EU agrees landmark deal on world’s first Artificial Intelligence Act December 9, 2023 European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. The agreement paves the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services such as ChatGPT that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. Negotiators from the European Parliament and [...]
Strengthening EU ties will be first foreign policy goal, vows Labour’s David Lammy December 1, 2023 The MP for Tottenham added that if Labour were to win the election, there would be “a tonal shift” in UK-EU relations with a move to return to more regular talks between the governmental powers.
Dexit? Anti-EU Geert Wilders wins most votes in Dutch election as populists shock Europe November 23, 2023 Mr Wilders’ election programme includes calls for a referendum on the Netherlands leaving the European Union, a total halt to accepting asylum-seekers and migrant pushbacks at Dutch borders.
Bim Afolami: What does the Square Mile make of their new City minister? November 22, 2023 City grandees have urged new minister Bim Afolami to work with them on developing “competitive” regulation and improving entrepreneurship across the Square Mile.
It would be senseless to delay a tax supported by greenies and the steel industry November 16, 2023 Implausible though it sounds, businesses in Britain are clamouring for a new tax this Autumn Statement. Even more unlikely, both heavy industry and environmentalists are aligned in wanting it. That’s right, the unsexily-titled carbon border adjustment mechanism (which parades around the punchy acronym CBAM) has managed a feat few thought possible: the union of greenies [...]
Eurozone posts robust recovery — but forecast notes EU economy has ‘lost momentum’ November 15, 2023 In its new Autumn forecast, the Commission predicted that the currency union would grow 0.6 per cent in 2023, a downgrade on its previous forecast of 0.8 per cent.
Apple suffers setback in fight against EU’s £11.3bn tax order November 9, 2023 An EU tribunal made legal errors when it ruled in favour of Apple over a €13bn tax order, an adviser to Europe's top court has said.
UK must stop talking itself down, says Badenoch as report shows Brexit hasn’t hurt trade November 6, 2023 Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has said the UK needs to stop talking itself down after a new report argued Brexit hasn’t damaged UK-EU trade to the extent some might have feared.
Post-Brexit Brits much more positive towards migration, survey finds November 3, 2023 Brits in 2022 had more positive attitudes towards immigration than at any time in two decades, a survey has found.
ECB’s rate hikes bring down inflation, but growth falls as bloc faces recession October 31, 2023 The European Central Bank's (ECB) interest rates hikes have helped to bring down inflation across the bloc, but the costs are becoming clear as growth contracted in the third quarter.