EU Policy
Auditors slam poor oversight of cohesion spending by Commission, member states
My Europe
09.07.2024
Auditors slam poor oversight of cohesion spending by Commission, member states
The EU’s control system over more than a third of its budget has failed in recent years to significantly curb…
Decoding the digital euro: A potential new means of payment
Business
09.07.2024
Decoding the digital euro: A potential new means of payment
In recent years, and especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, digital payments and online shopping have increased in the euro area,…
Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader
Green
09.07.2024
Keep climate targets but ditch red tape, says EPP’s green leader
From reversing a ban on petrol and diesel cars to lifting protection for wolves, the EPP’s environment spokesperson Peter Liese…
Hungary eyes EU consensus on geothermal energy future by end of year
Green
09.07.2024
Hungary eyes EU consensus on geothermal energy future by end of year
The incoming Hungary EU Presidency will push for bloc-wide approval of an initiative for expansion of geothermal energy by the…
EU review of terrorist content online pushed back to include Israel-Gaza war
Next
09.07.2024
EU review of terrorist content online pushed back to include Israel-Gaza war
A planned European Commission evaluation to assess the effectiveness of rules to combat terrorist content online has been pushed back…
MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban
Green
08.07.2024
MEPs urged to not backtrack on 2035 petrol car ban
Battery manufacturers and electricity power companies penned a letter to EU lawmakers today (July 4) urging them not to withdraw…
Fashion app Vinted to appeal hefty privacy fine
Next
08.07.2024
Fashion app Vinted to appeal hefty privacy fine
Online platform Vinted will appeal the €2,3 m privacy fine it received from the Lithuanian data protection authority yesterday, a company…
Incoming Dutch far-right digital minister to prioritise AI
World
20.06.2024
Incoming Dutch far-right digital minister to prioritise AI
Zsolt Szabó, the candidate for state secretary for digitalisation in the incoming Dutch right-wing government, touted centralised AI as a priority…
Incoming Dutch far-right digital minister to prioritise AI
Next
20.06.2024
Incoming Dutch far-right digital minister to prioritise AI
Zsolt Szabó, the candidate for state secretary for digitalisation in the incoming Dutch right-wing government, touted centralised AI as a priority…
Council delays decision on scanning all online images to combat child sexual abuse
My Europe
20.06.2024
Council delays decision on scanning all online images to combat child sexual abuse
EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels today (20 June) delayed discussions over controversial wording of a regulation to protect children online off the…