Von der Leyen to avoid TikTok in very ‘personal’ campaign
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by Julia Tar, Max Griera
1h ago
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not be using TikTok in her campaign for June's EU elections, "in view of security concerns," her campaign chief spokesperson said, despite her aim to reach citizens with an innovative and personal touch ..read more
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Bolt lobbying revelations: Estonia official says human error behind missing correspondence
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by Théo Bourgery-Gonse
1h ago
The omission of emails from the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs to Bolt and other mobility tech firms, demanded in a freedom of information (FOI) request, was due to human error, the Ministry's Deputy Secretary General Sandra Särav told Estonian news agency ERR ..read more
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German Green’s minister Robert Habeck under fire over 2022 nuclear shutdown
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by Jonathan Packroff, Nikolaus J. Kurmayer
1h ago
The Berlin economy and environment ministries, both held by the Greens, have been accused of mishandling the shutdown of the country’s last three nuclear power plants during the 2022 energy crisis ..read more
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Critical Medicines Alliance is ‘wake-up call’, says French minister of industry
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by Clara Bauer-Babef
1h ago
The Critical Medicines Alliance, launched in Brussels on Wednesday (April 24), is the sign of a "wake-up call" towards a stronger pharmaceutical industry in the EU, French Minister for Industry and Energy Roland Lescure told Euractiv.  ..read more
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The Brief – The curious case of ‘partnership’ in the AI landscape
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by Eliza Gkritsi
3h ago
“Partnerships” between big tech firms and AI startups are under the regulatory microscope. The likes of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have rushed to build strong collaborations with the rising stars of the AI world, such as OpenAI, Mistral AI, and Stability AI ..read more
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CAP simplification will get more and more complicated
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by Angelo Di Mambro
4h ago
Last week the European Parliament gave its final nod to a package meant to make the Common Agricultural Policy rules easier to apply for farmers and national administrations. But it is not the end of the CAP ‘simplification’ debate. It is just the beginning ..read more
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Pfizergate: Belgian court to hold hearing amid competence row with EU prosecutor
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by Anne-Sophie Gayet, Clara Bauer-Babef
4h ago
A Belgian court will hold a hearing on 17 May where it will be decided whether Belgian or EU prosecutors are competent to continue the 'Pfizergate' probe involving European Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen, according to a document seen by Euractiv ..read more
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Vestager says probes into Chinese firms are not a message to Beijing
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by Thomas Moller-Nielsen
4h ago
The EU’s recent spate of investigations into Chinese firms’ state subsidies and procurement practices is not meant to send a message to Beijing but rather shows that the Commission will protect the interests of European businesses, the bloc's competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday (26 April ..read more
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Energy taxation directive: No progress expected before EU elections
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by Paul Messad
4h ago
Despite the presentation of a new compromise text to national governments on Thursday (April 25), no serious progress is expected on the revision of the energy taxation directive before the next term of the EU Parliament and Commission ..read more
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Vamos a la fábrica: Reindustrialising away from Germany?
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by Thomas Moller-Nielsen
6h ago
The spectre of deindustrialisation keeps European business managers and policymakers pondering and theorising ..read more
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