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EU Lawmakers Make Progress in Crucial Talks on New AI Rules – Sources
Date: October 25, 2023
EU lawmakers make progress in crucial talks on new AI rules – sources By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers agreed on a critical part of new rules on artificial intelligence in a meeting late on Tuesday, as they inched closer to a broader agreement on the landmark...
EU Offers China Free Vaccines as COVID-19 Infections Surge
Date: January 3, 2023
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing’s relaxation of its “zero-COVID” policies. China has not responded to the offer yet, a spokesperson for the European Commission told journalists at a regular briefing. He did not specify the...
Exclusive-Telcos Push EU to Make Big Tech Pay for Network Costs
Date: November 4, 2022
By Mathieu Rosemain and Supantha Mukherjee PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Telecom operators are pushing the European Union to implement new laws that would make Big Tech pay for network costs, following Australia’s example, according to four sources close to the matter. Europe’s telecoms operators have lobbied for a financial contribution from U.S. tech firms such as Alphabet’s...
Macron, Scholz Plaster Over Differences With Smiles and a Handshake
Date: October 27, 2022
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris with smiles and a handshake on Wednesday, but ignored questions on their faltering relationship as they headed into the Elysee Palace. Scholz flew into the French capital for a hastily scheduled working lunch to find common ground...
EU Seeks to Break Impasse Over Gas Price Caps, ‘no Regret’ Plan Floated
Date: October 12, 2022
By Kate Abnett and Robert Muller PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The question of how, when and whether to cap gas prices loomed over another meeting of European Union countries on Wednesday, as they pursue a joint plan to target high gas prices – a compromise that has eluded them for weeks. The 27-country EU is plotting...
Colombia Appeals in WTO Frozen Fries Dispute With EU
Date: October 11, 2022
GENEVA (Reuters) – Colombia launched an appeal on Monday against a finding largely backing the European Union in a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute over import tariffs on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The Geneva-based trade body said this would lead to the first proceedings before a multi-party arbitration system set up...