For years, U.S. presidents have complained that European governments spend far too little on their militaries, leaving the United States to pick up a disproportionate share of the tab for the transatlantic alliance. But in the past few years,…
Category: 3. Europe
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Vote of confidence: How the European Parliament can finish von der Leyen's Commission
Two-thirds of the votes cast are required to force the President and the Commissioners to resign, which has happened only once in EU’s history
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Europe's top CEOs call for Commission to slow down on AI Act
The call adds to ongoing concerns about the short timeframe in which companies will have to comply with a set of voluntary rules on general-purpose AI.
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Denmark vows 'maximum pressure' on Hungary to lift veto on Ukraine's EU bid
“If we do not move forward with enlargement, we risk losing some of these countries,” warns Marie Bjerre, Denmark’s minister for European affairs.
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Europe’s top CEOs ask EU to pause AI Act – POLITICO
The landmark tech regulation has come under scrutiny in Brussels as part of an effort by European Union officials to cut red tape to boost its economy. The AI Act in particular has faced intense lobbying pressure from American tech giants in…
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Spain overtakes Japan in GDP per capita – what is behind the numbers?
Spain’s economy is thriving, driven by a global boost in services, mainly tourism, overtaking the sluggish performance of the Japanese economy in the last decade.
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A dreamy European vacation right now might actually be a tourist’s worst nightmare
What was meant to be a dream European summer vacation is turning into a nightmare for thousands of travellers, as the continent faces a double blow of widespread flight disruptions and extreme heat.Air traffic strikes, particularly in France,…
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Reconciling the European Union’s clean industrialisation goals with those of the Global South
2.3 Economic costs for the EU
Offshoring of the most energy-intensive intermediate inputs could negatively impact industrial activity in the EU though the loss of some industrial jobs and value added, and via spillover effects that…
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Raw milk and wild birds: How the bird flu strain raising alarm in the US could enter Europe
The food safety agency analysed all the possible ways the US bird flu strain could make its way into Europe.
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Microsoft said it would cut 9,000 jobs as tech giant bets on AI
Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The move affects less than 4% of Microsoft’s global workforce.
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