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The Irish Data Protection Commissioner enforces Europe’s mighty General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on many of the world’s largest technology companies, including Meta, X, Google, TikTok and others that have their European headquarters in Ireland. For years, the Irish authority has faced criticism for being too soft on tech giants, with critics pointing to Ireland’s heavy reliance on Big Tech for its domestic economy. After the GDPR took effect in 2018, it took years before the DPC started imposing sizable fines on tech giants. Commissioners at the Irish DPC are appointed by the Irish government on the advice of the…
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By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 09/10/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 As more satellites are sent into orbit, engineers are exploring ways to make them autonomous using artificial intelligence (AI). The space industry is expanding rapidly, with a record high of around 2,800 satellites launched in 2023, according to the Space Foundation, a US-based nonprofit. Satellites play a role in our daily lives, affecting things as small as smartphone GPS as well as weather forecasting and financial systems. At a startup in a London-based laboratory, engineers are testing algorithms and robotic satellites to help satellites in space dock, refuel, and repair each other…
Der Erweiterungsbau des Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus: 420 Millionen Euro, ein modriger Keller und kein Ende in Sicht. Ein Bau, der längst fertig sein sollte und nun noch später fertig wird.Rasmus Buchsteiner führt durch den teils muffigen Betonkomplex an der Spree. Gordon Repinski spricht mit dem stellvertretenden FDP-Chef Wolfgang Kubicki im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu. Der erklärt, warum ihn das Desaster auch nach seinem Abschied aus dem Bundestagspräsidium noch ärgert. Danach geht’s zum Autogipfel im Kanzleramt. Das Ziel ist weniger Bürokratie und . Laura Hülsemann analysiert, was die Autoindustrie fordert und wie Brüssel über deutsche Forderungen in der Sache denkt. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast…
The Ursula von der Leyen-led European Commission faces two votes of confidence on Thursday, only three months after having survived the last motion of censure. At noon, the MEPs in Strasbourg will have their say on the two motions, one after the other. At least two-thirds of the votes cast, representing a majority of all its members, are needed to adopt a motion of censure. A successful vote would force the entire European Commission to resign, but it would require 360 out of the 719 members of the European Parliament to say aye. What are the motions of censure about?…
But it seems their joy may be short-lived, as the U.K. prepares to realign with EU animal and plant health rules — known as Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures — under the terms of the U.K.-EU ‘reset’ deal. This would effectively mean readopting EU citrus controls, which have become even stricter in the intervening years since Brexit. Since 2022, EU regulations require South African citrus exporters to subject fruits to cooling treatments to limit the spread of pests and disease, such as false codling moth and citrus black spot, in addition to providing a phytosanitary certificate. However, these measures have…
Further, she said, instability in the region could lead to more, rather than less, illegal migration. And while the U.K. already places a great emphasis in talks with allies on countering Russian interference, it would have to answer some acute questions pretty soon — such as how to maintain the peacekeeping force on the Kosovan-Serbian border, which Russia wants to block. There is also a certain weariness with Britain’s current approach on the world stage, as it seeks measures to tackle illegal migration in every possible international forum to the exclusion of other topics. Ahead of the meeting Cooper underlined…
The ban would prohibit the wearing of garments covering the face in all public spaces, including shops, schools and offices. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of €300 to €3,000. The proposal is part of a broader bill intended to address what the right-wing party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described as “cultural separatism” associated with Islam. “It is a bill that will essentially deal with regulating the funding of mosques, and with preventing and banning the use of the full-face veil. It also emphasizes the legislation against forced marriages. In Italy, we apply our laws…
Macron’s office said Lecornu had presented three conclusions: A majority of lawmakers are against holding snap elections; a “platform of stability” exists, although the Elysée did not elaborate on what that meant; and a path forward exists to adopt a budget before the end of the year. In his interview, Lecornu said that a “narrow plurality” is ready to find common ground on a budget for 2026, which he previously said must significantly rein in a budget deficit projected to come in at 5.4 percent of gross domestic product this year. The PM had earlier Wednesday signaled the possibility of softening…
Later on Wednesday, EPP group leader Manfred Weber met with his socialist counterpart Iratxe García and Renew head Valérie Hayer to try to resolve the dispute. That meeting ended with no agreement, three Parliament officials familiar with the talks told POLITICO. The risk of being frozen out by a rightward lurch ultimately convinced the Socialists to accept an alternative position on the simplification bill that they had previously rejected. “I’m really happy that it put pressure on S&D, Renew and the Greens, and that they came back and accepted my proposal,” Warborn told POLITICO. The S&D, meanwhile, were left seething.…