Hacker News with Generative AI: European Union

European Parliament in 'final stages' of talks with China to remove sanctions (scmp.com)
The European Parliament is in the “final stages” of discussions with Beijing about removing sanctions on its members, smoothing the way for improved relations with the bloc, according to a spokesperson for the lawmaking body.

Politics, International Relations, China, European Union

10 points by suraci 2 days ago | 0 comments

Commission Finds Apple and Meta in Breach of the Digital Markets Act (europa.eu)

Antitrust, Apple, Meta, European Union

24 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 5 comments

EU bans the bots: Commission bars 'AI agents' from joining online meetings (politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — Were you thinking of sending your artificial intelligence helper to an online meeting with the European Commission?

Artificial Intelligence, European Union, Regulation, Online Meetings

11 points by ano-ther 9 days ago | 2 comments

European Union Vulnerability Database (EUVD) (europa.eu)

Security, Databases, Government, European Union

222 points by stefankuehnel 10 days ago | 23 comments

ESA has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay? (arstechnica.com)
The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market, an important step toward fostering a dynamic multiplayer industry officials hope, one day, will mimic that of the United States.

Space Exploration, European Union, Business, Government Funding

33 points by PaulHoule 16 days ago | 44 comments

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against X (nytimes.com)
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans, a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Trump’s closest advisers.

European Union, Social Media, Regulation, Censorship, Disinformation

139 points by dotcoma 20 days ago | 242 comments

Christine Lagarde wants EU to ditch Visa, Mastercard for own platform (businesstoday.in)
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is calling for a payments revolution — one that breaks Europe's reliance on U.S. and Chinese platforms like Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Alipay.

Finance, European Union, Payments, Technology

33 points by belter 20 days ago | 15 comments

E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk's X (nytimes.com)
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans, a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Trump’s closest advisers.

European Union, Social Media, Regulation, Elon Musk, Law

26 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 23 days ago | 7 comments

EU OS takes a 'layered' approach to its new Linux distro for the public sector (zdnet.com)
The European Union, following a well-trodden path, appears to be developing its own Linux distribution.

Linux, Operating Systems, Government, European Union, Open Source

14 points by diggernet 30 days ago | 0 comments

Europen Union creates Fedora-based Linux distribution for the public sector (linuxjournal.com)
A new initiative, called "EU OS," has been launched to develop a Linux-based operating system tailored specifically for the public sector organizations of the European Union (EU).

Linux, Open Source, Government, European Union, Operating Systems

35 points by todsacerdoti 30 days ago | 14 comments

ESA has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay? (arstechnica.com)
The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market, an important step toward fostering a dynamic multiplayer industry officials hope, one day, will mimic that of the United States.

Space Exploration, European Union, Business, Government Funding

17 points by rbanffy 31 days ago | 3 comments

European Union OS – Fedora Linux and KDE Plasma Based (gitlab.io)

European Union, Linux, Operating Systems, Fedora, KDE

29 points by maverick74 33 days ago | 25 comments

EU slams the door on US in defense plan (politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — United States arms-makers are being frozen out of the European Union’s massive new defense spending plan, which aims to splash the cash for EU and allied countries, according to defense spending plans released Wednesday.

Politics, International Relations, Defense, European Union, United States

17 points by rguiscard 37 days ago | 3 comments

Google found non-compliant with DMA (europa.eu)

Google, European Union, Antitrust

6 points by sanj 38 days ago | 2 comments

Half of Canadians favour joining EU (westernstandard.news)
A growing number of Canadians are interested in joining the European Union (EU) despite rising patriotism.

Canada, European Union, Politics, Public Opinion

34 points by doener 39 days ago | 34 comments

European tech coalition calls for 'radical action' on digital sovereignty (techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.

European Union, Technology, Digital Sovereignty, Geopolitics

6 points by robtherobber 40 days ago | 0 comments

European tech industry coalition calls for digital sovereignty (techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.

European Union, Tech Industry, Digital Sovereignty, Geopolitics

22 points by imartin2k 40 days ago | 0 comments

5% in EU innovation funding yields a 4,300% ROI (karlsnotes.com)
While only 5% of the EU innovation funding (about €12B) goes directly to startups, these same startups have raised an additional €70B in private capital and created €520B in combined enterprise value, representing a 4,300% return on investment.

Startups, Venture Capital, European Union, Innovation, ROI

6 points by valkrieco 46 days ago | 0 comments

European Parliament removes curbs on lawmaker meetings with China (yahoo.com)
The European Parliament has lifted restrictions on lawmakers meeting some Chinese officials, in a fresh indication of a potential thaw in EU-China ties.

Politics, International Relations, China, European Union

11 points by akyuu 48 days ago | 11 comments

'Watershed moment': EU leaders agree plan for rise in defence spending (theguardian.com)
European leaders holding emergency talks in Brussels have agreed on a massive increase to defence spending, amid a drive to shore up support for Ukraine after Donald Trump halted US military aid and intelligence sharing.

Defense Spending, European Union, Ukraine, International Relations

12 points by sandebert 50 days ago | 3 comments

„Delivering what's needed to make Europe sovereign" (netzpolitik.org)
The EU is paying a fortune for broken commercial software, criticizes Michiel Leenaars of the Dutch NLnet Foundation in an interview with netzpolitik.org. Together with his team, he supports open-source, free solutions — funded by the EU. But that could soon come to an end.

Open Source, European Union, Software, Politics, Funding

5 points by doener 54 days ago | 0 comments

Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows (theregister.com)
Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are voicing concerns over dependencies on a US entity, even with the guarantees in place.

Data Privacy, Cloud Computing, Microsoft, European Union, Geopolitics

4 points by rntn 54 days ago | 1 comments

EU to help Ukraine replace Musk's Starlink (politico.eu)
The European Commission is figuring out how it could help Ukraine secure satellite communication capacity in the wake of Elon Musk reportedly threatening to pull Kyiv's access to his Starlink network.

Ukraine, Satellite Communication, Elon Musk, European Union

20 points by taimurkazmi 55 days ago | 1 comments

'Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU': says Dominique de Villepin (theguardian.com)
The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’

Politics, International Relations, Ukraine, Russia, European Union

25 points by bryanrasmussen 55 days ago | 11 comments

Trump might not know he's forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU (theguardian.com)
It would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.

Politics, International Relations, United Kingdom, Donald Trump, European Union

10 points by beardyw 58 days ago | 2 comments

Meta Says It'll Tattle to Trump If EU Keeps Being Mean (gizmodo.com)

Meta, European Union, Politics, Law, Social Media

8 points by taimurkazmi 68 days ago | 1 comments

Baltic States join EU electricity grid after disconnecting from Russian network (europa.eu)

Baltic States, European Union, Electricity Grid, Russia, Energy

11 points by N19PEDL2 76 days ago | 1 comments

The European Accessibility Act for websites and apps (martijnhols.nl)
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) goes into effect on June 28, 2025 - just 5 months from now. From that point, websites and apps of companies operating in the EU must meet accessibility standards. Only microenterprises are exempt.

Accessibility, Web Development, European Union, Law, Technology

8 points by MartijnHols 81 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla Sales Plunge 63% in EU's Second-Biggest EV Market (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Tesla Inc. registrations plummeted 63% last month in France, the European Union’s second-biggest market for battery-electric vehicles.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, France, European Union, Business

44 points by bparsons 82 days ago | 2 comments

First Compliance Deadline of EU's AI Act Has Arrived (techcrunch.com)
As of Sunday in the European Union, the bloc’s regulators can ban the use of AI systems they deem to pose “unacceptable risk” or harm.

AI, Regulation, European Union, Technology, Law

4 points by azernik 83 days ago | 1 comments