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Tech News

EU-US to announce 6G vision, cooperation on AI at TTC summit

The meeting is likely to be the last TTC; the forum might not survive leadership changes following elections on both sides of the Atlantic this year.

28/03/2024

Health news

Belgian health minister calls for more EU action against tobacco

The EU needs more initiatives to tackle tobacco use and to create a healthy environment focused on prevention, said Frank Vandenbroucke, health minister of Belgium.

27/03/2024

Tech News

Amazon needs to comply with ad database under platform rules; court

The EU's highest court rejected interim measures requested by the US online marketplace.

27/03/2024

Europe News

Ministers mollify farmers with simpler CAP rules

Agriculture ministers rubberstamped fresh measures to reduce administrative burden on farmers, aiming to address imbalances in the food supply chain as a next step in addressing protests.

27/03/2024

Tech News

Croatia alone partially adopts new cyber rules for critical entities

The rules to protect the energy, banking and transport sector need to be in place by 17 October this year.

27/03/2024

Belgium

More farmers protests cause disuption in Brussels

The farmers' protests are ongoing, despite the EU relaxing its demands.

26/03/2024

Tech News

Exclusive: Commission seeks Frenchman for top standards job

The other two shortlisted candidates are from Spain and Sweden.

26/03/2024

Earth News

Member states back exempting shipping from EU microplastic rules

Environment ministers argue that responsibility should fall under the scope of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

26/03/2024

Earth News

Fiery exchange over Nature Restoration Law overshadows climate debate

The failure of EU ministers to rubber stamp a political agreement on a new Nature Restoration Law risks undermining climate action and damaging the EU's credibility both globally and with voters, a handful of opposing ministers were warned on Monday.

25/03/2024

Europe News

Climate targets in focus, Newsletter

This weeks key events selected by senior environment reporter Robert Hodgson

25/03/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? A mammoth pre-election special

This edition comes to you live from the Albert Hall in Brussels, with a special feature on the EU elections filmed in front of a crowd of 500.

23/03/2024

Earth News

Future of Nature Restoration Law uncertain amid further delay

With half a dozen member states blocking the final adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, a key element of the EU's flagship Green Deal, Hungary is being singled out for withholding its previous support.

22/03/2024

Europe News

Radical right now unstoppable in EU's Inner Six, Euronews polls show

Once the cradle of the European integration project, the six founding nations are now the spawning ground for radical right parties amid growing immigration concerns.

22/03/2024

Tech News

Google to contribute €1.5 million to European fact-checking network

Google is working with a network of European fact-checkers on a first-of-its-kind fact-checking database ahead of the European elections.

21/03/2024

Health news

Commission seeks faster approvals for biotech products

The future of the biotech sector in Europe lies in the simplification of the regulatory process, said Commission executive vice president Margrethe Vestager.

21/03/2024

Earth News

Eleven pro-nuclear EU states back declaration at landmark conference

Advocates hailed nuclear power as an enabler of energy security and sovereignty and a reliable option to mitigate climate change.

21/03/2024

Earth News

Green groups reject nuclear revival as governments seek climate fix

Roughly half of EU member states have joined a call for a global nuclear revival, arguing it will be an essential element in halting global warming, but climate campaigners argue a renewed focus on atomic power could distract from the urgently needed roll-out of renewable energy.

21/03/2024

Tech News

Commission to work on standards for high-risk IoT products

Products that are considered high-risk will have priority, an EU official said today.

21/03/2024

Health news

Commissioner warns of need for doctors amid risk of 'medical deserts'

The EU executive has acknowledged the current shortages of doctors and the importance of improving working conditions for healthcare and care workers through some key actions.

21/03/2024

Health news

Parliament calls for extended regulatory protection for pharmacos

The committee on environment and public health voted to increase the Commission’s proposal for regulatory protection for new pharmaceutical legislation by one-and-a-half years.

20/03/2024

Lifestyle

Dries van Noten to step down from his fashion brand

The acclaimed Belgian fashion designer Dries van Noten will step down from his eponymous brand.

20/03/2024

Tech News

Eight countries lack formal regulator to oversee platform rules

Poland and Lithuania, home to online platforms such as Allegro and Vinted, are among countries still missing regulators.

20/03/2024

Earth News

Fate of Nature Restoration Law could be decided in Budapest

With seven of the EU's 27 members planning, after months of highly politicised debate, to oppose or abstain over a new law to restore degraded ecosystems to health, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing government could find itself with the deciding vote on Friday.

20/03/2024

Europe News

Brussels poised to send billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

Windfall revenues from hundreds of billions in central bank assets held at Euroclear Belgium set to help arm and reconstruct the war-torn nation.

20/03/2024

Tech News

Commission to look for head of AI Office when law is fully approved

Recruitment for technical and policy roles at the office already begun last month.

20/03/2024

The Big Question

What's the outlook for interest rates? Barclays Europe CEO predictions

Francesco Ceccato, the Chief Executive Officer at Barclays Europe, discusses when he thinks the ECB may begin cutting interest rates - and how the forthcoming elections may impact the markets.

20/03/2024