Europe News European EV crisis: Audi's Brussels factory faces uncertain future Audi's plant in Belgium's capital assembles a €80,000 electric SUV, which is too expensive for Europeans. After 2025, production will likely relocate to Mexico, and workers and unions are not happy. 04/10/2024
Earth News EU claims to be ‘on track’ with global biodiversity pledge The European Union’s chief negotiator on a United Nations compact to reverse biodiversity loss denies postponement of anti-deforestation law undermines credibility just weeks ahead of crunch summit in Colombia. 03/10/2024
Tech News Czechia, Cyprus, Portugal urged to comply with DSA The countries did not meet the February deadline to comply with the Digital Services Act. 03/10/2024
Europe News EU auditors warn €1.5bn defence industry programme stretched too thin The European Court of Auditors has called for a more robust design and realistic targets on a flagship bid to bolster the EU defence industry, which remains divided over eligibility criteria for funding under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP). 03/10/2024
Tech News Hollywood writers AI strike negotiator warns EU, US to remain on guard Calls to innovate in AI could potentially endanger the creative industry, since there may be too few regulatory guardrails on companies, says the lead creative industry negotiator from Hollywood 03/10/2024
Earth News EU deforestation backflip: Conservatives cheer, green groups rage A much-debated deforestation law has been postponed by the European Commission, sparking outrage from environmentalists but relief from affected businesses. 03/10/2024
Europe News Spain should have been punished for lax budget, EU advisors say The European Commission failed to correctly follow EU law when it forgave Madrid for its high deficit earlier this year, a legal panel of fiscal advisors has said. 02/10/2024
Tech News These European data centre activists are taking the fight to Big Tech Pockets of data centre activists are fighting back against the expansion of mega computer centres in Europe amid an artificial intelligence (AI) boom. 02/10/2024
Health news COVID was paradigm shift for EU policymaking - Health Commissioner There’s no turning back from the approach to EU health policymaking developed during the COVID pandemic – and it's why it should remain high on the agenda, the health commissioner said in an interview for the Euronews Health Summit. 02/10/2024
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
Earth 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
Earth 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." 30/09/2024
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