The Social Democrats accuse Monika Hohlmeier (CSU) of an outrageous attack on environmental organizations. The former head of the Committee on Budgetary Control had criticized contracts between the Commission and environmental NGOs.
By Markus Grabitz
The Commission has awarded the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) label. The participants are developing powerful open-source language models for all official EU languages.
By Corinna Visser
The first bans of the AI Act are already in force. However, parts of the law are still too unclear, too vaguely formulated, criticizes Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the Eco Association of the Internet Industry. This poses the risk of inconsistent national implementation.
By Corinna Visser
For the first time, a right-wing prime minister is governing in Belgium, leading a five-party coalition. The first hurdle is likely to be the announced budget cuts with social cuts, against which employees have already gone on strike as a preventative measure. Unpopular immediate measures will also put the coalition to the test.
By Eric Bonse
The Federal Network Agency, as Digital Services Coordinator, has tested together with the Commission whether the major social media platforms are sufficiently prepared for the challenges of the Bundestag elections.
By Corinna Visser
At a panel discussion at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta called for the courage to radically simplify certain regulations. His vision: a pan-European innovation ecosystem that pools investments and drives innovation across borders.
By Corinna Visser
For the third time, Giorgia Meloni's government has failed to bring migrants to Albania instead of letting them into their own country. Like the previous court, the new court in Rome referred to an ECJ ruling from October.
By Almut Siefert
The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Germany and 17 other member states due to a lack of cooperation with police authorities in other EU countries. This concerns the access and exchange of information.
By Redaktion Table
CDU politician Roland Koch is calling for fresh ideas and more efforts from the EU to strengthen its importance on the international stage. Europe must adapt its trade policy to new circumstances. He accused European heads of state and government of a lack of political leadership.
By Redaktion Table
Nearly 240 days after the election, a new government has been formed under the right-wing N-VA party. Even though the leader of the Flemish nationalists Bart de Wever becomes Prime Minister, the center parties still have a majority in the coalition.
By Redaktion Table
