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Belgian government talks stall after Bart De Wever's resignation

Efforts to form a government in Belgium are at a deadlock after the negotiator appointed by the Royal Palace to build a coalition from the five parties that won in the June general election has stepped down.

23/08/2024

Tech News

Dutch regulator to fine sellers of fake online reviews

Sanctions of up to €900,000 seek to end misleading and unfair practices in e-commerce

23/08/2024

Tech News

Is Breton best placed to stay on as digital commissioner?

Most EU Commission nominees lack a tech background

23/08/2024

Europe News

A male-dominated Commission would be 'inconsistent' for Parliament

MEP Lina Gálvez (Spain/Socialists and Democrats), the new chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), addressed the main challenges and priorities for the next two and a half years of legislative work.

23/08/2024

Belgium

Romanian leader seeks economic portfolio at the European Commission

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu picked Social Democrat MEP Victor Negrescu as his candidate for the country's next European commissioner.

22/08/2024

Tech News

Telegram still doesn't meet large platform requirements under DSA

Belgian authorities to monitor excessive rise in drug channels on the platform.

21/08/2024

Economy

AI at work, housing, subcontracting on the menu for next EP mandate

MEP Li Andersson (Finland/The Left) discussed challenges and priorities for lawmakers on employment and social policy for the next mandate.

21/08/2024

Europe News

EU remains 'fully committed' to lithium deal despite unrest in Serbia

The EU Commission remains committed to strategic partnership on raw materials with Serbia despite recent protests, while Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen are rumoured to be set to visit Belgrade.

20/08/2024

Belgium

'Democrats Abroad' cheer Kamala Harris from across the pond

Key pledges made by Harris will be welcomed by many in Europe, but there is still plenty to play for in the US presidential elections.

20/08/2024

Europe News

Romania names MEP Negrescu for EU Commissioner role, sources say

Nominating the socialist Parliament Vice-President worsens the headache for Ursula von der Leyen, who currently has just six confirmed women commissioners to serve from November.

20/08/2024

Tech News

First European high-performance chips to be made in Dresden

EU Commission supports German state aid to support 'first of a kind' facility.

20/08/2024

Tech News

Euronews Digital Summer: US lagging Europe on AI regulation, says IBM

IBM’s Christina Montgomery discusses ethics and getting more women on board.

20/08/2024

Health news

EU rules out mpox border controls and common vaccination plan

European health authorities discard any further bloc-wide measure against the new mpox variant situation as risk it poses for wider population is still considered 'low'.

20/08/2024

Europe News

Fiala meeting heralds an uneasy few weeks for von der Leyen

The European Commission chief has too many men seeking too few prestigious economic roles.

19/08/2024

Tech News

Elon Musk's X sees decline in users in the EU

The number is still well above the threshold to fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act.

19/08/2024

Europe News

Brussels switches from horse-drawn carriages to electric ones

In Brussels' central square, tourists have swapped horse-drawn carriages for electric ones, partly due to concern about the animals' welfare.

16/08/2024

Tech News

Meta urged to answer EU questions on CrowdTangle

The company's transparency tool was taken offline and replaced by others

16/08/2024

Tech News

Meta sees limited use of GenAI in Russian disinformation

An EU Commission probe into Facebook and Instagram's handling of Russian fake news is still pending

16/08/2024

Europe News

Incoming EU parliament lacking ethnic diversity

Only 37 of the 720 lawmakers have a diverse ethnic background, Euronews data shows.

16/08/2024

Art

Meet the artist behind the design of Brussels' Flower Carpet

The 1680 square metres flower puzzle will for the first time be made up of more than 80% fresh dahlias, rather than the traditional begonias.

15/08/2024

Belgium

Classic postcards are making a comeback in Belgium

The Belgian Post service Bpost is seeing a steady decline in physical mail, but postcards are enjoying a revival.

15/08/2024

Europe News

How are Belgian vineyards adapting to climate change?

Winegrowers in Belgium's Walloon region are adapting their wine growing technique due to the growing threat of climate change.

14/08/2024

Europe Decoded

What could an EU Commissioner do to tackle the housing crisis?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised MEPs an EU commissioner with a mandate on housing, an area of limited competence for the bloc - how might these new powers be unveiled in practice?

13/08/2024

Tech News

Eleven EU countries took 5G security measures to ban Huawei, ZTE

Follow-up action by Commission is expected in case of non-compliance.

12/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Who will be the next EU farming boss?

There are still many unknowns surrounding President Ursula von der Leyen's slate of candidates for the next European Commission, but there are already clues about who might lead the EU’s agriculture policy in her team.

12/08/2024

Europe News

Walz v Vance: Two running mates, worlds apart

From trade to their visions for Europe, the US vice-presidential candidates stand divided on key issues.

09/08/2024