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American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday (19 July), after a botched software update caused havoc around the world.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed British government ministers on Friday (19 July), a rare appearance by a foreign leader at a cabinet meeting that new Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will underline London's support for Kyiv.

A Russian court found US reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday (19 July) and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in what his employer, the Wall Street Journal, called "a disgraceful sham conviction."

Chinese wind turbine-makers this month clinched their first order in Germany, as they build momentum in the European market and add to concern in the EU industry that it faces an existential threat.

Eurostat has found that almost 20 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023.

The chairman of the new far-right group Patriots for Europe (PfE), Frenchman Jordan Bardella, will take a seat on the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET), which, according to his entourage, is an opportunity for him to gain a firmer foothold on international issues.

After seven rollercoaster months, European politicians mostly resemble beat-up-birds these days. And they might not have much time to enjoy their ice-cold poolside drinks this summer. 

Europe's insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework - first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligations by 25%.

The UK has become the first European country to authorise the sale of lab-grown meat, albeit for pet food rather than human consumption, following approval by the country’s regulators earlier this month. 

The official lineup for the new European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) was confirmed on Friday (19 July), with a make-up promising more political action in this term.

The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will be among the main tasks for the new European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries, with the European People's Party (EPP) in pole for the chair post.

Stakeholders attending the negotiations on a future pandemic agreement say that new engagement modalities lack transparency and damage trust in the process.

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.

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.

The TARGET project aims to train coaches to promote gender equality within youth football teams and beyond

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.