. 08/08/2025
Europe News Crisis in Gaza remains 'very severe' despite some positive steps - EU Last month, the EU negotiated what it called a "significant" improvement of humanitarian aid access into Gaza, including an increase of food trucks, and an agreement to "protect the lives of aid workers." 07/08/2025
Tech News EU resists renewed Trump pressure to shift digital rules Digital rules have been the subject of several attacks since the new US administration came to power in January. 07/08/2025
Health news Endangered US contraceptives put 1.4 million women at risk, NGO claims More than 1.4 million women and girls in Africa will lose access to contraceptives as the U.S. plans to burn $10 million worth of supplies stored in Europe. 07/08/2025
Tech News YouTube misinformation tools are inconsistent in Europe: report says YouTube labels to provide neutral information on topics laden with conspiracy theories are applied inconsistently throughout Europe, a new report says. 07/08/2025
Europe News Haunted by Merkel: Trump still grappling with Europe’s lost leader Trump spoke on CNBC about the current state of markets in the US, but was quizzed about the EU-US trade deal, and reminisced about a conversation with former German chancellor Angela Merkel. 07/08/2025
Tech News Dutch privacy watchdog warns against Israeli terms for aid groups EU privacy regulators will discuss how the new measures tally with the EU’s data transfer deal with Israel. 06/08/2025
Tech News German government urged to start proper supervision of AI Germany is one of several EU member states that have missed a 2 August deadline to put oversight authorities in place on AI. 06/08/2025
Europe News Trump warns EU: 35% tariffs if $600bn investment pledge unfulfilled Trump spoke on CNBC about the current state of markets in the US, but was quizzed about a pledge on investment made in the EU-US trade deal. 05/08/2025
Economy EU Commission 'surprised' by German minister's jibe on trade deal The European Commission defended its US trade deal, saying it emerged from clear consultation with member states - including Germany - following a jibe by German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil criticising the EU’s weakness in negotiations with the US. 05/08/2025
Tech News Most European businesses rely on US tech giants, study warns About three in four European businesses rely on US companies for email services and their tech stack, a new analysis has found. 05/08/2025
Europe News The two faces of Ursula: Reinvention or deception at the EU's helm? As Ursula von der Leyen beds down for her second term as European Commission president - almost unrecognisable from her first - many are wondering if she has truly changed course, or is simply revealing her true colours? 05/08/2025
Europe News EU diplomats confirm they won't yet sanction Israel on Gaza Last week, EU member states already failed to rally enough support to suspend Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza. Two of the largest EU countries - Germany and Italy – prefer to “continue dialogue” with Israel, one diplomat said. 04/08/2025
Economy Tariffs: EU Commission to suspend retaliation by another six months As the EU and the US continue negotiating a joint statement to formalise their tariff deal, the EU executive is again postponing a package of countermeasures that were due to enter into force on 7 August. 04/08/2025
Tech News Timing of new data rules and plan to cut red tape baffles tech sector The Data Act enters into force in September, three months before the European Commission digital simplification measures will be presented. 04/08/2025
Tech News EU AI Act doesn’t do enough to protect artists’ copyright, groups say As parts of the AI Act come into force this weekend, creative industry groups say there are still hurdles to protecting their copyrighted material from training AI systems. 02/08/2025
Economy White House keeps tariff pressure on EU car industry The US executive order published on July 31 imposes 15% tariffs on EU products, as outlined in the agreement reached by the US and EU presidents. However, it doesn't lower tariffs on cars, which remain at 25%. 01/08/2025
Europe News Slovenia becomes first EU country to ban weapons trade with Israel Slovenia has been one of the most vocal EU countries calling for the bloc to take action against Israel. The country recognised a Palestinian state in June last year and has since repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and increased aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. 01/08/2025
Tech News Some 26 tech companies sign up to EU Commission's AI Code Companies joining Code still need to comply with AI Act obligations that kick in from 2 August. 01/08/2025