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EU AI Act: Navigating a Brave New World

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After three years of legislative debate, the Council of the European Union cast its final vote on the European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act on 21 May 2024. Once published in the EU Official Journal in June, the EU AI Act…

Belgian Scientists Use Hemp To Clean PFAS Chemicals From Soil, 21 Of 27 EU Countries Have Legal Medical Marijuana, Germany Kills 'Intoxication Clause'

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Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from Germany, Belgium, and a short overview of cannabis laws across the continent.

EU AI Act Adopted

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On May 21, 2024, the last missing approval for the EU AI Act was given by the European Council. The text of the law is final and will be published in the coming days. Here we summarize key points as well as note potential impacts on…

Italian Economy Minister admits EU central banks doubt use of seized Russian assets

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The European Union, Canada, the United States and Japan seized Russia's assets in the amount of about $300 billion after the start of the special military operation

Kazakhstan Joins EU program to Help Promote a Green Transition

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Kazakhstan is considering new procurement standards to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of state spending while aiming to minimize the environmental harm of public works and services. Government contracts for goods, works and…

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Von der Leyen backs Polish, Greek calls for EU air defense shield

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“We have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed by Mitsotakis and Tusk," the Commission chief said.

French cognac makers: Don’t make us collateral damage in EU-China trade row

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The French cognac industry says it's being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.

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Nio chief says EU probe of Chinese electric cars does not ‘make sense’

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William Li says group will continue to push ahead with plans to expand in Europe

EU elections debate: Von der Leyen doubles down on deal with Meloni

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clarified her intentions to cooperate with Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia in a live debate in the Parliament, haunted by the ghosts of the far-right parties that did not participate for lack…

Georgian PM says EU commissioner sought to scare him by mentioning attack on Slovak PM

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Irakli Kobakhidze said he wanted to make the threat public as a precaution

EU Regulator Adopts Restrictive GDPR Position on Data Scraping Impacting AI Technologies

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority—the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)—recently announced that it will in many cases regard scraping of personal data by private sector organizations as an infringement of the EU General Data Protection…

EU commissioner Schmit lambasts bloc’s migration deal with Tunisia

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Nicolas Schmit launches scathing attack against Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

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Abstention and EU ignorance will test Portugal's European elections

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The European elections typically see the lowest turnout among citizens in Portugal. Will the Portuguese follow the trend of the recent legislative elections and participate in voting on June 9th?

Von der Leyen quizzed on whether she would work with far-right in EU election debate – as it happened

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Frontrunner to be European Commission president was questioned over alliances with Meloni and others in face-off with rival candidates

Germany’s AfD expelled from far-right EU parliament group

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Weeks before elections, ID group says it does not want to be associated with incidents involving AfD's Maximilian Krah.

Macron: French AI boom could help EU close tech innovation gap with U.S. and China

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"It's insane to have a world where the big giants just come from China and the U.S," French President Emmanuel Macron told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.

EU Commissioner denies he threatened Georgia’s prime minister

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Olivér Várhelyi says his words about Slovakian PM Robert Fico were taken out of context, after the Georgian Dream leader claimed it was part of a sinister consipiracy.

Germany's AfD given boot from EU Parliament far-right group

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The French far right have expelled the German AfD from their shared political group in the European Parliament. What’s going on?