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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 14:04
Stakeholders attending the negotiations on a future pandemic agreement say that new engagement modalities lack transparency and damage trust in the process.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:46
The European Parliament is discussing the establishment of a monitoring group for the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which comes into force in August, a leading EU lawmaker for the file told Euractiv.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:20
The CJEU dismissed all of Bytedance's arguments as to why it shouldn't be a gatekeeper under the EU's digital rules, while re-elected Commission President von der Leyen laid out a series of promises for tech policy.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:33
The TARGET project aims to train coaches to promote gender equality within youth football teams and beyond
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:12
A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:07
While European Union officials remain largely oblivious to blockchain technology, despite its potential to plug gaps in the bloc's digital ambitions, a large-scale crypto conference took place in Brussels last week but was largely overlooked by officials.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 10:42
Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL) was elected vice-president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, 16 July, a first for a racially diverse MEP from an outermost region, and he aims to bring the voice of peripheral areas to the heart of the European institutions.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:57
The German FDP’s decision to vote against a second term for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen despite tight margins drew anger. Meanwhile, after months of mutual wooing, Giorgia Meloni's vote against von der Leyen could also backfire.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:42
The Romanian government on Thursday urged Romanians to renew their expired US visas as part of efforts to join the Visa Waiver Program, which allows visa-free travel to the United States.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:38
No evidence has been found that Poland sold Iran pumps to equip military drones, the Polish prosecutor's office said, commenting on the ongoing investigation.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:37
Two Czech MEPs from the hard-right ECR group confirmed to Euractiv Czechia that they voted for Ursula von der Leyen, but "with a heavy heart", stressing that the vote on the entire European Commission in the autumn will be crucial.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:36
The Israeli parliament voted Thursday (18 July) to oppose a Palestinian state as an "existential threat", a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers the army had Hamas "by the throat".
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:27
Support among Catalan citizens for a hypothetical future independence of Catalonia from the rest of Spain has fallen to 40%, a record low, while 53% oppose its independence, data from an official poll showed on Thursday.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:19
After months of mutual wooing, Giorgia Meloni voted against the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission, a move that could backfire.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:17
After coming second in the early legislative elections of 30 June and 7 July, the Macon-backed coalition managed to keep the presidency of the National Assembly, thanks to the support of right-wing MPs.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:16
In Ukraine, a handful of startups are developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to help fly a vast fleet of drones, taking warfare into uncharted territory as combatants race to gain a technological edge in battle.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:14
Bratislava will not boycott the activities of Hungary during its EU presidency, as Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said he saw no reason to punish the sovereign stance of an EU member.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:02
Russia's espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich moved quickly through witness testimony behind closed doors on Thursday (18 July) and will now proceed to lawyers' closing arguments in a case his employer called a sham.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 06:48
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of his top ministers on Friday (19 July), a show of support for the Ukrainian leader who will welcome a new plan to try to disrupt Russia's attempts to evade shipping sanctions.
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 06:26
Donald Trump described on Thursday (18 July) how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National Convention in his first speech since the attack that he was only there "by the grace of Almighty God."
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