Policy
US to endorse new OECD principles on artificial intelligence
The group, representing the world’s richest countries, hopes non-binding guidelines will become global standard.
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Q and A: Security Commissioner Julian King on election hacking, Huawei
EU security czar faced with hottest debates in tech.
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Andrus Ansip’s liberal lament over Estonia
Estonia’s reputation as a progressive, tech-savvy nation is at risk, says the country’s former prime minister.
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Pressure grows to make fashion more sustainable
The rag trade is racing to avoid being seen as an environmental villain.
Agriculture and Food
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EU ombudsman blasts secret pesticide positions
Stricter methodology informed the EU’s decision to permanently ban three neonicotinoid pesticides last year.
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Vestager’s fine is small beer in rip-off Belgium
Belgian shoppers will still pay more for basic goods than their neighbors.
Competition
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British Steel collapses as government rejects emergency funding
Business secretary said the government had worked ‘tirelessly’ to save the company.
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AB InBev fined €200M for beer sales restrictions
The world’s biggest brewer abused its dominant position on the Belgian beer market between 2009 and 2016, according to the Commission. -
Data and Digitization
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How Silicon Valley gamed Europe’s privacy rules
The region’s data protection overhaul was supposed to help citizens. Instead, it’s helped Big Tech.
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Economics
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Spend, or the populists will
Years of painful reform mean the EU is more crisis-resilient, but some states underutilize their fiscal room for maneuver — and others run amok.
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Brexit stockpiling boosts UK economy in February
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Romania can’t compete in EU, says finance minister
Labor mobility is ‘good’ for the EU as a whole, but is hurting Romania, according to Eugen Teodorovici.
Education
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Article by Cesare Onestini, director, European Training Foundation: “Let’s use automation to liberate human expertise, not to marginalize workers.”
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Soros-funded university plans Vienna campus
Central European University has been involved in a dispute with the government in Hungary.
Energy and Climate
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EU warns Turkey over oil drilling in Cypriot waters
Greece and Cyprus urged EU to address alleged Turkish violation of exclusive economic zone.
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EU Budget
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Commission could stay in place past October, says Oettinger
German commissioner thinks post-election nomination process may take more time.
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EU auditors raise concerns about Euronews funding
Between 2014 and 2018, the Commission spent €122M on the channel. -
Leading Brexit party candidate vows not to ‘stymie’ EU if elected
‘I did not want to be an MEP,’ says Annunziata Rees-Mogg.
Financial Services
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Finland is becoming Europe’s Japan
Welfare system coming under increasing strain because of an aging society.
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Iran says it will halt some commitments to nuclear deal
President Rouhani says Iran will resume commitments if world powers deliver on promises to help its oil and banking sectors.
Foreign Affairs
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Why some Palestinians expect Trump’s peace push to fail — but don’t mind
A growing number of Palestinians want a ‘one state, equal rights’ model and think Trump may unwittingly pave the way for it.
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US judge’s rulings break with Australian explanation on Rwandan migrants
An immigration judge found that three Rwandan men engaged in ‘persecution of others.’
Health Care
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Ward closures among UK hospital contingency plans for no-deal Brexit
Planning documents outline potential interruptions to children’s services, Parkinson’s diagnoses and HIV prevention.
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Home Affairs
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Our money is on the EPP winning the European Parliament’s majority, but Spitzenkandidat frontrunner Manfred Weber’s win is far less certain. Tip: keep an eye on Michel Barnier.
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Italian anti-mafia champion sentenced for corruption
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Mobility
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Politics
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Macron: Barnier has ‘great qualities’ for Commission president
The French president wants candidate with ‘experience at the highest governmental level or European Commission level’ — which would rule out Manfred Weber.
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Farage on Remainers: They think ‘we’re stupid, we’re ignorant, we’re racist’
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Michael Gove: Second Brexit referendum would be ‘undemocratic’
Environment secretary refuses to confirm MPs will still vote on Brexit deal in two weeks.
Sustainability
Technology
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Macron: Blocking Huawei ‘not best way to defend national security’
‘France and Europe are pragmatic and realistic,’ French president says.
Trade
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Turkey shows Britain that a customs union can hurt
Ankara reckons that it is getting a raw deal and has started restricting imports from Europe.
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Trump signs order setting stage to ban Huawei from US
Order prohibits the purchase or use of any communications technology produced by entities controlled by ‘a foreign adversary.’ -
