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Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambia

BBC Africa - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:53
Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.
Categories: Africa

Why banning Huawei from the EU institutions is harder than it seems

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:15
MEPs are looking into “potential legal loopholes” that Huawei lobbyists could use to influence EU officials and lawmakers – but they might not need to look very far.
Categories: European Union

EU trade chief travels to US, China in last-ditch effort to avert trade war

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:00
Washington's increasingly hawkish policy towards China and Beijing's unwillingness to alter its export-led industrial model mean that Maroš Šefčovič's trips to the US and China this week could prove futile, analysts warn.
Categories: European Union

Polish presidency confident Council will agree on Pharma Package under its watch

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:00
A number of issues remain to be resolved before negotiations can begin with the European Parliament, which adopted its position in April last year.
Categories: European Union

European Parliament’s far-right wildcard Maximilian Krah takes a seat in Berlin

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:00
Two German MEPs campaigned for the German Bundestag. Between Volt's Damian Boeselager and Maximilian Krah from the far-right Alternative for Germany only one has made it and will participate in today’s inaugural session of the new German parliament, the other one will stay in Brussels.
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria insisting on voluntary implementation of the Critical Medicines Act

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 02:30
Bulgaria wants pharmaceutical policies to remain within the member states’ competence, a position which risks undermining the Commission’s healthcare and Single Market ambitions.
Categories: European Union

Maltese women’s football on target for cultural shift

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 02:18
To ensure equal opportunities for women in football, Malta has introduced new grassroots initiatives that provide pathways into coaching, refereeing, and management roles.
Categories: European Union

Dutch health researchers advise eco sustainability trade-offs in pharma decisions

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 02:11
Patients and budgets usually come first when deciding which drug is prescribed. But what if the most environmentally sustainable product also benefited the patient?
Categories: European Union

Press release - Road safety: deal for modern EU driving licence rules

European Parliament (News) - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 01:33
Parliament and Council negotiators agreed new driving licence rules, introducing a mobile licence, a probation period for new drivers, and “accompanied” driving.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
Categories: European Union

Press release - Road safety: deal for modern EU driving licence rules

Európa Parlament hírei - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 01:33
Parliament and Council negotiators agreed new driving licence rules, introducing a mobile licence, a probation period for new drivers, and “accompanied” driving.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Partey nets twice for Ghana while Ivorians win again

BBC Africa - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 00:06
Thomas Partey nets twice as Ghana strengthen their bid for a place at the 2026 World Cup, while Ivory Coast return to the top of their qualifying group.
Categories: Africa

X says it defends free speech despite blocked accounts in Turkey

Euractiv.com - Tue, 03/25/2025 - 00:00
X's statement must be assessed critically. While it claims to object to "multiple court orders", the platform has still withheld hundreds of accounts, said Professor Yaman Akdeniz.
Categories: European Union

US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief

BBC Africa - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 18:20
Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.
Categories: Africa

Nordic nuclear power projects need ‘risk sharing,’ says Finnish utility

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 18:12
The Finnish utility urged the EU to assist the nuclear power industry when regulating low-carbon technologies, including state aid and access to financial support.
Categories: European Union

Friend recalls final moments of South African pilot before air show crash

BBC Africa - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 18:04
Decorated test pilot James O'Connell was in a "good frame of mind" prior to the crash, the BBC is told.
Categories: Africa

The Brief – Depardieu’s courtroom cameo

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 17:43
Depardieu’s rap sheet of accusations is long and ugly, with 22 women having accused him of sexual and sexist violence in recent years.
Categories: European Union

No need to choose between ‘cannons and butter’, say farm ministers

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 17:32
The EU is scrambling to find new money for defence after the US made a 180-degree turn on foreign policy, and agriculture could be an early casualty.
Categories: European Union

EU farming ministers call for shielding wine from US trade war

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 16:54
The US is a net importer of wine, with France and Italy ranking as its top suppliers in terms of value, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s FTC firings add fuel to EU-US data transfer spat

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 16:05
The FTC members were in "a stronger position than anyone else who has been fired," Alex Joel, adjunct professor at the Washington College of Law, told Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Push-pull over glyphosate in Germany

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/24/2025 - 15:59
Bayer is confident it can "restore" the authorisation of the controversial weedkiller.
Categories: European Union

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