European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns – POLITICO

The search-engine switch comes as Brussels doubles down on its push for “tech sovereignty.” The European Commission will on Wednesday unveil its long-awaited tech sovereignty package aimed at reducing dependence on foreign technology providers and boosting European alternatives. The email described Qwant as a “privacy-focused European search engine” designed to avoid tracking users or collecting […]

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Mais que fabriquent les socialistes ? – POLITICO

Raphaël Glucksmann, Marine Tondelier, François Ruffin, ou Clémentine Autain… ont un point commun : ils n’en peuvent plus d’attendre que le Parti socialiste sorte de son enlisement et décide enfin d’une stratégie pour l’élection présidentielle. Dans cet épisode, Anthony Lattier discute avec Sarah Paillou des raisons pour lesquelles toute la gauche est suspendue aux tergiversations […]

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Ministers defend government-backed energy company against forced labor claims – POLITICO

The concerns relate to solar panels imported from China, which dominates global solar manufacturing. Campaigners and MPs accuse Beijing of forced labor abuses against the Uyghur population in the country’s northern Xinjiang province, including in solar manufacturing. Of seven companies given contracts to install solar panels on British schools last fall — funded partly by GB Energy — five could not guarantee there was no […]

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Ukraine and Moldova on course to start formal EU membership talks in June – POLITICO

Budapest opposed Ukraine’s accession fiercely under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but the country’s new leadership has privately signaled openness to lifting its veto following a meeting on Monday between Ukrainian and Hungarian experts on the matter of minority rights for Hungarians living in Ukraine, said the diplomats, who were granted anonymity to speak about […]

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