brussels bureau EU economy set to grow faster than expected thanks to vaccination The European Commission estimates that this year the EU and the eurozone will grow by 4.2% and 4.3%, respectively. 12/05/2021
brussels bureau Albania & North Macedonia's EU membership bids 'must be together' Brussels had been considering both applications together, but last week Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement, told Euronews that decoupling the bids "might be an option" if Bulgaria continues to oppose North Macedonia's entrance in the bloc. 10/05/2021
the global conversation Margrethe Vestager explains the EU's position in the global battle for data 07/05/2021
brussels bureau IP rights just one part of vaccine production, says EU's trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's trade chief, told Euronews that other measures, besides patent waivers, need to be considered to ramp up global production of COVID-19 vaccines. 06/05/2021
brussels bureau Brussels wants to cut down EU's dependence on key imports The European Commission has identified 137 products in strategic sectors, like healthcare and high tech, where the EU is highly dependent on imports. 05/05/2021
brussels bureau Brussels moves to control foreign takeovers of EU companies The European Commission has proposed a new law to investigate the activity of companies that receive subsides from non-EU governments. 05/05/2021
brussels bureau EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament. 04/05/2021
brussels bureau Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists "There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy." 03/05/2021
brussels bureau EU Commission recommends entry of fully vaccinated non-EU travellers Brussels considers that the latest scientific advice indicates that vaccination "considerably helps to break the transmission chain". 03/05/2021
Nature This VR experience imagines a future without vital pollinators The European Commission reached out to gamification, storytelling and immersive technologies to save the bees. 30/04/2021
brussels bureau Apple overcharges rival streaming services, claims Brussels Brussels considers that Apple breaches EU competition law because it charges high commission fees on rivals on the App store. 30/04/2021
brussels bureau EU to vaccinate 70% of adult population by July, says Von der Leyen The European Commission president has announced that 70% of the adult population in the EU will receive at least one vaccine dose by July. 23/04/2021
brussels bureau Portugal becomes first EU country to submit its pandemic recovery plan Prime Minister António Costa announced the plan's submission via Twitter on Thursday morning. 22/04/2021
View EU's new AI law risks enabling Orwellian surveillance states | View "The list of exceptions to the already narrow prohibition leaves ample room for the use of biometric technologies to watch and monitor us," writes Sarah Chander at European Digital Rights. 22/04/2021
brussels bureau 'Higher risk, stricter rules': EU's new artificial intelligence rules Systems considered high risk, such as facial recognition, will be subject to extra scrutiny, says the European Commission. 21/04/2021
brussels bureau EU launches digital platform to let citizens debate the bloc's future The multilingual platform is the starting point of a year-long exercise to reshape and reform the European Union. 19/04/2021
brussels bureau Europe must tackle organised crime head-on, says EU commissioner The European Commission unveiled a new strategy this week to tackle organised crime and combat human trafficking. 15/04/2021
Good Morning Europe UK Brexit minister meets EU chief to discuss Northern Ireland Protocol 15/04/2021
