Thanks, Brussels, for that €9 flight

Forty years ago, Ryanair’s first flight was a 15-seater aircraft that ferried businessmen from a small Irish city to London. Last year, the airline sa

europeancorrespondent.com

One million Erasmus babies and counting

I did it. At least 14 others from The European Correspondent team did it too. Around 1.4 million people did it in 2024. And the European Commission es

europeancorrespondent.com

Breaking up with US tech

Quitting US tech is “really not that difficult,” said Alex Karim Howard, a Lisbon-based entrepreneur. Shifting from Google’s Gmail service to Swiss-ba

europeancorrespondent.com

Hungary rebuked by EU court over trans refugee’s gender status

Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.

politico.eu

EU justice chief goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up

Tech regulation could be the next point of contention between the new U.S. administration and the EU.

politico.eu

Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’

Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization suspends projects after U.S. stops $300M a year in funding.

politico.eu

Italy, Spain back France’s plan to rescue EU chemicals industry

A ‘critical chemicals act’ would keep production of key molecules on EU soil, countries argue.

politico.eu

EU lays out state aid push to stoke green investments

State aid rules underpinning the Clean Industrial Deal aim to boost renewable power, decarbonization and clean tech.

politico.eu

European rival to Musk satellites tests stomach for cross-border champions

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s possible deal with Starlink could pit national interests against European ones.

politico.eu

EU social media law isn’t censorship, tech chief tells US critic

Henna Virkkunen tells U.S. member of Congress that the EU is ‘deeply committed’ to protecting free speech.

politico.eu

US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship’

Federal Communications Commission chair warns that the EU’s Digital Services Act threatens censorship that is “incompatible” with U.S. free speech.

politico.eu

Starlink looks pale in comparison with what Europeans can get

A daily download of the topics driving the tech policy agenda, from Brussels to London to Silicon Valley. By PIETER HAECK with MATHIEU POLLET and ELIZA GKRITSI View in your browser or listen to aud…

politico.eu

POLITICO Pro

pro.politico.eu

POLITICO Pro

pro.politico.eu

How the world stopped worrying and learned to love AI

Politicians have shifted from AI regulation to innovation — and the industry loves it.

politico.eu

POLITICO Pro

politico.eu

JD Vance warns Europe to go easy on tech regulation in major AI speech

U.S. vice president pushes for “international regulatory regimes that foster creation” ahead of the artificial intelligence “revolution.”

politico.eu

Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws

A daily download of the topics driving the tech policy agenda, from Brussels to London to Silicon Valley. By PIETER HAECK with MATHIEU POLLET and ELIZA GKRITSI View in your browser or listen to aud…

politico.eu

The 15 days that upended Macron’s vision for European AI

The French tech world is reeling from Donald Trump’s Stargate announcement and DeepSeek’s recent breakthrough.

politico.eu

Sommet sur l’IA : Mistral gagnant

Ne suivez pas l’info sur les politiques numériques. Devancez-la. Par ÉMILE MARZOLF Avec OCÉANE HERRERO et KLARA DURAND View in your browser or listen to audio AU MENU — Au Sommet sur l’IA, le champ…

politico.eu

How did this porn app get on my iPhone?

The EU’s digital competition law means users can now download a pornography video app in Europe.

politico.eu

Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid

A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.

politico.eu

China’s online shopping boom faces EU crackdown

The European Commission plans more customs checks and fees to stem flood of low-value parcels from China.

politico.eu

Fact-check: Did the European Commission really pay NGOs to lobby for the Green Deal?

Confidential contracts seen by POLITICO do not tend to support claims that the executive paid green groups to lobby on its behalf.

politico.eu

Meta chief lobbyist slams EU tech laws and fines

Joel Kaplan told a Brussels Meta event that the approach Brussels is taking to tech resembles “a tax or a tariff.”

politico.eu

The EU’s AI bans come with big loopholes for police

The EU’s AI Act bans some “unacceptable” use of the technology but critics say the law is riddled with security exemptions.

politico.eu

The Mediterranean diet is a lie

Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?

politico.eu

What’s in Von der Leyen’s plan to save the EU economy?

We analyzed every line of Brussels’ Competitiveness Compass proposal (so you don’t have to).

politico.eu