During our negotiations to comply with the European Copyright Directive (EUCD), we’ve seen a number of inaccurate reports that vastly overestimate the value of news content to Google. To address this and to provide more data to regulators, we…
Category: 3. Europe
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Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it
Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, according to data collected by The…
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Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer | John Kampfner
Few people outside Berlin’s political bubble will have heard of Lars Klingbeil. They will soon, though, as he is about to become one of the pivotal players in the new German government. The co-leader of the Social Democratic party (SPD)…
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Majority of Europeans see Trump as an enemy, survey shows – POLITICO
Only 13 percent believe Trump “respects democratic principles,” while 43 percent say the U.S. president “has authoritarian tendencies” and 39 percent even think Trump “acts like a dictator.”
It’s not just Trump who is viewed…
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Europe’s armsmakers have ramped up capacity
For years European officials have talked a big game on defence. The European Union has made numerous proposals to boost the continent’s puny production of arms. Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what do Europe’s…
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Orbán doesn’t need to agree – POLITICO
Ultimately though, tough wording threatening additional sanctions on Russian energy and trade goods might mean little, given actually implementing it at an EU level still does require unanimity — and Hungary has time and time again blocked…
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Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion
Summary
- Faced with an aggressive new Trump administration, Europeans must understand the assets they can use as deterrents
- Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relations,…
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Europe Delays Tariffs on U.S. Whiskey to Make Time to Negotiate
Officials from the European Union said on Thursday that they would delay their retaliation against President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs — including 50 percent levies on American whiskey and other goods — until the middle of next…
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How Long Before Europe Can Fight Russia?
There’s an often-heard and slightly predictable argument about European security. The continent is old and a bit doddery, it’s said. Getting a decision on anything takes years and the cake that emerges is disappointing and heavily…
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Europe, Meet Your Newest Assistant: Meta AI
It’s About Time
At Meta, we believe that being at the forefront of innovation means being able to move quickly to adopt new and emerging technologies. Since Meta AI launched in the US in 2023, we’ve seen corners of the world embrace free…
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