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Trump’s comments on 25% tariffs are the latest example of his willingness to threaten, and in some cases to impose, import taxes. Tariffs are coming much earlier in his presidency than during his previous four years in the White House, when he prioritised tax cuts and deregulation. President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.”Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff”, he told…
Syphilis cases also continued to rise: There were 40,000 confirmed cases in Europe in 2023, a 13 percent increase compared to 2022, and a 100 percent increase compared to 2014. While chlamydia remains the most frequently reported bacterial STI in Europe, the ECDC noted that there was a “slowdown” of chlamydia cases in 2023. That year there were more than 230,000 cases reported across Europe, an increase of only 3 percent from 2022 and of 13 percent from 2014. The new data confirms the increasing trend already seen in 2022, when with gonorrhea and syphilis cases had gone up by 48 percent and…
President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants to review the amount of time French pupils get off for the summer, claiming that France has longer holidays than other countries. How does it compare to the rest of Europe? French President Emmanuel Macron caused a stir last week by saying he wanted to reopen the debate on the length of school holidays.The president suggested that by rethinking holidays, particularly summer holidays, the pressure could be taken off schools to help students learn better.”France has longer holidays than many countries”, Macron said in response to a question by a child during a…
A l’occasion du Sommet français sur l’IA, l’Elysée reçoit, lundi 10 février, plusieurs acteurs du secteur, en compagnie d’EDF et du gestionnaire de réseau RTE, preuve de la sensibilité du sujet électrique. 2 HRS ago 7 mins read
Brussels and the EU have long feared Trump’s tariff threats, but now, shock is setting in as he and Elon Musk push to dismantle US agencies and shrink the federal government. Will the US start a trade war with the EU? What does Trump’s crackdown on the federal government mean? And how should we interpret the funding freeze and dismantling of USAID—a key agency supporting life-saving programs with partners across Europe?Euronews’ Shona Murray spoke with David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson of the German Marshall Fund to unpack the global ramifications of Trump’s first weeks back in power.For months, Brussels…
China’s inflation rose at its fastest pace in five months, driven by holiday spending, which is expected to be a continued source of encouragement for European consumer stocks. China’s consumer prices increased by 0.5% year on year in January, the sharpest rise since August 2024, buoyed by Lunar New Year spending. The reading also exceeded economists’ average estimate of 0.4%. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.6% year on year, compared with a 0.4% increase in the previous month.Stimulus measures and festive shopping boost consumptionAccording to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, government stimulus measures…
Britain’s Tech Secretary Peter Kyle tells POLITICO the chatbot — which has sparked fears China is stealing a march in the AI race — is being assessed to ensure “safety is there from the onset.” Jan 30 3 mins read
EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean? The European Union is preparing for a worst-case military scenario—a Russian attack on one of its 27 member states. EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius is set to present a “White Paper on European Defence” by 19 March, outlining measures to prepare the EU for both immediate military contingencies and long-term security challenges on the global stage. However, an uptick of rhetoric and action, the bloc remains far from achieving what Kubilius has described as…
PARIS — Pour faire tourner les datacenters, moteurs de l’intelligence artificielle, et attirer les investissements, le gouvernement rappelle que la France dispose d’une énergie abondante, décarbonée et pilotable. Des arguments qui ont suffit à convaincre la start-up Mistral AI d’implanter son prochain centre de données dans l’Hexagone. “Nous avons choisi la France car elle dispose d’une électricité décarbonée et très compétitive”, a expliqué son directeur Arthur Mensch, dans un entretien à POLITICO. Même son rival américain Sam Altman d’OpenAI a mis en avant cet atout, dans une tribune au Monde samedi. Sans annoncer d’investissements en France à ce stade. En…
From who is there to what will be discussed, Euronews Next takes a look at what can be expected. Government and tech leaders will descend on the French capital on Monday for a highly anticipated two-day artificial intelligence (AI) summit.Set in Paris’s 125-year-old Grand Palais, France will host big-name tech bosses such as OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and world leaders including US Vice President JD Vance.While there are several set themes for the summit, one of the main talking points will be the Chinese AI company DeepSeek, which rattled the AI bubble by releasing what it said was a foundational…