- EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries as means to facilitate deportation France 24
- EU tightens asylum rule with list of 7 safe countries DW
- Italy hails EU safe-country rules as ‘success’ for govt Times of India
- EU’s new deportation plan is…
Category: 3. Europe
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EU standards bodies flag delays to work on AI Act
Development of technical standards to be used by companies seeking to demonstrate compliance with the EU’s AI Act is behind schedule, CEN-CENELEC, the main standardisation bodies working on the European Commission request have told Euronews.
In 2023 the Commission asked the…
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€5M project aims to advance farm robotics in Europe
Danish start-up AgriRobot, which develops safety software for autonomous agricultural vehicles, has joined a new project to advance farm robotics across Europe.
The AgRibot project, which has received a €4.97 million grant from the European…
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Gutting AI transparency in the name of deregulation will not help Europe
There has been a vibe shift in Brussels. Over are the days in which the EU postures as the global digital rulemaker who reins in Big Tech.
In an attempt to shake its reputation as a tech laggard and adjust to new geopolitical realities, the EU is…
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More Gen Z women are saying ‘I don’t’ to this marital tradition
New research into naming options in marriage reveals that only about a third of British women aged between 18 and 34 would change their last name when getting married.
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Lyft to enter European market with $200 million FreeNow acquisition
By Akash Sriram
(Reuters) – Lyft is buying mobility platform FreeNow from German automotive giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 175 million euros ($198.40 million) to expand into the European ride-hailing market, the U.S. company said on…
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Lyft Expands in Europe, Diversifies by Acquiring FREENOW
Lyft Expands in Europe, Diversifies by Acquiring FREENOW
Lyft poised for growth in an attractive market, with FREENOW’s premier taxi-first business and local expertise
Together, will operate in 11 countries across Europe, the United States,…
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French row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsions
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
AFPFile pic of France’s Emmanuel Macron with Algeria’s president Abdelmajid Tabboune from 2022 France has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to leave Paris as a diplomatic row escalated.
Algeria earlier this week expelled 12 French…
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UK says equalities law defines women as only those born biologically female
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled the definition of a woman under the country’s equalities law refers to someone born biologically female.
This definition would reject the Scottish government’s argument that the definition should include transgender women. Five judges at…
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