(LONDON) — European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed. The AI Act is expected to … Read more
While some American officials continue to attack strong encryption as an enabler of child abuse and other crimes, a key European court has upheld it as fundamental to the basic right to privacy. The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has no effect in the United States; only the 46 European countries that … Read more
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed Thursday to $54 billion in aid for Ukraine, overcoming opposition from Hungary to secure critical funding as battlefield progress stalls and support from the United States looks uncertain. In emergency meetings in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has spent months railing against the aid, finally agreed to … Read more
BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is once again blocking aid for Ukraine. And the European Union’s 26 other member states are, once again, furious. On the eve of Thursday’s E.U. summit to try to secure the more than $50 billion in funds, the bloc seems more willing than ever to escalate with Orban … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Israel’s war against Hamas is seeding hate, and a two-state solution is needed, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday amid escalating international pressure on Israel to work toward a long-term political road map to peace. Commenting before a day of intense diplomacy in Brussels … Read more
LONDON — Children joined thousands of other demonstrators making their way through central London for a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday, part of a global day of action against the longest and deadliest war between Israel and Palestinians in 75 years. The plight of children in the Gaza Strip after nearly 100 days of the Israel-Hamas … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Un sou est un sou (every cent counts) goes the French idiom — just not when the European Commission disagrees, as the Paris mint found out in a recent blunder. The Monnaie de Paris was forced to remelt and remake 27 million coins after failing to ask … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BRUSSELS — The European Union struck a landmark deal Wednesday to overhaul migration policy, a political agreement that signals a broader, rightward shift across Europe. Full details of the deal, struck after years of debate and days of marathon talks, have not yet been released, and the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BRUSSELS — It was supposed to be a big day for Ukraine. Instead, it may be a big day for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s campaign to disrupt and dominate European politics. At a European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday, European leaders will decide whether to … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave European Union officials reached a landmark deal Friday on the world’s most sweeping bill to regulate artificial intelligence, cementing the bloc’s role as the de facto global tech regulator, as governments scramble to address the risks created by rapid advances in AI systems. Details about the compromise … Read more