Dutch security minister suggests reinforcing Baltic Sea cables
WARSAW – Europe should consider reinforcing Baltic Sea cables to protect them from sabotage, Dutch Security Minister David van Weel told Euractiv in an interview.
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January 30, 2025 Norway’s government collapses over EU energy rules row
The agrarian Centre Party has moved to leave the Norwegian government after a political showdown over the adoption of EU energy laws from the last decade, local media reported on Thursday.
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January 29, 2025 Holocaust Remembrance Day remembered by EU
By Martin Banks A moving memorial event took place at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland on Monday, with representatives present, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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January 29, 2025 EU Urged to Investigate Greek Rail Tragedy
By Martin Banks The European Green Party has called on the European institutions to lead an independent investigation into the 2023 Tempi rail disaster that killed 57 people.
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January 29, 2025 Commission introduces ‘AI Gigafactories’ in final Competitiveness Compass
The Commission’s final draft of the Competitiveness Compass includes plans to establish new public-private “AI Gigafactories” to train very large AI models, in a change from a previous draft. On Tuesday, Euractiv reported that a near-final draft of the EU’s landmark plan to boost its ailing economy described the planned €1.96 billion AI factories initiative as “mega”, despite being outmatched by […]
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January 28, 2025 Meloni strengthens strategic ties in the Gulf
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has laid the groundwork for renewed ties with the Gulf states after a three-day mission to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain yielded deals worth around $10 billion.
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January 27, 2025 EU steps up crackdown on human trafficking
By Martin Banks The Commission has outlined how it will step up its fight to combat human trafficking.
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January 27, 2025 EU agrees to gradually ease Syria sanctions
EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed in principle to begin gradually easing sanctions on Syria to support economic recovery after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. EU member states had begun reassessing their sanctions regime as Syria’s new leadership, the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), lobbied to have them lifted to improve the war-torn country’s economic situation. […]
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January 26, 2025 European wind developers put on brave face after Trump’s offshore ban
US President Donald Trump paused new permits for offshore wind projects as one of his first acts in office. Although largely exposed and facing uncertainty, European industry players are keeping their cool.
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January 25, 2025 Salvini threatens to withdraw Italy from WHO
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister, has proposed a bill to withdraw Italy from the World Health Organization (WHO), following Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday.
