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The scheme had been running since at least 2018, spanning some 23 countries, according to the EU judiciary body

Analysts, however, warn that economic activity in the euro area is “still a long way from seeing any real momentum”

'As much as we seek to double down, the price tag will only go up'

The D9+ comprise 13 of the EU’s most digitally advanced and pro-innovation member states. Recent data from a number of these countries tells a compelling story: where digital-friendly and harmonised regulatory environments exist, investment follows. The transformation of Europe’s digital economy continues to demonstrate how forward-looking policies can drive growth and create jobs across the […]

The news comes after the Commission concluded trade negotiations with Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of palm oil – a key crop in driving deforestation

In today's edition: Electrification, grids, Greenland

To prevent abusive practices against trainees, the Employment Committee wants traineeship contracts with clear provisions on pay, duration and social protection.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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To prevent abusive practices against trainees, the Employment Committee wants traineeship contracts with clear provisions on pay, duration and social protection.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The EU and Indonesia have concluded today trade and investment deals that should boost EU export to the region, while ensuring environmental and social standards.
Committee on International Trade

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The EU and Indonesia have concluded today trade and investment deals that should boost EU export to the region, while ensuring environmental and social standards.
Committee on International Trade

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The committee's decision hands Hungary's opposition leader a political win

In today's edition: New cancer report, expensive wastewater, tobacco taxes

Salis was detained at a Budapest rally in February 2023 and released upon becoming an MEP in 2024

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Plus Kubilius' new club, and NATO grapples with its MiG problem

To view the transatlantic relationship only through a lens of security or economy is to miss the forest for the trees. Europe faces a culture war – one in which its values and its identity are at stake

In today's edition: Apple DMA hearing data, MEPs eye AI licencing

"The worst attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date" said Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday morning

In today's edition: EU-Indonesia, Organic Day, forests

Written by Maria Niestadt.

As the global race to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, the European Union has set the objective of becoming a leading AI continent. The adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act in 2024 was a milestone in establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for AI in the EU, but regulation alone cannot make the EU a technological leader. In April 2025, the European Commission published an AI continent action plan, a communication that attempts to look beyond rules and combine regulatory oversight with investment, infrastructure and skills development. It also aims to increase the use of AI in both the private and public sector. The plan illustrates the Commission’s growing attention to competitiveness, moving away from its previous focus on setting usage rules

Despite progress in some areas, the EU is still far from being a global leader in AI, in terms of scale, investment, and uptake of AI. Structural weaknesses such as a fragmented single market, limited private investment, and reliance on foreign cloud and semiconductor technology continue to hinder progress. Stakeholders are divided on the road to follow. While industry representatives call for simplifying regulation to boost innovation, civil society warns against sacrificing democratic safeguards.

The EU’s prospects of becoming an AI continent depend not only on its ability to implement the AI continent action plan but also on its decisiveness in acting on other fronts such as making progress on the Savings and Investments Union, and its progress in reducing reliance on foreign technologies. The European Parliament will play a central role in scrutinising the Commission’s activities and shaping legislation such as the forthcoming Cloud and AI Development Act.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Making Europe an AI continent‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.