European Parliament and European Council sources told CSIS that when writing the AI Act, their intention was that fine-tuning a model would not immediately trigger regulatory obligations. Indeed, the rules for GPAI models are intended…
Category: 3. Europe
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Freeze and thaw: USAID withdrawal and the future of Russia’s pro-European civil society
President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze United States Agency for International Development (USAID) activities shocked European civil society organisations which relied on its funding, and…
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Russian Interference: Coming Soon to an Election Near You
Romania’s political turmoil just escalated and it perfectly exemplifies how Russia can rely on domestic actors to do much of its bidding to weaken the EU and NATO.
The Romanian Constitutional Court’s annulment of the first round of the…
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EU-US trade: how tariffs could impact Europe | Topics
What Parliament is calling for
Shortly after Trump’s re-election in November 2024, MEPs already debated what this would mean for EU-US relations.
In the week Trump was inaugurated as US president, leading MEPs called for continued transatlantic…
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Europe leads in productivity potential, US strong in innovation
The most productive countries in the world are in Western Europe, according to the Productivity Potential Index (PPI), created by global consulting firm Strategy& and the World Governments Summit….
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Why Eastern European countries are boycotting supermarkets
A wave of discontent over rising supermarket prices has spread through the Balkans and beyond in the past weeks, intensifying pressure on governments to defend consumers.
At the latest meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels on 27…
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US says European security no longer its primary focus – the shift has been years in the making
European defence ministers left their meeting in Brussels on February 12 in shock after the new US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, told them they could no longer rely on the US to guarantee their security.
Hegseth said he was there…
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EuroStack – A European Alternative for Digital Sovereignty
The EuroStack approach calls for a fundamental policy shift toward deeper integration – much like the introduction of the euro, which required transnational structures and processes. It envisions an EU-wide digital infrastructure built on…
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Europe must prepare to defend itself in an increasingly multipolar world
US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has yet to be made public, but it is already abundantly clear that he…
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Transatlantic twilight: European public opinion and the long shadow of Trump
Summary
- ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
- Respondents are more likely to call the US merely a…
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