Germany: EU’s largest economy faces ‘big deterioration’ – and risks slipping back into recession September 11, 2023 It was not long ago that Germany was driving growth in the bloc. Now it is being labelled the 'sick man of Europe'. Where did it all go wrong?
Britain to rejoin EU’s R&D Horizon scheme after months of hard post-Brexit talks July 5, 2023 Britain and the European Union (EU) are edging closer to a deal on the UK’s re-entry into the Horizon Europe research programme. Sources said negotiators have produced a draft document following months of talks, with Rishi Sunak expected to consider it in the coming days. However, the prime minister could still reject the proposals over [...]
Cleverly to hail ‘new chapter’ in UK-EU relationship in Brussels today July 3, 2023 James Cleverly is today expected to hail a “new chapter” in the UK-EU relationship in his first speech to the European Union Parliament in Brussels. The foreign secretary will welcome a new era of refreshed “close and friendly UK-EU cooperation” as he addresses the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) in Brussels today. It follows the [...]
UK businesses face regulatory minefield as EU votes in new Artificial Intelligence Act June 18, 2023 UK businesses must brace themselves to adhere to new EU artificial intelligence (AI) standards if they plan to trade in the bloc, lawyers and industry experts have said. It comes as members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly last week to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to encourage “human-centric and trustworthy” AI. Tamara [...]
UK and EU publish draft MOU to improve post-Brexit financial regulatory cooperation May 19, 2023 The UK and the EU’s top body have published the draft of a memorandum of understand, intended to improve post-Brexit regulatory cooperation on financial services. The draft agreement commits the two to “jointly endeavour to pursue a robust and ambitious bilateral regulatory cooperation in the area of financial services”. The MOU was heralded as a [...]
UK should restore freedom of movement, says Jean-Claude Juncker March 2, 2023 The UK should restore freedom of movement, Jean-Claude Juncker said today, adding that Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework deal with the EU was “a real breakthrough”. In an interview with LBC, ex-European Commission president Juncker called for Britain to have a “normal relationship” with the trading bloc, including a “kind of freedom of movement for workers”. [...]
UK defence budget needs £3bn boost for ‘broken’ armed forces, top general warns February 19, 2023 A top general has warned Britain’s armed forces are “at their most broken since the Cold War” and need a £3bn boost to ramp up the UK’s military capabilities. General Sir Richard Barrons has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to fund the replacement of weapons and tanks given to Ukraine in the budget next month. Barrons, [...]
Macron on Musk: EU officials raise concerns over Twitter December 1, 2022 Top European officials have warned Elon Musk to play by its rules as concerns around hate speech and disinformation amplify. EU commissioner for digital policy Thierry Breton told the new social media owner that he would need to boost efforts to protect users. The bloc recently introduced the Digital Services Act, which is due to come into force next year and aims [...]
EU court adviser throws spanner in the works for telcos consolidation October 20, 2022 A top EU lawyer has undermined hopes of consolidation in the telcos sector after it backed a 2016 ruling that blocked a major £10.3bn merger. It comes after Advocate-General for the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) Juliane Kokott said this morning that a previous ruling involving Telefónica’s O2 and CK Hutchison’s Three, which went against [...]
European Commission backs out of battle over Qualcomm’s £862m fine August 29, 2022 In a further setback for EU regulators, European Commission will not be appealing the decision to overturn a €997m (£862m) fine placed on US chipmaker Qualcomm.