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The forced smile of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, giving a Trump-style thumbs up while the U.S. president grins gleefully at her side represents a significant power imbalance in transatlantic relations.

The UK-French "one-in, one-out" pilot scheme has begun, allowing for the detention and return of illegal migrants crossing the Channel in exchange for asylum seekers from France.

In the fluid and turbulent international situation today, it is crucial that all countries, notably the major economies, maintain policy continuity and stability and step up efforts to address climate change.

The leaders said they wanted to deepen Franco-German cooperation "at all levels." Merz emphasized the importance of the close friendship between France and Germany, stating a commitment to enhancing cooperation in the years ahead.

The Kremlin used the recent vote of no confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch a narrative about the dysfunctions of European institutions, attempting to polarize and weaken the EU.

X has stated that it will not meet the demands of French authorities in their investigation into alleged bias in the platform's algorithm. The company emphasizes its ignorance regarding the specific accusations made.

Meta's Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Kaplan, explained that Meta won't sign the European Commission's Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models, citing legal uncertainties.

The European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 has positioned Sweden as the leading innovation performer in the European Union, claiming the top spot from Denmark.

The most important part right now is that Europe would be able to buy military equipment here in the U.S. so we can donate these military systems directly to Ukraine.

Italy's application of its golden powers on UniCredit's deal "may contravene" the bloc's merger rules, highlighting how Rome's move "lacks sufficient reasoning."

The major arms-producing powers in Europe limit the information they make public to their citizens, delay the submission of reports on arms sales to other countries, or hinder transparency citing national security concerns.

President Trump's going to be sending letters to some of our trading partners saying that if you don't move things along, then on August 1 you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.

The European Union has proposed the Space Act to create a cleaner, safer, and more competitive space sector in response to current regulatory fragmentation.

More than 30,000 passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after Ryanair said it was forced to cancel more than 170 flights because of French air traffic control strikes.

"Right-wing Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea launched the motion of censure, criticizing von der Leyen for a lack of transparency regarding text messages exchanged with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Of the 20 members in his group, he will soon run out of money to pay the salaries for four. As of June, he estimated that his team has enough to keep going for about six months in its current form if it draws money from other funding sources.

The challenge of developing AI technologies capable of supporting the rich linguistic diversity of Europe remains a daunting task, as many low-resource languages often receive inadequate support.

The German data protection commissioner warned Apple and Google that the AI service DeepSeek could expose user data to Chinese authorities, constituting illegal content.

"In an era of geopolitical volatility and increasing regulatory complexity, mobile innovation in Europe demands sovereignty, speed, and security," says Barnabás Birmacher, CEO and Co-founder of Bitrise. "By launching the first EU-hosted DevOps Platform, Bitrise is giving customers total control over their data, ensuring compliance and empowering them to scale development faster and more securely."