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The Brief – Life without Chinese AI
Europe could be double-kneecapped should China choose to restrict access to its leading AI models
Berlin asks for French journalist release in talks with Algeria
The sensitive negotiations come in the run-up to a Franco-German summit
Brussels ‘surprised’ by Zelenskyy’s dismissal of tech-savvy defence minister
Mykhailo Fedorov is credited with giving Kyiv a military edge on drones
Madrid lobbies EU in last-ditch bid to maintain ETS
Spain has urged Europe's top climate official not to weaken the EU's carbon pricing scheme
Bulgaria’s health data rules test EU digital health strategy [Advocacy Lab]
A Luxembourg ruling could force a rethink of access rules for electronic patient files across Europe
Unions and employers unite to press EU for tighter subcontracting curbs [Advocacy Lab]
Labour and business rarely agree, but Europe's builders and construction unions have found common ground: both want Brussels to curb the sprawling subcontracting chains
Greeks could land in jail for removing AI deepfake labels
Draft law implementing EU's AI Act sets out prison sentence for rule-breakers
EU orders Google to hand search data to rivals by January 2027
Search engines and chatbots to get data, as Google also told to open Android to rival AIs
Critical minerals: price of diversifying supply is worth paying, IEA chief says
Higher costs are a “security premium” against Chinese dominance, head of International Energy Agency says
EU sanctions deadlock down to one Greek oligarch
A row over George Prokopiou’s shipping company Dynagas is blocking EU sanctions against Russia
RED THREAD: Made in China, inspired by Europe
Welcome to Red Thread, Euractiv’s weekly newsletter on the EU’s relationship with China and the wider Asia-Pacific. I’m Christina Zhao in Oceania, joined by Anupriya Datta in Europe. This week, we explore why China built life-size replicas of European towns… As China’s summer travel season gets under way, millions of people will spend their holidays […]
EU negotiators agree on €115mn defence innovation programme
The AGILE programme will distribute grants between one and five million euros
EU prosecutor brings criminal charges against four Greek MPs
The new cases come amid speculation about snap elections
EU court backs Spain amnesty law, Puigdemont’s return still pending
For now, Spanish courts must interpret and apply the EU ruling
UK probes TikTok over age checks to protect kids
Ofcom says TikTok's "age inference" method is insufficient for protecting children
FIREPOWER: Forward deterrence to top Franco-German meeting
In today's edition: EU-Ukraine drone deal, EDIP projects, sovereign cloud
VOLTAGE: ETS battle lines are drawn
In today's edition: carbon footprint, building renovation, China's BYD
THE HACK: EU okays Musk’s X DSA commitments
In today's edition: Airbus, EU–China, Horizon
FIRST AID: Ribera vows climate action
In today's edition: weight loss, medtech, AI
HARVEST: The nitrates-fertilisers-energy nexus
In today's edition: EU-US trade, GIs, CATCH rules