Panelists elaborated on the EU Pharma Package and the potential showdown with the pharma sector and called Europe out for being late to the Artificial Intelligence party.
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Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.
Record breaking temperatures in some Spanish areas, as April sees new highs. #StateOfTheUnion
Talking Europe interviews Jo?o Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s top diplomat. He discusses whether Portugal’s ally, Brazil, could have a role to play in talks between Ukraine and Russia one day – this after the president of Brazil, which has not imposed sanctions on Russia, nor sent ammunition to Kyiv, called for a negotiated settlement. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recently visited Portugal as part of a European diplomatic tour. Cravinho also talks about EU and NATO support to Ukraine, as well as Portugal’s relations with China in the light of how Lisbon approaches the questions of both Macau and Taiwan.
The fallout continues from Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about China and the US. On his way back from a state visit to China, the French president said that Europe should not be a “follower” of either Washington or Beijing, or get caught up in any escalation. Despite the resulting backlash on both sides of the Atlantic, he stood by the comments, saying on a later trip to the Netherlands that being a US ally doesn’t mean being a “vassal”.
A report by the New Economics Foundation looks into the challenge of reconciling the European Green Deal with the bloc’s fiscal rules.
As online violence targeting women continues to rise, artificial intelligence is set to take trolling to a whole new level. So will the European Union’s new Digital Services Act make tech platforms a safe place for women? Annette Young talks to Asha Allen from the Centre for Democracy and Technology. Also members of Uganda’s lesbian community bravely speak out as the Ugandan parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation that criminalises anybody identifying as LGBTQ+. This as the country’s president urges politicians to reconsider the bill.
Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity.
Twelve dead as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine Russian air strikes have killed at least 12 people in cities…
An OECD report released on Tuesday described workers as receiving a double blow to their livelihoods.
Britain’s High Court ruled Thursday that part of a strike by thousands of nurses planned for next week is illegal, handing a small victory to the government in its bitter dispute with public sector unions.
Spain’s national weather service said temperatures would “reach values typical of summer” across most of the country, with a high of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) forecast Thursday for the southern Guadalquivir Valley.
S&D Leader Iratxe Garc?a said EPP Chair Manfred Weber was “making a fool of himself” after Weber attacked the European Commission’s partiality.
Lisa lost ten litres of blood and nearly lost her life giving birth to her son.
Pope Francis gives women historic right to vote at meeting Pope Francis has announced that women will be allowed to…
The new system aims to make medicines more affordable and available for citizens across the bloc but the sector is criticising key measures.
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a series of legislative proposals to reform the EU’s fiscal rules.
The bodies of 11 people, (including a child) have washed up on the shores of Libya -after their boat sank while they were trying to cross the Mediterranean. At least four people were able to swim to safety. FRANCE 24’s James Mulholland tells us more.
In Spain, scorching temperatures are set to break records for April. A week of unprecedented heat’s on the way bringing with it concerns over the country’s water reserves and warnings of wildfires. FRANCE 24’s Charlotte Hughes tells us more.
There’s friction between the Nordic neighbours.
In an interview with Euronews, Emily O’Reilly said citizens were “almost predestined” to distrust the EU institutions.
The new law will mean greater investments in new technologies, as well as industries that contaminate wastewater having to pay-to-pollute.
Tech companies with over 45 million active monthly users are considered “very large” by the European Commission and have to respect certain privacy and transparency obligations.
Russian forces occupy some 20 percent of Georgia’s territory, a consequence of two wars. Officially, Georgia wants to join NATO and the EU; these ambitions are even written into its constitution. But behind the scenes, the country’s de facto ruler – oligarch Bidzina Ivanizhvili – is suspected of sabotaging the reforms demanded by Brussels. This has put the ruling party at odds with the population, since the vast majority of Georgians are in favour of joining the EU. FRANCE 24’s Elena Volochine reports from Tbilisi.
He’s one of many high profile people connected to Putin to have died in odd circumstances.
Several companies have already put in bids, an EU official said in the morning, just two hours after the platform was launched. The first deliveries are now expected to be carried out in late June or beginning of July.
