3+ week, 6+ day ago (72+ words) Unifying the process for how public authorities buy goods and services would make things much easier for companies, the EU executive argues Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (73+ words) Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Netherlands among a majority of countries against key reforms expected in the upcoming Digital Networks Act Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) In this Euractiv Thought Leadership Interview, Jennifer Baker sits down with Romano Hoofman, Strategic Development Director, imec & EU Chips Design Platform Coordinator and Patrick Pype, Strategic Partnerships Director, NXP, to discuss Europe's Chips Future " the strategic investments driving the continent's semiconductor industry and their real-world impact. They explore why semiconductors are essential for [] In this Euractiv Thought Leadership Interview, Jennifer Baker sits down with Romano Hoofman, Strategic Development Director, imec & EU Chips Design Platform Coordinator and Patrick Pype, Strategic Partnerships Director, NXP, to discuss Europe's Chips Future " the strategic investments driving the continent's semiconductor industry and their real-world impact. They explore why semiconductors are essential for Europe's sovereignty and competitiveness, how strategic investments are reshaping the landscape, and what tangible results have already been achieved under the EU Chips Act. The discussion looks at: - Why chips are crucial for Europe's…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago (62+ words) In today's edition: Digital Fitness Check, Omnibus competences, Cloud and AI development Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago (390+ words) Most" countries stressed that education and personal development should be the main focus, according to a council report EU countries are pushing back against the European Commission's proposal to modify the bloc's longstanding student exchange programme, Erasmus, to focus on competitiveness. The Erasmus+ program is one of the biggest success stories of the EU," said German Ambassador Helen Winter during a Thursday ministerial debate on the next iteration of the EU-wide student exchange programme. Finnish Minister Mika Poutala similarly called it an undisputed European success story." Yet, like the rest of its "2 trillion 2028 to 2034 budget proposal, the Commission has suggested merging parts of the programme into one flexible cash pot and shifting priorities towards competing with the US and China." For Erasmus, that translates to no earmarked funds for youth nor sports, and new scholarships in strategic educational fields" in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (352+ words) The Commission's new Digital Markets Act investigation will assess whether the tech giant is demoting news media content in search results The European Commission has opened a new investigation into Google over how the tech giant ranks media publishers" content in search results under the EU"s big tech rulebook. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) investigation on Google will assess whether it"s "demoting" news outlets and other publisher websites when they include sponsored or commercial material " a practice the tech giant has said is covered by its "site reputation abuse policy". Google argues that the policy is necessary as an anti-spam measure to tackle third-party pages that "abuse search rankings" by taking advantage of the host site"s ranking. But the Commission said the new DMA probe will assess whether Google"s policy restricts publishers from doing business with…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago (844+ words) The Commission's new measures likely won't be enough, diplomats warn The Commission is under growing pressure to recruit staff from a broader mix of EU countries, amid fears the executive's civil service risks becoming permanently skewed towards Italians, Belgians and Greeks. Piotr Serafin, the commissioner for public administration, launched new measures this month intended to close the gap for under-represented countries, including Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Czechia, Austria and Luxembourg. "There is no guarantee that these are enough to really bridge the gap," a diplomat from a Benelux country said. "Action still needs to be happening yesterday. The problem is still very, very severe and we still don't know if this is going to solve it in the near future." A Danish paper, circulated for discussion at the meeting and seen by Euractiv, floated unspecified "further actions" if the new…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago (74+ words) While key countries are pushing for an ambitious proposal, EU governments do not unanimously agree on how the planned 28th regime should be realised Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (62+ words) The new EU 2040 climate goal could trigger de-industrialisation, they argued Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam maiores possimus quam veniam voluptatum. Alias, iusto laudantium neque perspiciatis similique tenetur! Want to keep reading? Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight!...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (403+ words) The tech giant's offer follows the Commission fining Google "2.95 billion over conflicts of interest in its ad business The Commission has received Google's plan for addressing competition violations in its advertising technology (adtech) business, following the EU's enforcement earlier this year. "We will now analyse Google's proposed measures to assess whether they effectively bring the self-preferencing practices to an end and address the situation of inherent conflicts of interest," said Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta in a statement sent to Euractiv on Thursday. The Commission fined Google "2.95 billion in September for breaching the bloc's antitrust rules in adtech markets by favouring its own services to the detriment of competitors, advertisers, and online publishers. Google was given 60 days to inform the Commission how it would end the illegal self-preferencing and put measures in place to halt conflicts of interest in the adtech…...