Tech News What were tech commissioner Virkkunen’s policy concerns as an MEP? Data shows that incoming EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen showed growing interest in tech dossiers such as audiovisual laws during her ten years as an MEP. 02/10/2024
Green News NGOs target new Commission with launch of ‘Blue Manifesto’ With a European Oceans Pact in the pipeline and a new Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner set to take office later this year, green groups have set out their demands for the next EU executive. 01/10/2024
Europe News Thousand workers rally in Brussels over fair labour conditions A thousand European workers from cleaning, security and catering services are protesting in Brussels to demand that the €2 trillion public procurement market (14% of EU GDP) funds good working conditions and environmental targets. 01/10/2024
Europe News Why are carmakers pleading for a respite from EU climate policy The head of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association explains why the industry faces multi-billion euro fines next year when stricter CO2 emissions limits kick in 01/10/2024
Europe News Ukraine ‘at the top of the list’: NATO’s new chief takes charge Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte formally took over as secretary general of NATO from Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg at a Tuesday ceremony. 01/10/2024
Green News EU needs long-term climate investment plan set with just transition French Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, 34, has been a researcher in EU energy policy for the past ten years and joined the European Parliament as a S&D lawmaker following the June elections. The Frenchman wants to stop the EU from backtracking on the green promises it has made to its youth. 01/10/2024
Europe News Brussels airports cancel hundreds of flights as workers go on strike Flights to and from airports Zaventem and Charleroi in Brussels will be put on hold as reportedly hundreds of security, cleaning and hospitality staff employed at the major transport hubs will strike for better wages and working conditions. 01/10/2024
Space Is EU's first space commissioner launched on low-orbit mission? Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's second term will see the first-ever commissioner for defence and space. But his mission and support do not match the recognition seen at the policy level, analysts and industry representatives argue. 01/10/2024
Tech News New AI models more likely to guess than admit they don't know answers According to a new study, the more advanced an AI large language model (LLM) becomes, the less likely it is to admit it can't answer a query. 01/10/2024
Europe News New NATO chief Mark Rutte inherits multiple security headaches An EU veteran with an established relationship with Donald Trump, ex-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is well-placed to tackle NATO’s challenges, defence experts have told Euronews. 30/09/2024
Tech News European Commission appoints 13 experts to draft AI Code The Code of Practice, aimed to give clarity to providers of General Purpose AI systems, should be ready by August 2025. 30/09/2024
Europe News Pope's calls doctors who perform abortions 'hitmen,' sparking furore It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis has been asked about his views on abortion, which remains a hotly-contested issue for the Catholic Church 30/09/2024
Europe News Pope urges members of the Church to never cover up abuse Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to Belgium by saying, "There is no place for the covering up of abuse." 29/09/2024
Europe News Pope gives farewell mass in stadium before departing Belgium Francis' visit to Belgium was always going to be difficult given the country's history of clerical sexual abuse and its increasingly secular society. 29/09/2024
Europe News Pope meets homeless and undocumented in Brussels As part of his trip to Belgium, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to Saint Gilles where he met with homeless and undocumented people. 28/09/2024
Europe News Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded. 28/09/2024
Brussels, My Love? Brussels, my love? Middle East horror unfolds from afar After the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell called the situation in Lebanon "extremely dangerous and worrying", is the world now witnessing another fullscale war? 28/09/2024
Europe News Women in Belgium travel to the Netherlands for later term abortions In Belgium abortion is legal 12 weeks after conception, with many women travelling across the border to the Netherlands in order to terminate pregnancies later. 27/09/2024
Green News Commission sees role for nuclear and CCS in 'clean' fuel production Trains, automobiles and even planes could be run on nuclear power or even natural gas while being treated as ‘green’ under proposed EU rules 27/09/2024
Health news Commission cautious on onshoring drug production to the EU Pandemic exposed EU states to worrying pharma supply shortages, leading to widespread calls for more home-manufactured pharma. 27/09/2024
Tech News Meta hit with €91 million fine for lax password safety Big tech company Meta is ordered to pay a €91m data protection fine for not having enough user password protection in place, the Irish data watchdog said. 27/09/2024
Belgium Pope Francis condemns Catholic Church's 'shameful' abuse in Belgium Earlier on Friday, Belgium's prime minister blasted the pontiff for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and put victims' interests ahead of those of the institution. 27/09/2024
Tech News Cyber certificate debate to land on plate of incoming Commission New EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen will have to improve the adoption processes of certification schemes, her mission letter says. 27/09/2024
Belgium Pope makes hope-inspired trip to 'heart of Europe' amid abuse scandal While in Belgium, Pope Francis will have to face a backlash against local church authorities amid child abuse scandals. The Vatican hopes the visit will also help the EU "rediscover its roots". 27/09/2024
Health news EU disease prevention agency new chief seeks better public engagement New chief Pamela Rendi-Wagner says European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) should do more to combat disinformation and appeal to wider audience. 26/09/2024
Europe News Six EU countries call for tough DSA action against platforms like Shein, Temu Germany, Austria, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and France call for a unified approach in enforcing EU-standards in e-commerce. 26/09/2024