‘Who knows what will be in the next manifesto’ on Europe The TUC general secretary — who voiced support for a U.K.-EU customs union in 2025 — appeared to suggest that he believes Labour’s next election manifesto could end the party’s refusal to countenance either a customs union or single market relationship with Brussels. “We need […]
Continue ReadingSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a private briefing for senators next week with top artificial intelligence researchers, according to a letter to colleagues obtained by POLITICO. The meeting, slated for 4 p.m. on Sept. 16, comes as concerns grow on both sides of the aisle about safety warnings from top AI labs and researchers […]
Continue ReadingThe EU earlier this year agreed on wide-ranging new rules allowing countries to establish “return hubs” in third countries like Albania and Rwanda, to which unsuccessful asylum seekers and other failed migrants can be sent to. It has also drawn up lists of safe countries from which would-be refugees are unlikely to be accepted apart […]
Continue ReadingHis comments come just days after a landslide victory for the AfD in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in which the party just fell short of winning an absolute parliamentary majority. “Remigration” is a far-right concept that can range from deporting people without legal status to the mass removal of immigrants and their descendants. The […]
Continue ReadingThat is seen, by AI companies such as Google-owned Deepmind, as one of the possible triggers for a scenario in which AI vastly exceeds human intelligence (known as artificial superintelligence) instead of just matching it (known as artificial general intelligence). “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end […]
Continue ReadingThere are lingering concerns that a bad budget deal for France could boost the far-right National Rally, which is ahead in the polls and has campaigned to halve Paris’ contributions to the EU budget. During a closed-door discussion on Tuesday, France’s ambassador to the EU, Philippe Léglise-Costa, told colleagues that new EU-wide levies should generate […]
Continue ReadingThe firm sued Vlaams Belang in Belgium in November 2022, alleging trademark law infringement. The Belgian business court then asked the CJEU for its advice on how to strike the balance between freedom of expression and the right of a business to defend its trademark. “It does not appear that the use of the Ikea […]
Continue ReadingLe commissaire européen chargé du dossier, Dan Jørgensen, avertit les Etats membres : ils doivent prendre au sérieux la question de l’accès au logement, sous peine de céder le pouvoir aux populistes d’extrême droite. Dec 15 7 mins read
Continue ReadingPOLITICO a révélé la semaine dernière que le gouvernement avait coupé 40 millions d’euros du plan d’urgence pour adapter des milliers d’écoles aux canicules. L’exécutif a-t-il déjà perdu toute ambition en matière écologique après l’été le plus chaud jamais enregistré en France ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Aude Le Gentil, journaliste au service Energie […]
Continue ReadingThe former prime minister stood down from the House of Commons last week. He said he wants to devote more time to international affairs, despite previously pledging to remain an MP until the next general election. In 2024, Starmer held the seat with a 11,572 majority, but faced a strong challenge from a left-wing independent […]
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