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This article was originally published in Farsi Hours after new EU sanctions were announced, Iran Air sent SMS cancellations to all Europe-bound flights. Passengers were informed that the cancellations were linked to the decision in Brussels. Hours after new EU sanctions, Tehran’s flagship airliner Iran Air cancelled all of its flights to Europe via an SMS message to passengers on Monday.A number of travellers contacted Euronews Farsi, stating they received a text message from Imam Khomeini Airport in the Iranian capital informing them that their flights to European destinations had been cancelled.After calling the airport to contact the airline, the operator…

BRUSSELS — Italy, Germany and the Netherlands are on the short list for an EU top job running the bloc’s new anti-money laundering body, according to multiple officials. Italy’s Bruna Szego, Germany’s Marcus Pleyer, and Jan Reinder De Carpentier of the Netherlands are the remaining three candidates in the race, the officials, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about the race, told POLITICO. The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will supervise cross-border finance companies that are at high risk of money laundering and terrorism financing, and will have the power to issue millions of euros in fines. The AMLA office will open…

The two presidential nominees campaigned for votes in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Monday. Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris had strong words for her opponent Donald Trump during a rally in northwestern Pennsylvania on Monday. Harris said Trump’s behaviour was becoming increasingly “unstable and unhinged” after the former US President made comments suggesting that the US military could be used to deal with the “enemy from within.””He considers anyone who doesn’t support him or who will not bend to his will an enemy of our country,” Harris said, adding that she thought a second term with Trump in power would…

LONDON — Keir Starmer may pose as a committed Swiftie — but that doesn’t mean the British prime minister has the American megastar’s best interests at heart. Despite snapping up freebie tickets to see Taylor Swift in London this June — and sparking a massive political row in the process — Starmer’s new Labour government is preparing to water down the protections that prevent artists’ work being gobbled up by tech firms to train their latest artificial intelligence models in the U.K. Don’t expect the music industry to just shake it off. Against the promise of investment and innovation from…

Hesitancy from German banks is at its highest level in seven years, according to the IFO. German companies are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain funding, according the Munich-based think-tank, the IFO Institute.The group’s Credit Constraint Indicator, which measures firms’ access to bank loans, was reported to be at its highest level in seven years on Monday.More specifically, 32.9% of around 2,000 surveyed businesses reported restrictive behaviour on the part of banks in September. That’s up from 27.1% in June.Looking at results across sectors, the index rose sharply among service providers (from 27.0% to 35.7%) and among industry (from 26.2%…

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Nvidia’s shares closed at a record high on Monday, driven by growing optimism around the strong demand for its new supercomputing AI chips, Blackwell. Analysts have maintained their “buy” ratings and raised price targets, reflecting confidence in the company’s continued success in the AI sector. Nvidia’s stock soared to a record high on Monday, closing up 2.4% at $138.07 (€126.6), driven by strong demand for its new Blackwell supercomputing AI chips. This marks the second time Nvidia’s shares have hit an all-time high this year, following a peak in June. The surge came amid positive analyst commentary and a broader…

BRUSSELS — When Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the conclusions of her Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture last month, it looked like a PR coup. The seven-month forum on agri-food policy had calmed both riotous farmers and outraged NGOs, while yielding an apparently balanced report that she could loot for legislative ideas. Yet that success may be short-lived. Copa-Cogeca — Europe’s largest and most influential agricultural lobby — is hardening its position, POLITICO has learned. The group’s national members were outraged by some of the dialogue’s final recommendations, particularly the need to promote plant-based diets.…

Elus, lobbyistes, membres du gouvernement ou hauts fonctionnaires… Tous construisent, inspirent, voire infléchissent, au quotidien les politiques du numérique. POLITICO a listé la crème de la crème : voici les 42 personnes les plus influentes du moment, sur les sujets liés à la régulation de la tech et au développement du numérique en France. 1. Xavier Niel Xavier Niel | Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images Fondateur d’Iliad Après des années de labeur, Xavier Niel a décidé de s’amuser et il le fait savoir. Son livre, “Une sacrée envie de foutre le bordel” affiche clairement la couleur — Orange comme la…

The EU is struggling to get Gulf countries on board with a series of pro-Ukraine commitments ahead of a leaders’ summit on Wednesday in Brussels, according to a draft statement seen by POLITICO.  The EU-Gulf summit, the first of its kind, is meant as a show of unity on everything from trade to energy and security. But a leaked joint statement that circulated on Monday instead highlighted the tense disputes between the EU and Gulf states over Russia’s war in Ukraine.  In one passage, for instance, the EU proposed language calling on all countries to end material aid for Russia…