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— Q: Only 8 percent of European companies currently use AI, according to a report published in July. How do you want to reach the target of 75 percent by 2030? — Q: President von der Leyen instructed you to develop a “Cloud and AI development plan” to boost computing power and data… Continue Reading

This marks a stark contrast from 10 years of high-powered antitrust enforcement by Vestager, who made Silicon Valley take notice of Brussels bureaucrats with hefty fines, back-tax bills and deal vetos. “We are coming out of two mandates with Margrethe Vestager, who was really a driving… Continue Reading

It’s a message the Falklands has been pushing to British ministers since the EU referendum back in 2016. And those dining in Spanish seafood bars are being warned that the hit to trawlers’ profits could soon be passed onto consumers with costlier calamari. “It just doesn’t make sense… Continue Reading

Bar a hiccup for Hungary’s commissioner nominee Olivér Várhelyi, the typically politically fraught process has been bloodless so far, and the lion’s share of the 26 nominees (one from each European Union country save for Germany which nominated the institution’s president) passing… Continue Reading

Netanyahu believes he now has a once-in-a-generation chance to secure a “total victory” against Israel’s foes and establish a safe security environment for decades to come. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Still, all that may not be enough to win Trump’s support for targeting Iran’s… Continue Reading

But even if the political will can be found, Germany’s formidable bureaucracy — not known for its swift responses — might still stand in the way. The leader of the federal body that oversees elections reportedly warned in a letter to Scholz that an election in the first two months of… Continue Reading