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6th May 2023

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Romania adopts new rules weakening corruption fight

Romania's lawmakers in the parliament's lower house approved on Wednesday amendments to the criminal codes that could shut down several ongoing high-level corruption cases, Reuters reported. Opposition politicians plan to challenge the new rules at the Constitutional Court. The EU commission already warned Bucharest not to adopt the new rules that would create an amnesty for high-ranking officials sentenced for corruption.

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EU lawmakers 'hold breath' on eve of AI vote

European lawmakers regulating the risks of artificial intelligence are likely to face resistance from EU states ahead of negotiations later this year and possibly even among their peers ahead of a plenary vote.

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How safe are EU's North Sea wind farms from attack?

Acts of sabotage on wind farms or the underwater electricity grid are likely to be carried out as 'grey zone tactics', state-sponsored sabotage may be disguised as a civilian accident, or carried out from a leisure yacht or fishing boat.

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