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Strengthening Europe’s position in the global data-driven economy and advancing its digital single market is crucial. To achieve this, smart regulation serves as a key enabler, attracting investments, reducing market barriers and driving ethical tech innovation. Amid global competition for AI dominance and high expectations for cutting red tape during this Commission term, regulatory technologies (RegTech) emerge as powerful tools to streamline complex compliance processes, allowing saved resources to be redirected toward value creation.

The denial comes days after the Commission was requested for comment.

The European Commission’s Communication on A Steel and Metals Action Plan rightly identifies metals as strategic assets for Europe’s industrial future. Nickel falls within the scope of the action plan due to its criticality and strategic importance.

The four porn platforms have failed to protect minors on their platforms, especially lack of effective age verification measures, the Commission said.

But a legal challenge could still be coming from the European Parliament, which was bypassed in drafting the joint procurement programme.

“It would be irresponsible, scandalous and a betrayal of the country to leave things as they are,” Bayrou warned. But his proposals to balance state finances will face tough opposition.

The US president’s “tariff firestorm” should be addressed through the “tools” provided by the WTO-led trading order rather than through unilateral retaliation, a senior official said.

EU lawmakers head to Rome to probe Italy’s spyware scandal, as outrage grows over claims Graphite was used to surveil journalists and activists.

As Pernod Ricard celebrates 50 years since its founding and 30 years in Brussels, Euractiv sits down with CEO Alexandre Ricard to discuss the importance of free trade, the role of the EU, and how a business rooted in geographic origin depends on open global markets to succeed.

Heavy industry is an important part of the European economy. Sectors such as iron and steel, cement, chemicals and mining not only provide essential materials, but also boost European industrial competitiveness.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Sweden launching an inquiry into stripping gang criminals of citizenship, MEPs heading to Rome demanding clarity on the spyware scandal, and so much more.

Marking a strategic shift from donations to co-production, a €430M tranche of Sweden’s Ukraine aid package will fund air defences, drones, and domestic arms production.

Sweden to summon Israel’s ambassador over blocked Gaza aid, as PM Kristersson urges EU sanctions and a human rights-based review of ties.

Conspiracy theories linking bug protein to Brussels continue to distort facts and fuel political posturing in Slovakia and Czechia.

Newly sworn-in President Nicușor Dan pledged sweeping reform, fiscal discipline, and anti-corruption efforts, while navigating a fractured parliament.

Poland set to build Europe’s largest logistics hub in Sławków, with Tusk tying the €1B project to Ukraine’s reconstruction and Poland’s strategic economic ambitions.

By closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship, the European economy could unlock billions in untapped revenue and regain its potential as a global leader. Discover how adopting entrepreneur-friendly policies for women can strengthen European competitiveness and drive sustainable growth.

At the Nordic summit in Turku, leaders projected unity and defiance, warning Moscow and subtly rebuking Washington while expanding the regional table to include Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

'The rules for tobacco taxation are no longer fit for purpose,' a source told Euractiv.

Fears that AI will decimate newsrooms and cripple the traditional media landscape appear to be exaggerated, for now.