- EU’s Ribera says Microsoft has committed to abide by European rules Reuters
- Microsoft says it respects European laws as U.S. ramps up trade tensions with EU CNBC
- Microsoft vows to protect European operations from Donald Trump Financial Times
Category: 3. Europe
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Thousands gather in London to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day
Thousands of people have lined roads in central London around the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace as British and allied troops paraded to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
The VE Day commemorations will continue for four days with Britain…
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EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought – POLITICO
“Central, eastern, and south-eastern Europe, as well as the eastern Mediterranean region, are experiencing broadening warning drought conditions. Similar conditions are emerging in north-western Europe,” they write. The “warning” stage is the second of three drought development categories…
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EU urges Israel not to ramp up military attack on Gaza – POLITICO
Responding to a question from POLITICO on whether the EU is considering sanctions should Israel disregard its calls, El Anouni said: “I will not enter into any speculations on any foresight or any reactions that we might have. But our position is quite clear, and we will be re-calling it as…
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Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan – POLITICO
It’s also unclear how Várhelyi’s policy portfolio, health and animal welfare, is linked to the Russian energy plans — if at all.
The roadmap is slated for release on Tuesday after the EU’s 27 commissioners, one for each country, meet and green-light the document. Várhelyi, the…
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Das Update zum Koalitionsvertrag – POLITICO
Friedrich Merz, Lars Klingbeil, Saskia Esken und Markus Söder unterzeichnen den Koalitionsvertrag – ein Moment zwischen Symbolik, bemerkenswerter Mimik und politischem Neuanfang.
Gemeinsam mit Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert Gordon Repinski, wie Merz und Klingbeil…
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Europe Needs a New Way to Cooperate
Europe is facing a transformative moment. Both Russian aggression and the Trump administration’s political and economic antiliberalism are threatening the continent’s cohesion and stability. In response, Europe is considering quick fixes,…
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‘Scientific asylum’: How Europe is luring US researchers amid Trump fears | Education News
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are hosting a conference in Paris to attract United States-based academics and researchers in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s targeting of…
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The European Union’s New Take on Tech: Make Europe Great Again
Mark Scott is a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press.
BRUSSELS — Anyone working on tech policy who hasn’t spent time in the Belgian capital recently is in for a surprise.
Brussels has long been the heart of the European Union project and a…
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Tesla sales continue to slump across Europe despite April EV sales swell
Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 36% in April to just 571 vehicles year-over-year, Reuters reports. That slump comes as sales of electric cars made by other brands rose in the Iberian country.
Tesla sales in Spain mirror those in Europe…
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