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The Garden of Pythia: Greek oracles, art and artificial intelligence
Greece's Delphi oracle is the inspiration behind an immersive art installation by data artist Charles Sandison that's aimed at encouraging a deeper understanding of history and a greater appreciation of the possibilities of AI. Apostolos Staikos visited the site to find out more.
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European Commission slammed for 'opaque' funding of NGOs
The EU’s audit office has demanded greater transparency over EU funding contracts for non-profit civil society organisations, despite finding no evidence during a year-long probe of any wrongdoing by either NGOs or European Commission officials.
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Greens, socialists hope centrist alliance will limit EU deregulation
The European Parliament has voted to delay key rules on corporate sustainability pending a reduction of their scope, on the same day the Trump administration appeared to be targeting EU regulatory standards with a punitive 20% import tariff.
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Ocean
Plastic pollution: The robot cleaning Venice’s iconic canals
In partnership with the European Commission
Venice’s famous canals are facing a growing pollution problem. Once plastic litter ends up in the water, it becomes incredibly difficult to remove. Why is this plastic so dangerous, and what can be done about it?
Ocean
Plastic pollution: What’s in Venice’s canals?
In partnership with the European Commission
Why is plastic pollution so dangerous for our seas? And what’s the most unexpected find in Venice’s canals? We asked Italian researcher Fantina Madricardo, who led a project using high-tech solutions to tackle the plastic crisis. Watch the video above.
Ocean
Can we save dolphins by talking like them? Science says yes
In partnership with the European Commission
French scientists are developing bio-inspired acoustic beacons that can "speak" to dolphins, warning them of fishing nets and reducing accidental deaths of these marine mammals along the Bay of Biscay.
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Use of EU funds to lobby MEPs was ‘inappropriate’, commissioner says
The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) has questioned the use of public funds for campaigns they say run against the EU’s own interests. The Commission says it’s fixed the problem, but some see it as part of a wider attack on environmental campaigners.
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Germany, Interpol and WWF team up to tackle environmental crime
With environmentally destructive activities such as illegal logging and waste disposal among the largest areas of organised crime worldwide, Berlin is bankrolling a collaboration between civil society and the international police body Interpol.