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While the AI Act has taken centre stage in the EU’s discussions around Artificial Intelligence, advanced generative AI models are transforming the sector, and the revolutionary technology has acquired a strategic dimension for the world’s superpowers. The EU’s approach to...

The rise of far-right parties in Western democracies represents a serious threat to the fight against climate change. That's why voters need to understand that green investment is a path to sustainable economic prosperity, writes Momodou Malcolm Jallow.

The European Commission’s strategy on AI initially had two strands: regulation and investment. However, according to Stefano da Empoli, president of the Institute for Competitiveness, the EU has been neglecting the industrial policy part due to a "lack of courage" from the member states.

Whole grains are essential for health, providing crucial nutrients and reducing disease risk. Sadly, many struggle to include whole grains in their diet. The Whole Grain Initiative aims to partner with governments to tackle this health challenge.

EU policymakers should have the "courage and fair-mindedness" to pursue a sovereign cloud and regulate American cloud providers under the EU antitrust law on digital markets, Michel Paulin, CEO of the leading French provider OVHcloud, told Euractiv in an interview.

The European Commission on Wednesday (8 November) recommended the opening of accession talks with Ukraine, and Moldova - as well as at a much later stage potentially Bosnia - once they finalise implementing key outstanding reforms.

Google and the largest EU telecommunications operators called on the European Commission to designate Apple's iMessage under the Digital Markets Act, which would oblige it to grant interoperability with other messaging services, in a letter seen by Euractiv.

As EU finance ministers meet in Brussels, they should not fall for the German finance minister's hawkish position, or they will jeopardise European investments in the green transition and risk social tensions, argues Sebastian Mang.

Energy use and energy efficiency are inextricably linked, with energy efficiency being one of the main factors for explaining changes in energy consumption. Just look at the residential building stock, where changes in heating consumption may be explained by changes...

As representatives of the European Parliament and EU countries negotiate the details of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in Brussels, visiting Guatemalan human rights activist Bernardo Caal Xol has urged them to implement the directive, which would force European companies to behave more responsibly.

The inclusion of a ‘media pluralism test’ is a very welcome innovation in the proposal for a European Media Freedom Act, but to succeed, some changes at the Board level are needed, write Karim Ibourki and Mark Dempsey. Karim Ibourki...

Skyrocketing fertiliser prices and the ongoing struggle to reduce dependence on Russia for these products have revived interest in the so-far neglected topic of how to increase the efficiency of fertiliser use.

The European Commission wants to make the bloc "circular" on nutrients and curb nitrogen losses in agriculture, but a long-awaited strategy on the matter appears to hang in the balance as EU elections approach.

The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) was asked on Tuesday (7 November) to deliver its opinion on the European disability card. The committee members warned of the additional discrimination suffered by disabled women. 

Ukraine will be "an asset and not a burden" once it becomes a full member of the European Union, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Euractiv ahead of an expected positive European Commission recommendation to open accession talks with Kyiv.

China has unveiled a broad plan to control its methane emissions, though the world's biggest emitter of the polluting gases is offering no specific target for reducing them.

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a call this week for European companies to develop a re-entry cargo spaceship at a time Europe is unable to send satellites into orbit due to delays with European launchers. The ESA’s Director-General Josef...

Germany wants to boost the development of AI in Germany and the EU, according to a new AI action plan presented by the Ministry of Education and Research on Tuesday (7 November), which could push the EU to match the already dominant US and China.

The current proposal of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services might decelerate digital transformation or force EU companies to choose less secure solutions, writes Vladimir Vano. Vladimir Vano is the chief economist of GLOBSEC, a global think-tank committed...

With the EU's first climate targets likely to be missed, the European Commission must be more proactive in pushing EU member states to abide by the rules – because if the Berlaymont doesn't, then who else will? asks Nikolaus J. Kurmayer.