This is partly because the OBR has measured Labour’s flagship piece of deregulation — planning reform. The watchdog believes this will add 170,000 homes on its own and lift GDP 0.2 percent (£6.8 billion) in 2029/30. Reeves called it the “biggest positive growth impact” of its kind…
Category: 3. Europe
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Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start
SPUTNIK/KRE/EPA-EFEA Russian navy vessel in the Black Sea (file photo) Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine.
Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the…
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Exclusive: Hungary’s Gay Pride surveillance would breach the EU’s AI Act, says leading MEP
The European Parliament’s AI Act expert and monitor, Brando Benifei tells Euronews Hungary’s plans to use AI-based facial recognition to fine Gay Pride participants breaches the EU rules.
Digital facial recognition systems Hungary proposes to use to trace participants…
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les sénateurs convoquent Alexis Kohler et le PDG de Nestlé – POLITICO
Muriel Lienau, PDG de Nestlé Waters et responsable du plan de transformation des sites de production de l’entreprise dans le Gard (où est produit Perrier) et les Vosges (Vittel, Contrex, Hépar), a appelé de son côté le secrétaire général de l’Elysée en novembre et décembre…
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Trump trade war would deal ‘major blow’ to UK growth – POLITICO
Trump plans to unveil fresh reciprocal tariffs against U.S. trade partners next week. While the U.K. is currently working on a trade agreement to swerve those tariffs, Trump’s global trade measures will still impact Britain’s economy even if it is spared.
“If global trade disputes…
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Controversy in Italy as politician proposes law to give babies their mothers’ surnames
This is not the first time the debate has surfaced in Italy, with a 2022 judgement from Italy’s Constitutional Court ruling it unconstitutional to automatically assign a baby their father’s surname.
A centre-left Italian politician has sparked controversy with a…
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Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’
Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.
In a legal first, Spanish citizens have launched court action against national and regional authorities over intensive…
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What scientists learned from the world’s first genetically modified pig liver transplant
The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option for people suffering from organ failure.
Scientists in China have transplanted a modified pig liver into a brain-dead human – the latest step toward using pig organs to help…
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Key labour market challenges unaddressed by multi-billion post-pandemic funds, say EU auditors
A new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) shows that labour market reforms under the EU’s €650 billion post-pandemic recovery fund have had limited impact, with most countries failing to address key structural challenges.
Reforms introduced by member states…
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Readiness 2030: How is Europe planning to rearm and can it afford it?
Europe has become convinced that its American ally will no longer guarantee its security, and has decided to rearm massively. How does it plan to do this? Can it afford it? And what impact will this new scenario have on its geostrategic position, but also on its economic and industrial…
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