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Commission not yet delivering on digitalised Europe - report

The European Commission's 2024 report on the Digital Decade reveals mixed progress among EU countries. While 5G development is strong, gaps in AI investment and skilled workforce training persist.

02/07/2024

Europe News

Meta's 'pay or consent' policy breaks EU digital rules, says Brussels

Meta's 'pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee.

01/07/2024

Health news

EU Commission’s health service may shed key food competencies

Health department DG SANTE could suffer a remarkable power loss to its farm-focused rival DG AGRI, according to the latest draft of a reshuffle seen by Euronews.

28/06/2024

Europe News

Meet EU and NATO's new leadership

The European Union is turning a new page in the same week when NATO appointed its new chief. Meet the key actors who will shape the next five years.

28/06/2024

Europe News

EU top jobs have been decided, what’s next?

With European leaders agreeing on the three names to fill the EU's top jobs, the wheels have been set in motion for the next five years in the European Union. What comes next?

28/06/2024

Radio Schuman

Behind the scenes at the EU top job summit

EU heads of state nominated Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa, and Kaja Kallas for key leadership positions as President of the European Commission, President of the European Council, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, respectively.

28/06/2024

Europe News

Can von der Leyen muster majority backing of European Parliament?

Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen's reappointment by the European Council proceeded as smoothly as expected, with the attention now turning to the European Parliament, where she must secure the necessary votes to seal a new mandate.

27/06/2024

Mobility

Are the benefits of the world's longest underwater tunnel worth it?

The Fehmarn Belt Link tunnel is expected to be completed in Europe by 2029. But detractors say it will severely impact the environment.

27/06/2024

Ukraine

What's at stake for Europe in Ukraine's EU membership talks?

A new budget, rule of law, defence, and security are the top priorities for opening the European Union's gates to Kyiv. Will Ukraine and the EU be up to the challenge?

26/06/2024

Europe News

Meloni contests ‘undemocratic’ EU top jobs talks, mulling abstention

Exclusion from a preliminary deal to allocate the bloc's top jobs following June's elections has enraged Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni who’s now considering formally abstaining from the decision, according to media reports.

26/06/2024

Tech News

EU Commission digital policy scorecard: what’s been achieved?

When Ursula von der Leyen began as European Commission president in December 2019, an initiative to propose artificial intelligence legislation was included within a pledge to deliver policies within the first 100 days of her mandate.

26/06/2024

Radio Schuman

Far-right prepares for power in EU institutions

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) at the European Parliament will elect co-presidents today (26 June).

26/06/2024

Green News

Carbon price for homes and cars could prove ‘very controversial’

While public awareness of an incoming carbon price for home heating and motor fuels remains low, the European Commission is aware it may become a hot political issue for the next EU executive.

25/06/2024

Europe News

Negotiators seal EU top jobs deal for von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas

Despite the reported deal, the decision will not become official until the 27 leaders gather in a summit later this week.

25/06/2024

Europe News

EU Commissioner berates member states for bank crisis retreat

Member states took a step backwards when gutting EU laws designed to manage failing lenders, Mairead McGuinness said.

25/06/2024

Europe News

South Korea settles beef over meat imports, slowly

South Korea is gradually removing decades-long trade restrictions on European beef, but restrictions remain in place in several EU countries.

25/06/2024

Europe News

Orbán and Meloni discuss Hungary's upcoming EU presidency programme

Victor Orbán briefed Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni on Hungary's upcoming EU Council presidency programme, which focuses on illegal migration, Europe's competitiveness, and declining birth rates.

24/06/2024

Tech News

Companies see backlog in DSA transparency database

Registering online platforms to take months, EU Commission says.

24/06/2024

Europe News

Cryptocurrency law coming in: Prepare for a bumpy ride

New Brussels legislation seeks to put an end to scams and turmoil that have characterised markets like bitcoin, but few if any seem set to comply.

24/06/2024

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. The European Commission needs a chief operating officer

Competitiveness has already become the new mantra for the next European Commission, but the topic of the European Commission's competitiveness as an institution is absent, Leonardo Quattrucci writes.

21/06/2024

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