Europe News EU/US aircraft trade war imminent, key lawmaker warns The inclusion of Boeing in the Commission’s draft retaliation proposal has raised concerns among some member states over potential countermeasures from Washington targeting Airbus, according to MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the trade committee at the European Parliament. 21/05/2025
Europe News Šefčovič: EU standards on food are 'not up for negotiation' In an interview with Euronews, Maroš Šefčovič has called for a fair and balanced deal with the United States amid a framework of tariff negotiations. 21/05/2025
Tech News 'Thank you for the copyright': ABBA legend warns against AI code The planned Code of Practice on AI has been heavily criticised by both publishers and US Big Tech companies, albeit for different reasons. 20/05/2025
Europe News EU budget chief soothes farmers fears over funding changes The EU Budget Commissioner reassured farmers that no decision has been made yet regarding the structure of the next long-term EU budget, acknowledging their concerns about threatening agricultural funding. 20/05/2025
Tech News Commission to offer mid-cap companies data protection relief SMEs can expect an exemption from some obligations of the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of the European Commission’s simplification efforts. 20/05/2025
Europe News Digitisation fronts new Commission strategy to boost EU single market The plan, which is set to come out on Wednesday, sets out ways to facilitate cross-border use of goods and services in the EU. 19/05/2025
Europe News What's behind farmers' protests returning to the streets of Brussels? European farmers are set to return to the streets of Brussels, nearly a year after their major demonstrations. Their main concern: the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the risk of a fragmented, "27-speed" agriculture system across the EU. 19/05/2025
Europe News The EU and Africa, Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief of EU news Jeremy Fleming-Jones. 19/05/2025
Europe News MEPs protest Hungary’s Budapest Pride ban A cross-party group of MEPs plans to join Budapest Pride despite Hungary’s ban. Organisers and lawmakers urge the European Commission to take legal action, warning of broader risks to civil liberties across the EU. 16/05/2025
Tech News EU Commission still lacking AI scientific advisor despite applications The advisor should lead the scientific approach on General-Purpose AI within the AI unit of the European Commission. 16/05/2025
Europe News EU unlikely to get rid of all US tariffs - Commission As the negotiations with the US gather pace, doubts are raised about the extent of concessions achievable. 15/05/2025
Europe News Dutch competition agency launches two probes under EU's DMA The findings will be shared with the European Commission which has enforcement powers under the Digital Markets Act. 15/05/2025
Europe News Leak: EU to target clean-up of 'forever chemicals' in water strategy The European Commission plans to support large scale efforts to clean up forever chemicals as part of its upcoming water resilience strategy, acknowledging the widespread threat of water pollution and the need for technological innovation to address it. 15/05/2025
Tech News TikTok’s ad database breaches EU platform rules, says Commission If the Commission's preliminary views are confirmed, the company could be fined up to 6% of the total worldwide annual turnover. 15/05/2025
Europe News Commission's Pfizergate loss hailed as ‘victory for transparency’ The EU Court ruled against the Commission for failing to justify its refusal to release texts between von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO. Critics say the Commission’s actions undermine public trust and accountability, calling for greater transparency in decision-making. 14/05/2025
Europe News Commission unveils major plan to simplify EU’s agricultural rulebook New tweaks to EU farming rules could potentially save farmers up to €1.58 billion annually, according to Commission estimates, but continue a trend toward making the EU’s green farming architecture more flexible. 14/05/2025
Tech News Amazon faces late June hearing in bid to retain EU Parliament access The access badges were withdrawn in February last year at request of the Parliament’s Employment committee. 14/05/2025
Europe News Nothing to see here! These politicians also deleted text messages From Nokia-gate to Covid times, several EU politicians failed to give the public access to crucial Whatsapp conversations. 14/05/2025
Europe News EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts. 14/05/2025
Tech News Commissioner Virkkunen to meet critics of EU tech rules on US trip The EU Commissioner received letters from US officials complaining about the effect of EU tech legislation. 13/05/2025