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Green News

EU needs long-term climate investment plan set with just transition

French Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, 34, has been a researcher in EU energy policy for the past ten years and joined the European Parliament as a S&D lawmaker following the June elections. The Frenchman wants to stop the EU from backtracking on the green promises it has made to its youth.

Space

Is EU's first space commissioner launched on low-orbit mission?

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's second term will see the first-ever commissioner for defence and space. But his mission and support do not match the recognition seen at the policy level, analysts and industry representatives argue.

Europe News

New NATO chief Mark Rutte inherits multiple security headaches

An EU veteran with an established relationship with Donald Trump, ex-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is well-placed to tackle NATO’s challenges, defence experts have told Euronews.

Tech News

European Commission appoints 13 experts to draft AI Code

The Code of Practice, aimed to give clarity to providers of General Purpose AI systems, should be ready by August 2025.

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Green News

Commission sees role for nuclear and CCS in 'clean' fuel production

Trains, automobiles and even planes could be run on nuclear power or even natural gas while being treated as ‘green’ under proposed EU rules

Health news

Commission cautious on onshoring drug production to the EU

Pandemic exposed EU states to worrying pharma supply shortages, leading to widespread calls for more home-manufactured pharma.

Tech News

Meta hit with €91 million fine for lax password safety

Big tech company Meta is ordered to pay a €91m data protection fine for not having enough user password protection in place, the Irish data watchdog said.

Tech News

Cyber certificate debate to land on plate of incoming Commission

New EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen will have to improve the adoption processes of certification schemes, her mission letter says.

Tech News

Tech and environmental sustainability projects emerge as winners in European Design Awards

Winners at the 2024 Design Europa Awards included a modular turntable and electric yachts, reflecting a shift towards eco-friendly design. Categories honoured SMEs, larger companies, young talent, and lifetime achievement, with a focus on technological innovation and environmental impact.

Health news

EU disease prevention agency new chief seeks better public engagement

New chief Pamela Rendi-Wagner says European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) should do more to combat disinformation and appeal to wider audience.

Europe News

Six EU countries call for tough DSA action against platforms like Shein, Temu

Germany, Austria, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and France call for a unified approach in enforcing EU-standards in e-commerce.

Europe News

Aldi's fake discounts breach EU law, top European court says

The supermarket can’t pretend it’s offering a discount if it raises prices just to cut them back, the judges ruled in a case brought by consumer activists from Baden-Württemberg.

Europe News

Italy, Germany to propose rethink on petrol and diesel car ban

Rome and Berlin are siding with the European automotive industry in calling for the EU to relax CO2 emissions standards for cars as the bloc aims to end the sale of new petrol and diesel models by 2035.

Green News

Uber calls on EU to ban combustion engines on ridesharing cars by 2030

Multinational ride-hailing company is also calling on binding targets for the production of electric vehicles in the European market along with adequate incentives to ease the climate transition.

Europe News

EU Parliament's left signals warning over Dutch Commission nominee

The choice of former Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra to run EU tax policy has drawn attention from MEPs given previous links to tax havens, and the Netherlands’ status as a hub for corporate tax avoidance.

Nature

Wolves in crosshairs as EU governments agree to more hunting and culls

Nature conservationists have denounced as ‘shameful’ a back-room agreement that saw all but two EU governments acquiesce to a European Commission proposal to ease protection for Europe’s burgeoning wolf populations.

Business

Google complains to EU over Microsoft cloud licensing practices

Google files an antitrust complaint to the European Commission against its competitor on the cloud market.

Tech News

OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon among first AI Pact signatories

The voluntary AI Pact aims to help companies comply with the EU's AI Act

wellbeing

Should the EU regulate burgeoning health influencers?

With health content booming on social media, experts and lawmakers are mulling regulation of social media influencers, prioritising ‘credible’ content creators.

Europe News

'Corrosive': Commission rejects greater revolving doors transparency

The European Commission says it won’t immediately publish details of the restrictions placed on Henrik Morch, whose move earlier this year from its antitrust department to law firm Paul, Weiss drew protests from EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly.