Because France still did not have a national budget for this year, the French Prime Minister pushed it through the National Assembly with a special clause and without a vote. His minority government is now facing the next vote of no confidence. However, it is expected to survive the vote.
By Redaktion Table
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
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
As of today, the Euromat is available online for the 2025 Bundestag elections. The tool evaluates the election programs of all parties represented in the Bundestag.
By Markus Grabitz
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has been in office since December 2023, is struggling to implement change. His coalition is losing support among the population. Tusk must get his candidate through in the presidential election in May.
By Frank Stier
The Commission wants to help companies with their patent and trademark rights by providing grants. Following the success of previous rounds, even more SMEs are to be eligible this year.
By Redaktion Table
According to a new study, providing special support for small farms through EU agricultural subsidies is only effective under certain conditions. They recommend "more rather than less conditionality." These findings were criticized by the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture.
By Julia Dahm
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
