In mid-2024, European Union lawmakers signed AI Actthe first law in the world regulating artificial intelligence. This law focuses on the risks of AI and offers a classification of different artificial intelligence systems according to a “risk-based approach”. The proposed EU regulation classifies artificial intelligence applications and regulates them according to whether they pose unacceptable, … Read more
Mario Draghi delivered last week his long-awaited report on the major challenges facing Europe, on the already visible competitiveness and productivity deficit against the USA and China, which, if not covered in time, will plunge the Old Continent into conditions of withering and permanent retreat. The former head of the European Central Bank and decisive … Read more
«The big beneficiaries of the weak leadership of the European Union are the Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinpingsays in “Vima” o Christian Lequenprofessor of European Politics at Sciences Po University of Paris and director of the Center for International Studies and Research (CERI) of France. He adds that “it is absolutely necessary for the EU … Read more
Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Brussels to urgently deal with “prolonged crisis» capacity which has driven energy prices to such extreme levels that requires an urgent “political response”. In a letter to the European Commission seen by the Financial Times, Mr Mitsotakis said electricity prices rose in August from €60 per megawatt hour to €130 per … Read more
By the end of October, the European Union will make a final decision on what some analysts are calling the EU’s biggest trade case against China in more than a decade, CNBC notes. But automakers and countries are divided over whether to impose tariffs – so far as high as 36.3 percent – on Chinese … Read more
The developments in the immigration field are rapid with the turn of Germany, which announced its plans to close the borders. It is recalled that this decision has caused strong reactions in Europe, including Greece, as expressed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At the same time, Hungary is ready to file a lawsuit against the … Read more
The rise of the far right in recent local elections and internal instability in Germany appear to be leading Olaf Solz’s coalition to past eras of erecting walls where they have fallen. “There are points that need to be clarified to clarify whether the announcements are consistent with Community law which is doubtful based on … Read more
The issue of common funding is once again on the table of the Europeans now requiring tangible actions and consents making the EU a strong player. Ursula von der Leyen was once again clear in saying yes to common funding for common European projects, which however, as she explained, requires political will. “Common funding will … Read more
Response Brussels: Irini Zarkadoula With difficulties and obstacles, the new commissioner for migration is called to start his term, before he is even officially appointed, with the problems intensifying from within the EU. Germany’s decision to impose internal controls on its land borders by locking the EU and Schengen is causing confusion and reactions. Only … Read more
The recent clashes between several democratic governments and the tech giants X (formerly Twitter) of Elon Musk and Telegram of Pavel Durov highlight a crucial problem that Europe needs to address: the urgent need to reclaim its digital sovereignty. What happened in Brazil and France is part of a global battle to control the digital … Read more