Europe News Pesticide cuts are off the table, says EU Agriculture Commissioner The EU executive will not put a contentious plan to slash pesticide use back on the table, agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Euronews, closing a key chapter of the Green Deal. 20/02/2025
Tech News Drafting of AI code of practice faces at least one month delay The extension was granted because the experts who are drafting the code said they needed more time to incorporate industry feedback. 20/02/2025
Health news WHO in ‘stop the bleeding phase’ due to US exit, Europe head says The World Health Organisation (WHO) is assessing the impact of the United States' withdrawal, taking short-term measures, and considering structural reorganisation, Hans Kluge, Director of WHO Europe, told the European Parliament. 20/02/2025
Europe News Polish EU Presidency and MEPs: No peace without backing of Ukrainians In joint statement, MEPs said that no peace in Ukraine can be negotiated without the full participation of Ukraine’s government and the backing of its people. 19/02/2025
Europe News EU Commission sets Green Deal aside in new agri-food vision The EU executive has unveiled a new vision for Europe’s agri-food system by 2040, scaling back its previous, more environmentally ambitious policy in response to mounting farmer protests. 19/02/2025
Europe News EU lawmakers to discuss tech rules with US officials in Washington The visit by MEPs comes after a range of criticism from the Donald Trump administration about EU regulation. 19/02/2025
Europe News EU targets food and fast fashion in new war on waste Polish presidency of the EU Council announced breakthrough in early hours after marathon overnight talks on food waste reduction targets and measures to limit a throwaway clothing culture. 19/02/2025
Tech News Whatsapp faces strictest EU platform rules, but not Telegram Whatsapp will be the 26th online platform to face transparency requirements under the EU’s platform rules. 19/02/2025
Europe News European Commission urges tax reform in energy cost-cutting plan A leaked draft of a keenly awaited Action Plan for Affordable Energy suggests cutting green levies and VAT could ease costs for European consumers – but tax reforms have been deadlocked since 2021. 19/02/2025
Europe News Belgium reinforces police forces in Antwerp to fight drug violence Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin attended daily inspections of the Antwerp maritime police forces, which are in charge of the security and safety of the port of Antwerp. 19/02/2025
Tech News Lawmakers reject Commission decision to scrap AI liability rules The AI Liability directive was taken off the Commission’s 2025 work program due to the lack of progress in negotiations. 18/02/2025
Europe News EU sticks to 90% emissions cut, aims to be clean tech ‘world leader’ The new European Commission promised a transformational Clean Industrial Deal within its first hundred days, but a leaked draft of the eagerly awaited policy agenda is largely a patchwork of previously announced initiatives. 18/02/2025
Europe News US trade relations shouldn't impact probes on Big Tech, lawmaker says Washington's looming tariffs threats against the EU should not influence the bloc's antitrust investigations against US Big Tech that are set to come to an end next month, MEP Bernd Lang has told Euronews. 18/02/2025
Europe News Growing anti-LGBTIQ narratives spark 'alarm' across Europe A rise in attacks on LGBTIQ people across Europe reflects a troubling trend of growing acceptance of discrimination and more restrictive laws, according to a new report. 18/02/2025
Tech News Poland risks legal action for failing to appoint digital regulator A year after the legal deadline, Warsaw has still not designated a national watchdog to help the European Commission collect evidence on the implementation of the Bloc’s online platform rules. 17/02/2025
Europe News Nuclear sidelined in leaked rules on state aid for clean tech A draft of updated rules on permissible state aid within the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal has no explicit mention of nuclear power, despite recent signals from the European Commission executive that it was beginning to see the technology as integral to the EU’s transition to net-zero. 17/02/2025
Europe News Agrifood strategy launch, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior agriculture and health reporter Gerardo Fortuna. 17/02/2025
Health news Five ways satellites can help improve public health Satellites, as part of their Earth observation tasks, can monitor public health threats and assess risks for people living in specific areas. 17/02/2025
Europe News Sorting through euro trash:What proposals has the Commission scrapped? Euronews went dumpster diving—not literally, don’t worry—through the EU Commission’s discarded legislation to see what’s been scrapped as outdated, stale, or just plain unworkable. Somebody had to do it, and here’s what we found. 17/02/2025
Europe News Another shooting in the centre of Brussels as drug gang war rages And in an indication of how serious the violence is, the Minister of the Interior and Security Bernard Quintin visited the scene of the shooting. 16/02/2025
Art Location not found: Brussels is set to become home for Pride Museum An international group aims to open Brussels' first queer museum after years of preparation and the launch of its digital presence. 16/02/2025
Brussels, My Love? Brussels, my love? Can the EU counter Putin's sinister shadow war? In this edition, we hear how Putin is waging a shadow war to destabilise the West and attack our way of life, and discuss plans for investment into AI. 15/02/2025
Tech News EU Parliament plans AI and workplace initiative for next year The plan was already discussed during the negotiations of the AI Act. 14/02/2025
Europe News Exclusive: France, Germany divided over how to retaliate to US tariffs Despite EU countries fronting an outward show of unity over the Trump White House's tariff threats, dividing lines are emerging: some favour swift retaliatory action, others would prefer ongoing dialogue with the US. At stake is whether Europe can continue negotiating en bloc or will see a splinter. 14/02/2025
Europe News EU Commission promises 'firm, immediate' reaction to new US tariffs Defending a rules-based trading system based on low tariffs, the EU executive said reciprocal tariffs were unjustified and that it will react swiftly. 14/02/2025
Tech News Online platforms disinformation code going formal, but X is out The voluntary effort by online platforms dates back to 2022, and sets out a range of commitments and measures to counter fake news online. 13/02/2025