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EU top court’s ruling spells trouble for scoring algorithms

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 18:38
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on Thursday (7 December) that decision-making by scoring systems that use personal data is unlawful, a judgement that could have significant spillover effects for social security and credit agencies.
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Move fast and break things: German coalition mired in chaos at mid-term mark

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 18:18
Two years after Germany’s first left-leaning coalition in 16 years took office, many of its ambitious reforms are overshadowed by inner contradictions and constant crisis mode.
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EU launches new pact on quantum technologies

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 18:01
To ensure the EU’s leading role in quantum technologies, the Spanish Presidency coordinated a joint declaration on quantum technology on Wednesday (6 December).  Spain presented the Quantum Pact during the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) Council in a last-minute...
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EU countries want to continue using green tech from China

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 17:51
Concerned that excluding Chinese manufacturers of solar panels and other green technologies could slow down the energy transition and raise costs, EU countries on Thursday (7 December) agreed to continue allowing Chinese products for most subsidy programmes for renewable energy.
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Commissioner: ‘Strategic dialogue’ sets stage for future farming subsidies programme

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 17:50
The Commission’s strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture – which will officially be launched in January – will help set the course of discussions on the future shape of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski. 
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EU’s carbon levy could Africa $25bn per year, says bank chief

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 17:42
The EU’s new carbon imports levy could cost African states up to $25 billion per year, the President of the African Development Bank has warned, in a new critique of the new tax. 
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In China, EU leaders confront Beijing on trade imbalance, Russia ties

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 17:15
While EU and Chinese leaders on Thursday (7 December) managed to agree on the need for a more 'balanced' trade relationship, they gave little indication of being able to resolve deep-running differences over most issues.
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Lawmakers narrowly back mandatory medical checks for EU driving licences

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 16:05
By a single vote, the European Parliament’s transport committee agreed its position on the EU driving licence directive update on Thursday (7 December), supporting controversial provisions that would make medical checks obligatory to obtain a new licence.
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EU Parliament agrees major overhaul of committee and law-making functions

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:51
The European Parliament adopted a wide package of reforms of its internal rules covering the legislative process, scrutiny activities and budgetary functions a senior official from the European Parliament confirmed to Euractiv on Thursday (7 December).
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AI Act: EU policymakers nail down rules on AI models, butt heads on law enforcement

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:49
After 22 hours of intense negotiations, EU policymakers found a provisional agreement regulating the most powerful AI models but strong disagreement in the law enforcement chapter forced the exhausted officials to call for a recess.
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An EU trade agreement with Mercosur? The answer is still a no!

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:30
While negotiations for the EU-Mercosur agreement are currently taking place on a daily basis to speed up the conclusion of the additional protocol, more work needs to be done to match our commitments, writes a group of EU lawmakers.
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EU data protection authorities ban Meta from personal data usage in behavioural advertising

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:29
The European Data Protection Board announced on Thursday (7 December) its binding decision about banning Meta’s platforms from processing personal data for behavioural advertising.
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The Brief – Good times, bad times

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:20
For the West, the current phase of the Ukraine war is certainly a bad time. The situation may still be reversible but the war fatigue that has set in is not helping.
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EU Council agrees position on health digitalisation

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:10
EU lawmakers are a step closer to starting interinstitutional negotiations on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation, with the Council agreeing on their position on Wednesday (6 December) and the Parliament due to vote on theirs next week.
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Commission tables a fraction of promised animal welfare package

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 15:04
The European Commission has made proposals for stricter rules on animal transport and pets, but campaigners have lambasted a number of loopholes, while large parts of the originally envisaged animal welfare overhaul have been left to the next mandate.
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Orbán tests his veto power

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 14:33
In this edition of EU Politics Decoded, we set the scene ahead of next week's showdown between EU leaders and Hungary's Viktor Orbán over Ukraine's EU accession status.
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Russia sets presidential election date amid messages mocking the West

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 13:25
As Russia announced on 7 December the date of the 2024 presidential elections, Russian president Vladimir Putin and a closest ally banked on an anti-Western rhetoric and on the assumption that Ukraine will become a ‘black hole’ for the US.
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EU’s contested green buildings law limps towards the finishing line

EURACTIV News - Thu, 2023-12-07 13:11
Negotiations on the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) are expected to conclude on Thursday evening (7 December), with EU countries set to dilute a proposed mandate to make renovations mandatory.
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