Tech News EU Commission withdrew patent file to push for agreement In its 2025 work program, the European Commission announced it will scrap rules on Standard Essential Patents. 23/04/2025
My Wildest Prediction By 2080, 90% of global population will live in cities, says urbanist According to global urbanist Greg Clark, 55 years from now, the world’s population will have peaked, and nearly all of it will be living in cities. But what challenges will this bring? And what are the possible solutions? 23/04/2025
Europe News MEPs oppose Commission's overhaul of EU budget after 2027 Members of the European Parliament called for a budget of more than 1% of the EU's GDP and rejected the Commission's idea of single national plans under the EU's next long-term budget (2028-34). 23/04/2025
Europe News EU fines Apple and Meta under digital rules amid trade spat In the midst of a trade war with the US, the European Commission imposed two fines on the digital giants and closed two cases against them which fell under its digital regulation. 23/04/2025
Europe News Merz to Europe: There's a new sheriff in town - Analysis While Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is already plagued by criticism and sinking poll numbers at home, his EU partners are eagerly awaiting him on the Brussels scene. They expect him to replace the dullness of his predecessor with strong leadership - and Merz is willing to deliver. 23/04/2025
Europe News Winners and losers: The long game of US-EU trade conflicts The current trade war between the US and the EU is nothing new. Five major disputes have pitted the two economic powers against one another. So how did they turn out? 23/04/2025
Work Europe wants to poach US academics but does it have enough to offer? Europe is trying to woo American researchers threatened by Trump’s research cuts to this side of the Atlantic. But what will make them stay? 21/04/2025
Brussels, My Love? "Brussels, my love?" Young & anxious - Europe's silent crisis In this edition, we shine a light on the challenges facing young people in Europe today. 19/04/2025
Euronews Tech Talks NGTs and Europe’s first gene-edited wheat field trial | Podcast What are NGTs, how do they differ from GMOs and how are they agriculturally applied and regulated in the EU? 18/04/2025
Europe News Divided by holidays: How Easter breaks across the EU If you’re planning your spring getaway - or just nursing holiday envy - remember: when it comes to Easter in Europe, no two calendars are quite the same. 18/04/2025
Europe News Raising a unified European army: Myth or reality? Some European leaders have recently renewed calls for the creation of a European army — an idea that has long stalled on the continent. But is it time to revive it? Not for now, and likely not in the longer term either, several EU officials told Euronews. 18/04/2025
Europe News Battleground: Big Tech — Where US tariffs and EU trade collide The EU has a 90-day breathing space to negotiate while a blanket 10% US tariff rate continues to apply. The bloc is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst - with targeting of US Big Tech among its options. How feasibly could Europe smite the tech it relies on? 18/04/2025
Tech News Trump White House jeopardises EU-US data deal: German ministry The Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework has already been challenged before the EU’s highest court. 17/04/2025
Europe News Europe's defence sector bets on space amid growing geopolitical threat In recent years, defence companies have stepped up their involvement in space projects, prompting calls for more EU-level coordination and investment. 17/04/2025
Europe News WTO forecasts 6% bump in Chinese exports to Europe in 2025 With the Chinese and US economies decoupling, WTO forecasts anticipate a diversion of Chinese exports to Europe. 16/04/2025
Europe News Chinese toys key culprit for EU's record-breaking alerts on dangerous Cosmetics, toys and electrical appliances were the most common products flagged by the European rapid alert system, which recorded the highest ever level of notifications last year, with dangerous chemical content involved in roughly half of cases. 16/04/2025
Tech News EU standards bodies flag delays to work on AI Act The work is likely to be completed in 2026, according to CEN-CENELEC. 16/04/2025
Europe News EU to US on tariffs: 'The ball's in your court' After several hours of discussions with US trade representatives, 'it's over to you', the European Commission said on Tuesday. 15/04/2025
Europe News EU Council mulling EU court decision on sanctioning of Pumpyanskiy Alexander Pumpyanskiy is a son of Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, who until 2022 was the head of Russia's largest pipe manufacturer TMK. He was present at Vladimir Putin's first meeting with businessmen after the start of the full-scale invasion. 15/04/2025
Europe News France’s united front against Mercosur deal starts to show cracks Amid mounting pressure from the trade tensions sparked by the United States, some in France are beginning to see merit in the EU-Mercosur agreement, viewing it as a strategic response to growing economic uncertainty. 15/04/2025
Europe News EU announces €1.6bln financial aid package for Palestinian Authority More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop. 14/04/2025
Tech News EU Commission ramping up digital platform enforcement The platform rules were heavily criticised by the US government, claiming they are an attack on free speech. 14/04/2025
Tech News X's AI platform under scrutiny for data use The Irish privacy watchdog questioned the use of personal data by Grok last year. 14/04/2025
Europe News EU sanctions seven Iranian officials over arrests of its citizens French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot welcomed the sanctions, describing Iran's actions as a "state policy" of hostage taking. 14/04/2025
Europe News The untold war: UN sounds alarm on violence against Ukrainian women Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, women in Ukraine have faced rising gender-based violence, even within their own homes, United Nations representative told Euronews. 14/04/2025
Europe News Where's the voice of the WTO?, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' competition and trade reporter Peggy Corlin. 14/04/2025