A band of big European companies have urged the EU to delay enforcement of the new AI Act, citing unclear and complex rules that risk hindering innovation and competitiveness. They support regulation but request simplification.
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Category: 3. Europe
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Family of French journalist sentenced in Algeria pleads for help from football superstar Zidane
Christophe Gleizes, a 36-year-old freelance sports journalist, was sentenced last week over an interview with an Algerian football coach accused of ties to a banned separatist movement, in a case rights groups say criminalises routine reporting.
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How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980?
As another heatwave hits Europe, a new study shows that Germany, Italy, France and Spain have suffered the highest economic losses in the 21st century due to natural hazards.
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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' – A dino-mite return to form?
After three hugely lucrative but subpar Jurassic World films, can Gareth Edwards revive the fast fossilising franchise?
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Don’t kill equal treatment at work bill, EU countries and MEPs tell Commission
National governments and lawmakers in the European Parliament are uniting in pushing against an intended withdrawal of a long-stalled proposal that seeks to crack down on discrimination in the workplace.
Fourteen EU countries have sent a letter, dated July 1 and obtained by POLITICO, to Hadja…
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Eurostar allows passengers at St Pancras to board 30 minutes earlier to ease overcrowding
The move is part of a plan to increase capacity at the station amid predictions that demand for international rail travel is set to triple.
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Merz to visit UK this month to sign Anglo-German treaty – POLITICO
Starmer’s team has been courting closer relations with Berlin since they were in opposition, particularly on defense and security, which was the focus of a separate agreement signed last October.
An ally of the German chancellor said that he was keen to put a “personal face” on the U.K.-…
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Major power outage in Czech Republic halts Prague metro and trams, cause unknown
A power outage hit parts of Prague and the Czech Republic, halting public transport and trains. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said authorities are investigating the cause.
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Clean enough for a dip? Paris set to reopen the Seine for swimming, but locals aren’t so sure
After more than a century, Parisians are finally being invited to dive back into the city’s most iconic waterway. But is it sensible to take the plunge?
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