Politics notices and news from European Union.
MEPs want public bodies to buy more European cloud services. The continent’s alternatives are growing, but they remain a fraction of the size of Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
3h ago · Read at Euronews →
Transitioning away from fossil fuels appears to have become an elephant in the room as the first week of COP31 wraps up.
4h ago · Read at Euronews →
14h ago · Read at ORF →
Europe has decided on a joint team for the peace talks led by France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, the EU institutions and NATO. Despite mounting pressure, leaders declined to appoint a single envoy.
16h ago · Read at Euronews →
Europe’s seven-part team of Ukraine peace envoys must now agree their strategy for handling Russia.
16h ago · Read at Politico Europe →
Lawmakers across Europe call for action to reduce reliance on a handful of foreign tech companies.
17h ago · Read at Politico Europe →
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands aim to make the centers operational as of next year.
18h ago · Read at Politico Europe →
An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament agreed MEPs can delegate their vote to another member in the months before and after childbirth, retaining their say in key files.
19h ago · Read at EUobserver →
MEPs will hold a scrutiny hearing on a €5bn African rail project that European Parliament development committee chair Barry Andrews says has "no value added."
20h ago · Read at EUobserver →
A "certain degree of pragmatism" on electrification is "probably" needed, Wopke Hoekstra told reporters at COP31.
21h ago · Read at Politico Europe →