Dutch government to nominate foreign minister Hoekstra as EU Commissioner
The Dutch government is set to nominate foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra on Friday as an EU commissioner, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing three sources.
Google unveils changes before strict EU rules kick in
Google vowed Thursday to be more transparent about content moderation across its services, including its ubiquitous search engine, as tech firms rush to meet stricter European Union rules that kick in this week.
Sweeping rules will apply from Friday to Google, alongside 18 other large social media platforms and websites including Meta-owned Instagram, Twitter (rebranded as X) and TikTok, forcing the companies to better police content, or face the risk of billions of euros in fines.
Among the Google products listed were YouTube, Google Maps, Play, Search, and Shopping.
Germany is moving forward with a plan to ease its citizenship rules as it seeks to attract workers
Germany plans to ease citizenship rules under legislation approved Wednesday by the Cabinet, a project that the government contends will bolster the integration of immigrants and help an economy that is struggling with a shortage of skilled workers.
EU sends more firefighting planes to Greece as wildfires rage
The EU is today sending a further five firefighting planes and one helicopter to Greece as devastating wildfires burn in the north east of the country.
Inside the EU’s military crash course for Ukrainian troops
In German forests, several European nations are training Ukrainian soldiers.
“I am very impressed with what the Ukrainian comrades have shown here,” said German Lieutenant General Andreas Marlow, commander of the Special Training Command of the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM UA).
Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work
Google, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Athens to attend meeting of Balkan leaders with top EU officials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Greece for talks with the country’s leadership and to attend an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials.
Greek coast guard rescues scores of migrants from boats drifting in the Aegean Sea
Greece's coast guard in the eastern Aegean Sea has rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents.
German prosecutors raid home of pro-Kremlin activists
German prosecutors said on Monday they searched the home of two pro-Kremlin activists under suspicion that they violated a law that regulates the production and transfer of war weapons.
‘Intense and long-lasting’ heatwave hits France, record temperatures expected
Tens of millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire also blazing in the southeast.
EU and Western Balkans leaders meet for enlargement talks
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel are on Monday (21 August) attending an informal dinner on EU enlargement in the Greek capital Athens.
In October, the commission will report, as it regularly does, on the progress of negotiations with the Balkan countries, before European leaders decide whether to open full accession negotiations. A decision is expected at the EU summit in December.
Turkish Media Repression Intensifies with New Erdogan Mandate
Watchdogs say there has been a “spike in censorship” in Turkey since elections in May, with the government using the courts to exact revenge on journalists and media outlets that sided against the president and ruling party.
Szijjártó: Erdoğan will be back in December, we will coordinate on Sweden's NATO membership starting in autumn
The Hungarian Foreign Minister gave a summary of the meeting between the Hungarian Prime Minister and Turkish President Erdoğan held in Budapest on Sunday.