The European Union - Page 43

June 15, 2023

EU nature restoration law narrowly survives attack by conservative lawmakers

European Parliament's environment committee voted against a proposal Thursday that could have derailed a draft law aimed at restoring nature and protecting species across the continent.

June 9, 2023

ICJ lets 32 countries back Ukraine in genocide case against Russia

The United Nations' International Court of Justice has allowed a record 32 countries to back Ukraine in its genocide case against Russia.

June 8, 2023

Kosovo accuses US, EU of pro-Serbian bias in negotiations

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Thursday complained of alleged bias by the United States and other Western nations in negotiations with Serbia.

June 7, 2023

UK wants US trade concessions to boost economy using Inflation Reduction Act

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to appeal to strong U.S. and U.K. military ties in his meeting with President Biden in hopes of stronger economic ties.

June 6, 2023

Governments worldwide rush to place regulations on artificial intelligence, a rapidly growing technology

Artificial intelligence continues to become more powerful, and governments across the world are looking to regulate the technology. Here's what different countries are doing.

June 6, 2023

Rishi Sunak to pitch UK as world leader of AI during meeting with Biden: report

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly to lobby President Biden for a United Kingdom leadership role in setting AI standards during their meeting in Washington, D.C., this week.

June 5, 2023

Elon Musk, farmers torch Ireland government proposal to slaughter 200K cows to meet EU climate change goals

Elon Musk and Ireland's farming industry slammed the Irish Department of Agriculture's reported proposal to cull 200,000 cows to meet EU climate goals.

June 1, 2023

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy claims best security guarantee for his country is to join NATO, European Union

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, spoke at a summit in Moldova about how his nation needs help to defeat Russia in the war that has been going on for over a year.

May 31, 2023

US, allies prep voluntary AI code of conduct, Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager said the U.S. and the EU are working on a voluntary artificial intelligence conduct code.

May 23, 2023

Ireland's new alcohol labels lay warnings on too thick: critics

The new labels will include information on calorie content and additional health risk warnings, such as potential cancers and risk to pregnancy from consumption.