US President Donald Trump has nominated a new head of US forces in Latin America, according to a statement Friday, after an admiral stepped down from the role early. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced in the statement that Trump had appointed General Francis L Donovan to head the US Southern Command, a role that oversees […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator critiqued the practices of two key US partners, the European Union and India, signalling that contentious talks are set to spill into the new year. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he discussed EU regulation of American tech companies on Thursday with the bloc’s trade commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Commission has proposed an extension to temporary rules allowing tech companies to voluntarily scan their services for traces of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for a period of two additional years – running to April 2028. The temporary derogation to the EU’s ePrivacy Directive, which currently lets platforms scan for CSAM if they choose, […]
Continue ReadingA large majority of online consumers are calling on the EU to clamp down on deceptive design practices and unfair personalisation in the upcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA), according to the European Commission’s latest analysis of its public consultation published on Friday. The consultation – which ran between July and October – shows that 72% […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission plans to sign the Mercosur trade agreement on 12 January in Paraguay, two diplomats and one MEP told Euractiv. EU leaders refused to give Commission President Ursula von der Leyen the mandate to sign the deal in Brazil as planned on Saturday, after France and Italy derailed a European summit by pushing […]
Continue ReadingPARIS – French police searched the home and offices of current Culture Minister Rachida Dati on Thursday as part of a long-running corruption and influence-peddling investigation linked to her time as an MEP between 2009 and 2019. Dati is suspected of having received money from the French energy group GDF Suez, now known as Engie, in […]
Continue ReadingLuxembourg: Understanding social fractures in order to rethink the economy In Luxembourg, the housing crisis, economic inequalities, and rising poverty are raising questions about how the economy is organized. A cross-disciplinary analysis shows how to rethink land use, taxation, and the distribution of wealth.
Continue ReadingGiven the speed and complexity of challenges faced by the European Union, unity, urgency and ambition are key. That is also the spirit behind which President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, representing the Council of the EU, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, signed the […]
Continue ReadingThe text, adopted by 438 votes in favour, 37 against with 48 abstentions, points to Belarus’s repeated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and balloon incursions into Lithuanian airspace, as well as cyberattacks, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, economic coercion, and instrumentalised migration. These actions, MEPs say, are deliberate, coordinated, hostile and also part of a broader Russia-led strategy […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, MEPs concluded an informal deal with the Council for the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin (SCO) as proposed by the Commission. Asylum requests by nationals of the listed countries – Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, India, Morocco and Tunisia – will be fast-tracked, with applicants having to prove that […]
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