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European Commission is moving ahead with ‘AI Factories’

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 08:00
The European Commission has started moving ahead with efforts to facilitate data centres for artificial intelligence (AI), needed to boost the EU’s competitiveness globally.  
Categories: European Union

New tourist limits get warm welcome in Venice

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 07:14
Venetians and visitors alike welcomed new rules introduced on Thursday (1 August) to limit the size of tourist groups in the latest effort to reduce overcrowding.
Categories: European Union

Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 06:59
Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen to discuss potential retaliation against Israel after the killing of the Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.
Categories: European Union

US recognises Maduro’s opponent as winner in Venezuela election

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 06:36
The United States on Thursday (1 August) recognised Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's opponent and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the winner of Venezuela's disputed presidential election, rejecting Maduro's claim of victory.
Categories: European Union

Vacationing Macron takes back seat during Games

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 06:13
French President Emmanuel Macron has opted to take a back seat during the Olympic Games after weeks of domestic political turmoil, heading to his Mediterranean holiday residence and leaving Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to oversee proceedings in Paris.
Categories: European Union

EU quizzes Hungary over risks of visa rules for Russians

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 06:04
The European Union on Thursday (1 August) demanded Hungary respond to fears that a decision by Budapest to relax visa rules for Russian and Belarusian nationals heightens the risk of spying in the bloc.
Categories: European Union

Biggest Russia-West exchange since Cold War sees 24 prisoners freed

Fri, 02/08/2024 - 05:50
Russia freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday (1 August) as part of the biggest prisoner exchange of its kind since the end of the Cold War.
Categories: European Union

Sweden favours compulsory application for medicines reimbursement in any member state requesting it [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 17:33
Sweden favours creating a compulsory rule for companies to apply for medicines pricing and reimbursement in any member state requesting it. A minority of EU countries currently support this approach, but pharma package talks continue.
Categories: European Union

New European Parliament health committee deal reportedly close to completion

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 17:30
The European Parliament is close to finalising a split of its environment and health committee (ENVI) and upgrading the current subcommittee on public health (SANT) to a standing committee, parliamentary sources tell Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Lancet commission on dementia finds 14 risk factors that could reduce cases by 45%

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 17:15
The Lancet’s latest worldwide report on dementia prevention, intervention and care finds that around 45% of cases of dementia are potentially preventable through addressing 14 risk factors.
Categories: European Union

New Noyb lawsuit says Hamburg data watchdog acted as lawyer for German newspaper

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 17:12
Noyb sued the Hamburg data protection authority on 1 August in a bid to overturn its recent decision that German newspaper Der Spiegel "pay or okay" model was lawful.
Categories: European Union

European, German industrial fatigue endures, cannot be blamed on ‘energy anymore’

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 16:21
Industrial activity in the eurozone continued to contract in July, a closely-watched business survey confirmed on Thursday (1 August), as Europe’s economic woes showed little sign of abating despite growth data slightly above analysts' forecasts earlier this week.
Categories: European Union

Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war, sources say

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 16:14
Turkey will continue to block NATO-Israeli cooperation, insisting Israel is violating NATO's core principles, said Turkish President Erdogan.
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian intelligence services ‘under scrutiny’ for pressuring health rights activists [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 15:55
Bulgaria's counter-intelligence service (SANS) and the Anti-Corruption Commission have launched an investigation into health rights activists advocating for the establishment of a state-run children's hospital. The move provoked an intense backlash.
Categories: European Union

No threat to oil supply security in Hungary, Slovakia, EU Commission says

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 15:12
The European Commission has deemed sanctions imposed by Ukraine on Russian oil producer Lukoil to be of no risk to the oil supply for Hungary and Slovakia, as they do not affect the transit of oil via Ukraine to Hungary.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s shadow: Can Germany chip in more for Europe’s security? 

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 14:15
A second Trump presidency would likely force Europe to up its security spending, but the German government, which wants to take more responsibility in the EU amidst a looming global power vacuum, could be too paralysed to significantly increase its share.
Categories: European Union

Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 07:32
Austria's conservative-led coalition government is nominating conservative Finance Minister Magnus Brunner as its next European Commissioner, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in a statement on Wednesday (31 July).
Categories: European Union

Putin doubles signing bonuses for volunteers to fight in Ukraine

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 06:54
Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled upfront payments for volunteers to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday (31 July), a move aimed at facilitating military recruitment but likely to create imbalances in the overheated economy.
Categories: European Union

France spared blushes after Seine passes clean water test

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 06:37
Olympians dived into the River Seine on Wednesday (31 July) after a pre-dawn notice informed teams that its waters were safe enough to proceed with the triathlon, sparing France the embarrassment of a central Paris 2024 promise being swept away.
Categories: European Union

Natural hydrogen: European interest heats up, France leading the way

Thu, 01/08/2024 - 06:30
Potentially massive quantities of naturally produced hydrogen were discovered in France last year. Since then, prospectors across Europe have been on the lookout for more deposits and are calling for greater public support for their efforts.
Categories: European Union

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