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Wed, 02/12/2020 - 06:50
Europe's coming revolution in Artificial Intelligence and robotics technologies brings with it a series of new challenges that must be met head-on, writes MEP Ismail Ertug.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 18:02
The European Parliament is set to approve on Wednesday (12 February) a trade agreement with Vietnam, despite some MEPs and NGOs called for postponing their consent until the human rights situation improves in the country.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 16:58
NATO is considering an increase to its training mission in Iraq to relieve the burden on the US-led coalition against Islamic State, senior officials and diplomats said on Tuesday (11 February).
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 16:52
Amongst mounting concern about the coronavirus outbreak, EU health ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss Europe’s readiness to face a potential large-scale epidemic of the virus.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 16:51
The French government has been ordered to adapt its policy on plants developed using a new plant breeding technique (NPBTs), called mutagenesis, in order to adhere to stricter rules for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a French court ruled on Friday...
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 16:43
MEPs belonging to the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee are set to produce a series of reports on the impact of Artificial Intelligence in the EU.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 16:32
Many "western-educated young people in the society are looking for an opportunity to be in public service" in Azerbaijan, says Fariz Ismailzade, vice-rector at ADA University in Baku, an institution seeking to become a regional leader in education.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 15:24
Sinn Féin made only one mistake: had it run multiple candidates in its strongest constituencies, it could have become the largest party in the Irish parliament by a long lead, writes Dick Roche.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:34
Members of the European Parliament have written to the European Commission, voicing concern that EU spending on LNG and other gas projects “may not be in line with the Union’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement”.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:27
Amid all the hot-air about the economic effects of Brexit, the impact on other countries is often lost. Belgium is no exception - the UK is Belgium’s fourth-largest trading partner, responsible for 8% of its exports and 5% of its imports.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:16
The Swiss government on Tuesday (11 February) urged voters to reject a referendum push by the right-wing Swiss People's Party to end an accord with the European Union on the free movement of citizens.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 12:36
GSMA, the global mobile network industry group, is set to make a decision on Friday (14 February) as to whether this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona will go ahead, amid concerns that the event may aggravate Europe's management of the deadly coronavirus.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:41
Alphabet unit Google faces the risk of more EU antitrust problems after 40 rivals on both sides of the Atlantic accused it of favouring its own vacation rental service on its search engine and urged European Union enforcers to take action.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:40
The European Commission’s new proposal for enhanced accession process of the Western Balkans is 'a small masterpiece of European compromise' that could foster momentum and reforms. But it still lacks details on funding and convergence and realistic target years, write Milena Lazarević, Sena Marić and Strahinja Subotić.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 10:33
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Tue, 02/11/2020 - 10:24
How was it possible that the water from Bulgaria’s Studena Dam disappeared, creating a humanitarian crisis for more than 100,000 people in the city of Pernik?
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:53
A legal technicality has led Cyprus to temporarily halt a process to strip citizenship from 26 individuals who benefitted from a secretive passports-for-investment scheme, lawmakers said on Monday (10 February).
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:52
Ahead of a much-anticipated ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy to accompany the EU Green Deal, some EU policymakers say Europe’s food should be protected from American pressure.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:45
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stepping down as CDU party leader, the UK cosying up to Ireland's nationalist Sinn Féin party after their electoral success, tensions between Croatia's PM and VP, and so much more.
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:45
An outbreak of African Swine Fever, an infectious disease which is usually deadly for pigs but harmless to humans, in the north-east of Greece, has added another headache to EU policymakers in Brussels.
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