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Putin rakes in extra €1B for his war chest via Bulgaria sanctions loophole – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The Kremlin raked in an extra €1 billion for its war effort this year after Russia’s largest private oil firm exploited loopholes in EU sanctions rules — with help from Bulgaria.
Taking advantage of a unique exemption to the EU’s Russian oil ban, Bulgaria allowed millions of barrels of Russian oil to reach a local Russian-owned refinery, which then exported various refined fuels abroad including to EU countries, according to an investigation by the NGO Global Witness, the
EU pushes for common ICT standards with China, Slovak elections test DSA enforcement on disinformation – EURACTIV.com
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“EU companies told me they face many obstacles and legal uncertainties in China.”
– posted Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, on Monday, the day of the EU-China Digital Dialogue in Beijing.
Story of the week: For the second high-level digital
DSA enforcement, German data strategy – EURACTIV.com
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“We are working hard on this @ThierryBreton”
– wrote Elon Musk, owner of X, on 25 August, the day of the Digital Services Act enforcement.
Story of the week: While the European Commission’s directorate in charge of implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA) has yet to be finalised, the new team is already besieged by challenges, including
Mexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in meth lab, possibly meant for attack on law enforcement
Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel, the navy said Thursday.
The navy said the explosives may have been intended for use in “mines and explosive artifacts” of the kind that cartels have been increasingly using to attack law enforcement personnel in Mexico.
“It could be used to manufacture bombs, as well as mines and other explosive artifacts that would be capable of damaging highly armored vehicles,” the Navy Department
Not another American! Meet the new favorite for EU competition economist – POLITICO
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In the two weeks since Fiona Scott Morton was bullied out of the EU’s chief competition economist nomination for being American, only one new candidate has come to light — and he’s a U.S. citizen.
But you can put your pitchforks down. Florian Ederer is Austrian by birth, and has first-hand knowledge of sensitivities around citizenship. He only became American in May, after failing to meet nationality requirements for
Inside French commissioner Thierry Breton’s plot to run Europe – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — When Thierry Breton first floated the idea of becoming European Commission president, not even he seemed to take the idea very seriously.
“I may be able to consider a new Plan B assignment,” the internal market commissioner replied with a smile, when asked at a POLITICO event whether he wanted the top job, prompting laughter.
But as the European Parliament election draws closer, Breton’s “Plan B” pitch to take over leadership of the EU executive is coming into
Why Britain’s lobbying crackdown isn’t really a crackdown – POLITICO
LONDON — The U.K. is finally promising to tighten its loose lobbying rules after a host of scandals. The trouble is, hardly anyone’s buying the plan.
Ministers chose the last day before the House of Commons kicked off its summer recess to respond to a swathe of recommendations made in three major reports over the past two years. They vowed “fundamental” changes to the U.K.’s transparency rules to ensure the “integrity” of government.
But ethics advocates remain to be convinced,
Inside a Ukrainian baby factory – POLITICO
KYIV, Ukraine — When Tanya, a 45-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, paid $10,000 and sent two embryos to a surrogacy firm in Ukraine hoping to build a family six years ago, she says she never expected the uncertainty and heartbreak the process would bring.
Tanya desperately wanted a child but found out she would be unable to conceive herself. After discovering how expensive surrogacy in the U.S. can be, she and her husband began pursuing options abroad — and
AI enforcement, unbudgeted chips, TTC’s ‘tangible’ progress – EURACTIV.com
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“Post-market monitoring shall include continuous analysis of the AI environment, including other devices, software, and other AI systems that interact with the AI system taking into account the limits resulting from data protection, copyright and competition law.”
– Ninth batch of compromise amendments to the AI Act
Story of the week: At the centre of the parliamentary
AI first batch, DMA & DSA enforcement, Chips Act compromise – EURACTIV.com
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“The co-rapporteurs have done a great job finding the least controversial part.”
– A European Parliament official on the first batch of compromise amendments to the AI Act
Story of the week: The herculean effort of reaching a compromise on the over 3,000 amendments to the AI Act has officially started this week, as the first batch