Thursday
26th Apr 2018
By EUOBSERVER
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week (16 February), the first such speech by a sitting Canadian prime minister, after the assembly is expected to vote for ratifying the Ceta trade deal between the EU and Canada. "Ceta is the most progressive trade agreement ever negotiated by Canada or the European Union," Trudeau said in a statement on Wednesday.
The proposal by the European Commission for a directive protecting whistleblowers could be a true turning point in how corruption and abuse of law is fought in the EU.
The European Commission's new strategy on artificial intelligence contains nothing that resembles French president's idea for a US-inspired agency for disruptive innovation.
The EU should not share out military HQs for political reasons if it wants effective armed forces, Italy's former defence chief tells EUobserver.
As the EU prepares to host another summit in Brussels to address the Syria refugee crisis, it must acknowledge that the trade component of its deal with Jordan has failed in practice.
This week the world celebrates World Malaria Day, a time to take stock of progress to date, much of which has been made possible through investments by the EU, a world leader in development aid.
The EU commission had announced guidelines on the ethics of artificial intelligence in a strategy paper, as the bloc looks to promote its values or risk being overshadowed by China and the US. And it wants them ready by 2018.
