EU official should not get top privacy job, says think tank
The next privacy regulator for the EU institutions – the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) – should not come from within the European Commission's ranks, a letter to the European Parliament ...
5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
On Jan. 31, 2020 at 11 p.m. London time – midnight at EU headquarters in Brussels — the U.K. officially left the bloc after almost five decades of membership that had brought free movement and free ...
EU Commission calls for dialogue as European automotive industry faces mounting challenges
EU car industry faces high energy costs, EV transition, job losses, and US tariff threats. European Commission seeks solutions to boost innovation amid fierce competition from cheaper Asian ...
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Critical Moment for the EU Anti-Deforestation Law
A cornerstone of the law’s enforcement will be country risk benchmarking, which the European Commission should complete by June 2025. The commission is obliged to assign risk levels to countries based ...
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EU decorum cracks following leaders’ spat over green agenda
Tuesday’s dispute took place in the polite environs of LinkedIn. The Commission’s current Director General for Climate Action Kurt Vandenberghe had posted that with the U.S. stepping back from climate ...
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The EU is worried about sensitive exports to competitors and foes
EU member states have been told to review transactions that have taken place since January 2021 in areas where these ...
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers ...
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EU lets Russian LNG slip in new sanctions package
Separate from LNG, the sanctions package will propose penalties on more aging oil-exporting tankers operating as part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the diplomats added. The EU will target 74 new ...
EU says drive to simplify will not weaken climate agenda
The European Union's drive to simplify rules will not weaken the bloc's climate change goals, European Commission President ...
EU To Host ‘Simplification Roundtable’ On Reducing Sustainability Reporting
Following calls to reduce the regulatory burden imposed on businesses, the European Union is poised to reform a series of ...
Ireland and Italy send data watchdog requests to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at risk’
The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or part of an elaborate plan by its hedge ...
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Fertilizer prices may grow in Europe due to duties on Russian products
Russian producers can redirect volumes in case of scaling down supplies to Europe to developing countries of South Asia, Africa, and Latin America, experts believe ...