Artificial intelligence offers more opportunities than risks
InfoSocietyInnovation & EnterpriseVDMA supports EU Commission's position on AI and warns against a debate driven by fearsBrussels/Frankfurt, April 25, 2018 - Development and use of artificial...
View ArticleCCIA Welcomes EU’s Positive Approach to Artificial Intelligence
InfoSocietyInnovation & EnterpriseBrussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published today a Communication on “Maximising the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence for Europe”, aimed at boosting...
View ArticleEuropean Commission needs to be bolder on artificial intelligence
InfoSocietyInnovation & EnterpriseS&D MEPs welcomed the fact the European Commission has come forward with proposals on the future of artificial intelligence but were disappointed by the...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Proposes New Regulation On Platform-to-Business Relations
Innovation & EnterpriseBrussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today presented a new proposal for a Regulation affecting many online platforms and search engines. The proposed Regulation on...
View ArticleEmpower small business Davids against digital Goliaths, demand S&Ds
Health & ConsumersInnovation & EnterpriseThe Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament welcome today the Commission’s ‘platforms to business proposal’, which seeks to regulate for the...
View ArticleEuropeans expect us to curb inequality, and we will do it, says Udo Bullmann
Social Europe & JobsSocialists and Democrats set up a six-month lab to contribute to an alternative model of development for the EU. The European Union was built on solidarity, cohesion and the...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter need to be accountable for the spread of fake news on...
InfoSocietyJustice & Home AffairsS&D MEPs have welcomed that the European Commission finally came forward with proposals to tackle the dissemination of fake news on online platforms such as...
View ArticleThe European Commission proposal for a review of the PSI directive risks...
Innovation & EnterprisePublic AffairsFollowing the presentation of the European Commission’s Data Package 2018 [on 25 April], CEEP General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti commented on the proposal for a...
View ArticleBiosimilar Medicines: essential for sustainable access to medicines
Health & ConsumersLondon, 26 April 2018 At the Medicines for Europe Biosimilar Conference, NHS England presented the huge impact of biosimilar medicines on access to medicines and to sustainable...
View ArticlePrior surveillance for aluminium a solid step forward and must have for our...
Trade & SocietyBrussels, 26 April 2018 – European Aluminium welcomes the European Commission’s decision to implement prior surveillance of imports of certain aluminium products originating in third...
View ArticleP2B Regulation and EU Data Package: promoting a European ecosystem for...
InfoSocietyBrussels, 27 April 2018 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, is keen to engage in the debate on the European Data Package and the Platform-to-Business...
View ArticleThe ban on bee-killing pesticides is a victory for citizens and for biodiversity
Agriculture & FoodHealth & ConsumersSocialists and Democrats welcome the decision taken by a majority of the 28 national experts to back the ban on neo-nicotinoid pesticides. The S&D Group...
View ArticleA gleam of hope, say S&Ds on historic meeting between North and South Korean...
Global EuropeScience & PolicymakingReacting to the meeting between the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un and president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, where both sides have agreed to rid the...
View ArticleGerman offshore wind auction strengthens case for accelerated build-out
EnergyBRUSSELS, 27 APRIL 2018 – Germany today announced the results of its latest offshore wind auction. Six projects won. They’ve a total capacity between them of 1.6 GW and are split evenly between...
View ArticleCommissioner Arias Cañete welcomes the Refining Industry’s Vision 2050 and...
EnergyClimate & EnvironmentBrussels, 25 April 2018: The eighth edition of the EU Refining Forum which attracted around 130 participants representing Member States, the Commission, Industry and...
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