Europe News Who holds the economic power in von der Leyen’s new Commission? Trade, competition, fiscal policy and the EU budget are among the most sought-after prizes on offer in the new EU executive. Euronews examines who is lined up to control key posts, and which embarrassing revelations might trip them up. 17/09/2024
Tech News These Commissioners will be in charge of EU tech policy Tech and industry portfolios go to Finland’s Henna Virkkunen, France’s Stéphane Séjourné, Bulgaria’s Ekaterina Zaharieva and Ireland’s Michael McGrath. 17/09/2024
Europe News Meet the new European Commission From journalists to diplomats, MEPs to reality TV stars, Euronews takes a peek behind the CVs at the 27 senior officials likely to lead the EU executive for the next five years. 17/09/2024
Europe News Eurobonds could finance EU air defence shield, leading think tank says Ursula von der Leyen wants to protect Europe against Russian missile attacks, and building an Israel-style defence system could cost hundreds of billions. But new funding proposals from an influential Brussels think tank are likely to raise hackles in frugal EU members such as Germany. 17/09/2024
Health news Exclusive: EU wants to ban smoking in outdoor areas, leaked draft says The European Commission will recommend smoking bans in cafe terraces, bus stops, and zoos, and plans also cover nicotine-free products, according to a leaked document obtained by Euronews. 16/09/2024
Green News Italy and Spain could face austerity in race to net-zero Study suggests green financing will boost the economy but Mediterranean countries will endure fiscal challenges. 16/09/2024
Europe News EU bungled plastic waste tax, auditors say A new levy intended to discourage the landfill and incineration of plastic waste is plagued by dodgy data, and may have led to an uptick in crime, auditors warn 16/09/2024
Europe News UN slams EU Commission over protection of people with disabilities The chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities claims that a draft EU regulation on the cross-border protection of adults conflicts with several provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - the Commission disagrees. 16/09/2024
Health news Ex Commissioner says EU needs more power to address health challenges European public health policy came into sharp focus during the coronavirus pandemic, but momentum towards creating a more coordinated and centralised EU system is now ebbing away, a leading MEP and heart surgeon tells Euronews in an exclusive interview. 16/09/2024
Green News EU states lagging on carbon emission reductions, Commission tells MEP Several member states still need to send their energy and climate plans to the European Commission, where strategies to slash emissions are laid out. 14/09/2024
Green News Von der Leyen moots market-based system to avert ecosystem collapse The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems. 13/09/2024
Green News Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry continues to insist it is part of the solution to climate change. 13/09/2024
Europe News Erasmus+ and research funding slashed in EU’s 2025 budget plans MEPs and pressure groups have decried a €295m planned cut to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme, formalised by EU member states on Friday. 13/09/2024
Europe News EU Parliament set for showdown between Orbán and opposition leader Buoyed by a bombshell opinion poll result showing his six-month old party has almost closed the gap on Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz, which has ruled Hungary since 2010, the insurgent opposition leader Péter Magyar plans to put the nationalist premier on the spot in the European Parliament next week. 12/09/2024
Tech News More DSA probes coming soon, says EU Commission top official The EU Commission already has DSA investigations pending into TikTok, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, X and AliExpress. 12/09/2024
Europe News EU Commission plans face delay from Slovenia's political whirlwind The selection of Marta Kos could create a headache for Ursula von der Leyen, highlighting the many different, sometimes controversial ways in which the EU's 27 members make their Brussels pick. 12/09/2024
Tech News Google’s AI model subject to Irish privacy inquiry The Irish privacy watchdog will check whether Google's development of its AI model is compliant with the EU data protection regulation. 12/09/2024
Tech News EU consumer group denounces in-game currency enticement BEUC lodges complaint against the video games companies owning Fortnite, EA Sports, Minecraft, Roblox and Clash of Clans for pushing often young users to purchase in-game currency. 12/09/2024
Green News Green recovery funds misapplied, unassessed according to EU auditors Spending overestimation on climate projects and miscount of actual sums spent in EU countries flagged by the latest report from the European Court of Auditors. 11/09/2024
Europe News EU still hesitant to sanction Russian gas as imports continue The annual State of the EU Energy Union report shows Europe still relies on Russia for nearly a fifth of its gas imports, while the EU executive is concerned at the slow pace of the transition away from fossil fuels. 11/09/2024