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Lie is truth, friend is enemy as Georgian Dream digs in with election campaign

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 10:05
After the adoption of Russian-style foreign agents law, the county's ruling Georgian Dream party, led by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, launched its election campaign with conspiracies, sowing discord, and detachment from reality.
Categories: European Union

EU gets first-ever request to authorise sale of lab-grown meat

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 09:01
In an EU first, French company Gourmey has requested a pre-market authorisation for lab-grown foie gras in the 27-member bloc amid a heated debate among European governments over food innovation.
Categories: European Union

G20 agree to work on Brazil’s ‘billionaire tax’ idea, implementation seen difficult

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 07:39
The world's 20 biggest economies (G20) agreed on Thursday (25 July) to work together to ensure the ultra rich are effectively taxed, in a declaration that seeks a balance between national sovereignty and more cooperation on tax avoidance.
Categories: European Union

Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 07:22
Romania said it found Russian drone fragments on its territory on Thursday (25 July) and NATO said it saw no sign of an intentional attack on the alliance's territory after Moscow troops fired 38 long-range drones into Ukraine overnight.
Categories: European Union

Jetmaking industrial problems overshadow orders at Farnborough air show

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 06:49
The world's largest air show fizzled out on Thursday (25 July) with a solid new Saudi jetliner order unable to dispel the gloom over recent problems in producing planes fast enough to meet demand.
Categories: European Union

Kremlin signals readiness to talk to Ukraine while Zelenskyy is in power

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 06:32
The Kremlin signalled on Thursday (25 July) it was open to negotiations with Ukraine on ending the conflict while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains in power despite publicly doubting his legitimacy to rule.
Categories: European Union

G7 deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan seen in October, Gentiloni says

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 06:11
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies are likely to have a framework deal for a Russian-asset-backed $50 billion loan to Ukraine by October, in time to tap markets by year-end, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday (25 July).
Categories: European Union

Paris Olympic games amid political turmoil and protests

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 06:00
As Paris buzzes with preparations for today's opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games, there's palpable excitement in the air. However, Parisians seem to have mixed feelings about hosting the 2024 Olympics, with murmurs of protests adding an element of tension.
Categories: European Union

North Korean hackers stealing military secrets, say US and allies

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 05:55
North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign in efforts to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons programme, the US, Britain and South Korea said in a joint advisory.
Categories: European Union

Harris pushes Netanyahu to ease suffering in Gaza: ‘I will not be silent’

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 05:42
US Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (25 July) to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden.
Categories: European Union

Cash-strapped Hungary borrows €1 billion from China

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 05:26
Hungary borrowed one billion euros ($1.1 billion) from Chinese banks earlier this year, its debt management agency said on Thursday (25 July), as the EU member state faces a difficult financial situation.
Categories: European Union

EU needs Alzheimer’s plan with concrete measures and deadlines, says EPP’s SANT coordinator [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 26/07/2024 - 03:02
Europe needs a plan to address Alzheimer’s Disease that contains concrete measures, each with its own deadlines, and supported with proper funding, MEP Tomislav Sokol (EPP) told Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

What Russia told Ukrainians during the European elections

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 18:34
Russian propaganda has actively spread many fakes about the EU and European leadership to demoralise Ukrainians but failed to influence their pro-European intentions.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission’s GDPR review finds enforcement issues

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 18:11
The European Commission found serious enforcement issues with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and called for clearer guidelines to strengthen data protection across member states in a report published on Thursday (25 July).
Categories: European Union

Making EU digital environments safer [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 16:00
AI-Code is a three-year interdisciplinary project established to harness the power of artificial intelligence and future-proof technological solutions in ways that meet immediate real-world needs.
Categories: European Union

Von der Leyen gives nod to €100 billion ‘CERN for AI’ proposal

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 15:09
Re-elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines addressed calls for huge artificial intelligence (AI) research investments under the “CERN for AI” banner, but proponents and critics say the plan is lacking crucial details.
Categories: European Union

Ex US trade official: Trump tariffs on Chinese goods could offer ‘top cover’ for EU measures

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 13:24
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign pledge to impose steep tariffs on Chinese goods could benefit the European economy by providing diplomatic cover for EU policymakers to introduce similar trade defences, according to Nazak Nikakhtar, a former top US trade official.
Categories: European Union

French and European parliamentarians rally against arrest of Sea Shepherd founder

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 12:42
Sixty-eight members of the French and European parliaments sent a letter to the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday (24 July) calling for the release of Paul Watson, the founder of the marine conservation NGO Sea Shepherd.
Categories: European Union

Parliament sets up cross-committee working group to monitor AI Act implementation

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 11:50
Two of the European Parliament's committees have set up a joint working group to monitor the implementation of the AI Act.
Categories: European Union

EU agriculture chief slams the idea of reform-linked funds for farmers

Thu, 25/07/2024 - 11:46
The idea of having an EU budget, including for agriculture, based on political conditions and milestones, as is the case with the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund, is "unacceptable," the outgoing Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski told Euractiv.
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