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Could this weekend be the last time ever the clocks go back?

A group of MEPs is calling for daylight saving time to be abolished given its negative impact on health.

25/10/2024

Tech News

TikTok increases EU content oversight, lacks Maltese, Irish experts

The number of English, French and German moderators was reduced, but TikTok added more non-language specific human moderators to its team.

25/10/2024

Tech News

Candidates for next EU Data Protection Supervisor under assessment

The Commission will draft a shortlist with up to five candidates to replace outgoing EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski after contenders go to an assessment centre this week.

24/10/2024

Europe News

EU judges confirm annulment of tech giant €1.06 billion fine

After almost 20 years of legal battle, the European judges have ruled in favour of US tech giant Intel annulling a €1.06 billion fine imposed by EU antitrust enforcer.

24/10/2024

Tech News

Pinterest hit with privacy complaint for unlawfully tracking users

The French data protection authority could fine Pinterest if the claims stack up.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Eight cringiest lines in EU Commissioners’ job applications

Twenty six hopefuls have sent MEPs their pitches to serve at the top of the next European Commission, due to take office within weeks. We’ve read them so you don’t have to.

24/10/2024

Europe News

Climate Commissioner eyes chance to drive emissions cuts through tax

Wopke Hoekstra wants to use tax changes to nudge Europeans towards cleaner and greener choices in areas such as transport and heating – but he’ll face the same veto that has blocked reform for years.

23/10/2024

Health news

European Parliament softens stance on overhaul of medical device rules

Timetable for reforms of rules affecting medical devices not defined after calls for thorough impact assessment.

23/10/2024

Europe News

No analysis of competition impact, EU auditors said about crisis aid

As the EU loosened several times its state aid rules after the COVID-19, a report of the European auditors found that analysis of the impact on competition was missing.

23/10/2024

Health news

WHO to survey EU healthcare workers' mental wellbeing

The WHO and the EU have partnered to launch a survey aimed at assessing the impact of mental health challenges on healthcare professionals, as well as possible policy measures to alleviate the burden.

23/10/2024

Tech News

Incoming tech Commissioner wants EU to become 'AI continent'

Written answers by proposed EU Commissioners hint at their plans for AI, child protection online and updating consumer rules.

23/10/2024

Tech News

Germany, Romania appoint illegal online content flaggers

The organisations will help report online platforms' illegal behaviour, as required under the Digital Services Act.

23/10/2024

Europe News

Heat pump makers seek help from Brussels amid sales slump 

Heat pumps are set to play at least as important a role in Europe’s energy transition as electric cars, but a drop in demand following record sales during the 2022 energy crisis has manufacturers looking to Brussels to address what they see as a taxes and subsidies that favour gas.

23/10/2024

Europe News

Seven countries not respecting EU minimum wage rules: trade union

Member states are dragging their feet implementing EU laws intended to ensure workers get a decent salary, as a key deadline looms, the European Trade Union Confederation said.

22/10/2024

Europe News

EU ministers set cautious Baltic fish quotas amid fear over Russian hauls

Fisheries ministers have agreed to maintain low fishing quotas for most fish stocks in the highly polluted Baltic Sea but concerns grow over the presence of Russian vessels, which might exploit the reduced opportunities for EU fishers.

22/10/2024

Europe News

COP29: MEPs tough on climate finance, vague on fossil fuel phase-out

A cross-party compromise saw MEPs agree weak wording on the future of coal, oil and gas, but strong support for getting major polluters like China to contribute to a global support scheme for poorer nations, and sharp criticism of the choice of Azerbaijan as host country.

22/10/2024

Health news

Leaked budget plans spark fears for EU health funding

Stakeholders and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the fate of the EU budget pot dedicated to health, which may either be merged with other funds or worse, disappear, according to a leaked early blueprint.

22/10/2024

Europe News

EU Ombudsman blasts Commission over chemicals safety

Many highly dangerous substances have remained on the market, sometimes for years, while the EU executive flouts legal deadlines on authorisation decisions, the Ombudsman has found, warning of a ‘threat to health and environment’.

21/10/2024

Europe News

Intel: clarity on competition? - Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior trade and competition reporter Peggy Corlin.

21/10/2024

Tech News

Amazon's EU lobbying spend hits €5M - nearly double its figures

The correction of the spending follows a complaint by several transparency organisations.

21/10/2024

The Big Question

Waste not, want not: Is sustainable industry viable?

The UN’s Christophe Yvetot discusses the importance of solidarity in achieving the SDGs.

21/10/2024

Earth News

The art of growing giant pumpkins with the 2024 European champion

They’re a symbol of autumn - but you’ve probably never seen pumpkins quite like those at the European Pumpkin Championship.

20/10/2024

Europe News

French MPs are putting pressure on France over Mercosur deal

As a deal with Mercosur countries looms, French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris ramp up pressure on France over environmental and agricultural concerns.

18/10/2024

Tech News

Elon Musk faces potential personal hit in EU X probe

The EU Commission began a probe into Musk's X in December to check a possible breach of the Digital Services Act.

18/10/2024

Europe News

Geert Wilders floats flying Dutch rejected asylum seekers to Uganda

The Party for Freedom envisaged a deal with the East African country, as Patriots leaders met in Brussels ahead of the EUCO.

17/10/2024

Tech News

Foreign porn websites blocked in France for lack of age control checks

The porn websites did not properly check the age of users, the Paris Court of Appeal said in a decision today.

17/10/2024