Author: Euronews

Only 58% of EU small and medium enterprises have reached a basic level of digital services, an enormous 32 percentage points behind the goal set by the EU Commission for 2030.

The Financial Stability Board said the technology could lead to herding, fraud and disinformation, as jurisdictions such as the EU examine the case for further regulation. ADVERTISEMENTArtificial intelligence (AI) could pose a risk to the financial system, international standard-setters warned on Thursday, as they probe an innovation that’s seen significant interest among banks and other financial firms. Jurisdictions such as the EU have taken the lead in regulating the potentially transformational technology – but are worried about how to apply rules in the already highly regulated finance sector. AI may “potentially amplify certain financial sector vulnerabilities and thereby pose risks to financial stability”, despite…

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, José Manuel Durão Barroso recalls how EU leaders struggled to come up with a common response to Russia’s invasion of Crimea and what Vladimir Putin told him in private.

Raffaele Fitto has been nominated by Giorgia Meloni to be Italy’s pick for the new Commission. Fitto demonstrated political versatility as he dodged questioning on domestic Italian issues and pledged to serve the EU.

At least eight people were killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on Monday, marking the northernmost point in the country targeted so far by Israeli forces since fighting began in October 2023.

Web Summit returns to Lisbon with a long list of celebrities and major tech companies.

Police launched a large-scale investigation after gangs of youths conducted what Amsterdam’s mayor called ‘hit and run’ attacks on fans that were apparently inspired by calls on social media to target Jewish people. ADVERTISEMENTDutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has cancelled a trip to COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan so that he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities condemned as antisemitic.The government will discuss the Thursday night violence at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Schoof posted on X, saying that he would hold…

New medicines, access to treatments, infectious disease monitoring, and more are on the table.

The leader of Greece’s main SYRIZA opposition party has stepped down and launched a new party, without even giving it a name.

GPS signals from border areas were disrupted for the second-straight day on Saturday, affecting an unspecified number of planes and ships.