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EESC calls for robust values framework addressing AI risks [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-11-15 03:00
The European Union has made significant strides in regulating artificial intelligence to ensure trustworthiness and ethical alignment. Critics argue the current framework is still insufficient to protect society.
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Road haulage issues need urgent national solutions, says Latvian MEP Zile [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-11-15 02:52
Latvian MEP Robert Zile says the road haulage sector needs to attract young workers to solve Europe’s chronic driver shortage. EU transport companies are experiencing driver shortages, with a current Europe-wide shortage of 500,000 drivers.
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Integrating single market for services crucial to counteract Trump tariffs, analysts say

Thu, 2024-11-14 21:36
Services integration would "make the European market way more attractive for US firms, and so would also decrease the willingness of Trump to impose tariffs," said Lisandra Flach, director at the Ifo Center for International Economics.
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Czech FM: If Europe wants US protection against Russia, it must support US on China

Thu, 2024-11-14 18:07
"The Kremlin seeks to disrupt transatlantic ties by aligning with Iran and North Korea. North Korean soldiers are already in Europe, and the axis of evil has thereby been fully revived," the minister said.
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Bulgaria’s infrastructure not ready to use new F-16 jets

Thu, 2024-11-14 17:59
The infrastructure at the Graf Ignatievo airbase, where the F-16 jets are to be deployed, is not yet ready.
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Berlin-Paris clash over Mercosur worsens amid calls to split trade deal

Thu, 2024-11-14 17:33
"France must urgently reconsider its position and hopefully come to an agreement,” said German Social Democrat Markus Töns.
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Old coalitions die hard

Thu, 2024-11-14 17:12
Left to their own devices, MEPs have managed to jeopardise the pro-European coalition that von der Leyen is convinced should carry her Commission into office. It now falls to her to rescue it.
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EUDR: Parliament backs ‘no risk’ group, trade partners accuse EU of protectionism

Thu, 2024-11-14 17:05
"These amendments could make it easier to import timber from China than from France or Finland," said French MEP Pascal Canfin.
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Austria’s OMV scores €230 million win against Gazprom for 2022 gas cut

Thu, 2024-11-14 16:53
“It is expected that there may be a deterioration of the contractual relationship" including a "potential halt of gas supply."
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The Brief – Should EU democracy take a day off?

Thu, 2024-11-14 16:46
MEPs are behaving like herbivores, ignoring the urgency of approving new members of the Commission.
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Stakeholders group to recommend push for low-alcohol wines, climate change plans

Thu, 2024-11-14 16:35
"The European wine market is navigating a difficult period," Luca Rigotti says.
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The future of renewable energy investment in Europe – Europe’s obligation to pay renewable energy awards [Promoted content]

Thu, 2024-11-14 16:00
On 5th November leading Barristers, Investors and Energy Experts discussed these issues at a Euractiv event. Renewable energy projects require substantial front-end investment as well as complicated permitting and licensing in order to operate, but what happens when there are disputes in the sector? In 1994 the European Union signed the Energy Charter Treaty which provided for International Arbitration through the World Bank ICSID Court. However, earlier this year the EU signalled its intent to leave the Treaty, citing its support for traditional forms of energy. Why then are nearly all of the outstanding claims in renewable energy? And what impact will leaving the Treaty have on renewable investor confidence in Europe?
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EU Commission fines Meta €797.72 mln for Facebook Marketplace’s alleged antitrust breach

Thu, 2024-11-14 15:00
The way Meta tied Facebook Marketplace to its social media platform hindered competition, said the Commission.
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First draft of general-purpose AI guidelines includes strict risk mitigation

Thu, 2024-11-14 14:59
Stakeholders will need to quickly analyse the draft, with short deadlines looming. 
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Twenty EU countries sign up to joint procurement scheme to replenish armies’ stocks

Thu, 2024-11-14 14:40
Those items have been considered consumables since the war in Ukraine started, considering the sheer amount used and needed on the battlefield.
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Europe is Learning the Father of Fintech’s Lesson: Breaking Free from Old Ideas [Promoted content]

Thu, 2024-11-14 14:00
Europe's fintech sector is rapidly evolving, balancing innovation with regulation. With new technologies, like MiCA and CBDCs, fostering growth, challenges remain in tech investment and risk-taking. Success hinges on adopting visionary strategies while ensuring consumer trust and systemic stability.
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The Code of Practice for general-purpose AI offers a unique opportunity for the EU

Thu, 2024-11-14 12:26
The EU’s Code of Practice for general-purpose AI can help innovation whilst setting a global standard for AI safety, write Yoshua Bengio and Nuria Oliver.
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Is a balanced diet the key to managing diabetes? [Promoted content]

Thu, 2024-11-14 12:00
Diabetes is a major public health challenge, affecting millions worldwide. On World Diabetes Day, we highlight the importance of a healthy lifestyle—particularly good nutrition—in managing diabetes, improving glycaemic control, and reducing complications. Simple dietary changes, alongside tools like low/no calorie sweeteners, can help people living with diabetes enjoy a varied diet and enhance their quality of life.
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Trump taps loyalists with few qualifications for top jobs

Thu, 2024-11-14 11:36
Not only are Trump's national security and foreign policy nominees universally skeptical of helping Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion, some of their statements have been outright hostile toward Kyiv.
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Rutte, Tusk insist on defence spending, supporting Ukraine ahead of Trump return

Thu, 2024-11-14 10:37
Tusk wants Poland's easter border to be “an impassable boundary for possible aggressors or attackers.” 
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