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EU to crack down on AI deepfakes, illicit imagery and hacking with new team in Brussels

The European Union has introduced a new team to regulate AI companies globally

The Independent UK

Podcast | From Orbán’s fall to the state of EU-US relations: Brussels, My Love? wraps up

Brussels, My Love? – The podcast is taking a summer break. Here are some highlights from this season’s episodes.

Euronews

Time is running out: what trade concessions can the EU win from China?

With an October deadline unlikely to yield major concessions from Beijing given structural and leverage imbalances, EU-China trade tensions look set to keep escalating.

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EU grows impatient over Italy's hesitancy on €14.9bn defence loan

Italy hasn't decided how much of its €14.9bn SAFE defence loan it will use, as several domestic considerations affect the calculus. But Brussels and other member states are growing impatient to reallocate any unspent funds within the legal deadlines.

Euronews

EU coordinates wildfire aid for France and Spain amid warnings heatwave could spread

Brussels is managing resource reallocations across 37 participating nations, deploying planes, helicopters, and ground units to France and Spain. Officials warn that intensifying heatwaves could soon spread major blazes into Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

Euronews

Consumer court junks plea against airline, 'enforcing baggage limit, check-in deadline no deficiency in service'

A consumer commission dismissed a passenger's complaint against Brussels Airlines. The passenger refused to pay excess baggage fees and missed the check-in deadline. The commission stated airlines are not guilty of service deficiency for enforcing standard contractual conditions. Timelines are fundamental operational requirements in commercial aviation for all passengers. Consequences…

The Economic Times

Devastating wildfires expose Europe’s fragile response to a new climate reality

As Spain and France battle devastating fires, Brussels is expanding its civil protection efforts – but the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are raising questions over who is responsible for Europe's lack of preparedness.

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EU ready to enforce AI labelling rule

BRUSSELS - Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union’s sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in.

Bangkok Post

I took a sleeper train to Hamburg and discovered the most exciting way to travel

James Manning hopped aboard a brand-new overnight rail link to explore Germany’s underrated second city

The Independent UK

AliExpress hit with $629m EU fine over sales of illegal, counterfeit products

BRUSSELS - Alibaba's AliExpress was hit with a record €550 million (US$629 million) fine by the European Union on Monday for failing to tackle sales of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform.

Bangkok Post

Eurostar is launching a new direct route from London to Antwerp this December

The new route will allow travellers to skip the transfer in Brussels – but you won’t be able to take a direct return on the way back.

Euronews

US launches trade probe into EU over big tech fines

President Donald Trump announced a trade probe into the EU, accusing the bloc of unfairly targeting U.S. tech giants, a day after Google was hit with a €890 million antitrust fine.

Euronews

EU finds TikTok failed to shield the privacy of children's accounts from adults

TikTok's list of EU headaches keeps growing, with Brussels now finding its privacy settings left children's accounts open to adults and to the risks that come with it.

Euronews

Podcast | Brussels eyes political reshuffles in London and Budapest

In a week of political upheaval in Europe, Hungary got rid of its president and the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade entered office. What does this mean for Brussels?

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Giorgia Meloni: The face of Europe's far right?

Giorgia Meloni made history in 2022 when she became Italy's first female prime minister. She quickly signalled her ideological affinity with Donald Trump and positioned herself as a bridge between the MAGA movement in the United States and Europe's radical right. She was also the only European leader invited to…

Euronews

EU capitals are falling behind Brussels in staff and tech

While EU institutions experiment with AI to manage growing workloads, many national capitals still lack the staff, tools and stakeholder networks to keep up with Brussels.

Euronews

Europe Today: Trump imposes new tariffs as EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia

US President Donald Trump is imposing a new wave of tariffs on trading partners, including the EU, with levies ranging between 10 and 12.5%. Bernd Lange, the EU Parliament top lawmaker on trade, reacts to this measure. Also in Brussels: The EU has agreed a new round of sanctions against…

Euronews

Google fine 'creates uncertainty' for EU-US trade deal, US Trade Representative says

Washington says the EU's €890m fine against Google under the Digital Markets Act jeopardises the EU-US trade deal, calling it "massive uncertainty" for US exporters.

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Coexistence isn’t a medieval memory. Ask the rabbis of the Muslim world

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik argues that Europe should engage more with Jewish communities in Muslim-majority countries, viewing them as living bridges for dialogue, coexistence and cooperation rather than relics of the past.

France 24

EU fines Google €890 million for competition breaches, risking Trump ire

The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a total of €890 million for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act by restricting customer access to its competitors' services. The move risks escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused the EU of targeting US tech firms and has…

Euronews

Brussels slaps €890 million fine on Google despite looming new US tariffs

Brussels fined Google €890 million under its Big Tech rulebook for favouring its own services in search results and restricting app developers, despite Washington preparing a fresh set of trade tariffs as current ones are expiring.

The Guardian - UK

New Ukraine army chief vows to step up counteroffensive as EU bids to finalise fresh Russia sanctions – as it happened

Brussels talks between senior diplomats now underway in attempt to sign off 21st package of sanctions, after previous failed attempts

Euronews

Brussels’ double deadlock

In today's newsletter: EU ambassadors aim to end the impasse on the 21st package of sanctions for Russia and whether to crack down on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and more.

Bangkok Post

EU cancels subsidy to Venice Biennale over Russia presence

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The European Union said Tuesday that it had definitively cancelled a two million euro ($2.3 million) grant to the Venice Biennale over Russia's presence at the world's biggest contemporary art show.

Euronews

Russia at Venice Biennale, Brussels cuts €2 million in EU funds: appeal planned

New clash between the European Union and the Venice Biennale: EU funds halted, the Foundation appeals and Italy’s government voices criticism.

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