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Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the existential questions facing Europe’s...

It would be irresponsible for the EU to cast aside regulation of European foundation model developers. To support its SMEs and ensure AI works for people and society, the EU must create rules for these companies in the AI Act,...

The European DIGITAL SME Alliance’s summit, which took place on Monday (14 November) in Brussels, aimed to bring together smaller technology companies to connect them with each other and EU lawmakers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalisation of SMEs...

Over 350 CEOs and representatives from the European energy industry urge the designation of bioenergy equipment manufacturing as a strategic technology in the Net Zero Industry Act in an open letter delivered to European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton. 

Poland will tell the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) that it wishes to join after a new government is formed, the man widely tipped to be the next justice minister said, as Warsaw seeks to unblock EU funds.

New provisions in the EU's electricity market rules call on EU governments to ensure vulnerable households are protected from disconnections, but does not explicitly ban them, notes Sarah Coupechoux. Alternative solutions exist, such as deferred payments, social tariffs or reduced power deliveries via smart meters, she writes.

Smaller technology companies are Europe’s “hidden champions” that need to be connected to develop alternative solutions to the big tech companies, Secretary General of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance Sebastiano Toffaletti told Euractiv. For Toffaletti, there is a misconception that...

Newsletter - 20-23 November 2023 - Strasbourg plenary session

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The European Union has placed hydrogen at the forefront of its ambitious climate neutrality goals. The EU aims to harness the potential of hydrogen in various sectors, such as industry, transport, and energy production, to help achieve its target of...

TikTok CEO Shou Chew met with President Macron, German Ministers and EU Commissioners to update them on TikTok's work and investment in safety and security, including Project Clover, TikTok's industry-leading initiative which will set new standards in European data security.

The leader of the Spanish Socialist Party, Pedro Sánchez, was sworn in as Spain's new prime minister on Thursday with a majority of 179 votes, including backing from Catalan and Basque separatist parties.

Find out about the measures taken by the EU and the European Parliament to protect children and promote their well-being.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Find out about the measures taken by the EU and the European Parliament to protect children and promote their well-being.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron travelled to wartime Kyiv and met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks on his first working trip abroad, the Ukrainian leader said on Thursday (16 November).

EU lawmakers reached a deal in the early hours of Thursday (16 November) to regulate data-sharing of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia.

The new EU rules for national debts and deficits will limit member states' ability to act on climate change in a socially fair manner, the secretary general of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Esther Lynch, told Euractiv in an interview, warning against a return of austerity across the bloc.

Ahead of the European elections next year, the European People's Party are pitching themselves as the 'farmers' representatives' in Brussels. But they are making misleading claims when they oppose nature-friendly laws in the name of farmers, say critics.

Western investors in Russian companies are bracing for a new presidential decree under consideration in Moscow which they fear could force them to sell their shareholdings to the Russian government at big discounts.

The bloc's investment, worth more than €1 billion in EU funds over seven years, has failed to deliver “tangible results” in the aquaculture sector, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).