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THE HACK: US swipes at EU digital rulebook (again)
24+ min ago (62+ words) In today's edition: Digital Fitness Check, Omnibus competences, Cloud and AI development Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...
FIREPOWER: Commission's RESourceEU plans take shape
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (57+ words) Plus Friday's failures, and the week ahead Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...
Von der Leyen’s 'intelligence cell' will only fuel fragmentation and mistrust
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (460+ words) The need to improve intelligence capacity is undeniable. But von der Leyen's chosen method reflects a familiar instinct: using crisis logic to expand the Commission's authority The European Commission's plan to establish an "intelligence cell" inside its Secretariat-General didn't go down well with EU diplomats and member states " understandably, as the move is laden with risk. While the Commission frames the new intelligence unit as "complementary", diplomats fear it will draw capacity away from SIAC and complicate rather than strengthen intelligence coordination. The EU needs a system that encourages its members to share intelligence while giving the Commission the access it requires. Existing EU structures serve the High Representative and Council, not the supranational executive that now drives much of the Union's crisis response." The EU's intelligence machinery is not built on "trust" " the willingness to suspend control and rely…...
The Brief – Europe’s Biggest Losers
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (763+ words) The centrality of the European Union in securing peace for Ukraine must be fully reflected," Ursula von der Leyen insisted.Alas, wishing it won't make it so Every year young people from around the world don grey suits and serious looks to participate in the Model United Nations", a kind of make-believe UN for aspiring diplomats. Europe has its own such programme, known as the European External Action Service (EEAS). The only difference is that this one is for adults, is hugely expensive, and requires participants to sacrifice every last shred of their professional dignity. Like a tired reality-show format (The Biggest Loser comes to mind), this sad display pops up on our screens with startling regularity. The latest cringe-inducing episode starred Kaja Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, currently playing a recurring cameo role as the EU's High Representative…...
EU, Africa leaders to talk trade and minerals, as Ukraine looms large
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (591+ words) European and African leaders gathered in Angola on Monday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties, with emergency talks on Ukraine also on the cards. France's Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Friedrich Merz and Kenya's William Ruto are among dozens of EU and African leaders expected in Luanda amid a US-European rift over a Washington plan to end the Ukraine conflict. Talks with African nations will centre on trade, migration and critical raw materials. But EU leaders will initially focus on efforts to modify a draft plan by US President Donald Trump to stop Russia's war in Ukraine, whose proposals were initially seen as heavily tilted towards Moscow's hardline demands. After top US and Ukrainian representatives met in Geneva on Sunday for talks on a new version of the proposal, EU leaders were to hold a "special meeting" on the…...
US tells EU to 'roll back' digital rules against US tech companies
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (372+ words) US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick dangled the "carrot" of US giants investing in EU data centres in exchange for "reasonable" laws "and the "stick" of tariffs US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick amped up the Trump administration's criticism of the EU's digital rulebook on Monday, urging the bloc to roll back regulations targeting US tech companies. He made the remarks in an interview with Bloomberg while visiting Brussels to meet with EU trade ministers to discuss the US"EU trade deal. Lutnick also told Bloomberg that the EU should change its digital rules in order to get a "cool steel and aluminium deal. In the EU, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) may regulate companies above a certain usage threshold " which, Lutnick complained, are normally US tech companies. "That can't be the rules, let's…...
Medical devices tariffs remain unclear after EU-US trade meeting
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (75+ words) A MedTech Europe spokesperson said they called on "both sides to prioritise elimination of tariffs on medical technologies and their essential inputs to protect patients" Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...
FIREPOWER: Trade unions push for last-minute EDIP amendments
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (59+ words) Plus military mobility hotspots, NATO's cloud, and frozen assets Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (57+ words) In today's edition: Biocontrol, food chain, bioeconomy Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...
Belgium needs full ownership of its biopharma R&D outcomes
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (845+ words) Belgium sits on world-class science, but continues to lose the value it creates; it must change that trajectory, says new report Belgium stands at a defining moment for the future of its biopharma sector. According to a new Deloitte report, "Belgium's leadership in Biopharma innovation: Time to act now', Belgium needs to take full ownership of the R&D outcomes it generates. Belgium excels at discovery and early validation, but not at capturing the value that comes after. Belgian biotechs consistently reach world-class scientific validation, yet many are acquired by foreign multinationals before they have the chance to grow into full commercial-scale companies. As a result, Belgium struggles to capture the economic and societal value of its own innovations. Promising firms often relocate to the United States in search of scale-up capital, and Belgian patients ultimately face long waits for…...