The Brief – Breaking Euronews

MEPs clinch deal on US tariff pact, confirm February vote

EU clears Google’s acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz

EU parliament adopts twin texts hardening migration policy

📺 Euronews was meant to be Europe’s answer to CNN. Three decades later, who is it answering to? 🟨Read the Euractiv exclusive here: 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yo0

🔴EURACTIV EXCLUSIVE: “Euronews’ long-standing editorial independence seems to be eroding,” a group of 48 employees wrote in an anonymous letter in June to Euronews Chairman Pedro Vargas David seen by Euractiv. 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yo0

🔴EXCLUSIVE: After receiving €352m in EU funds over 15 years, Euronews is increasingly leaning on political patrons, lobbyists and state-linked partners, an Euractiv investigation finds. The shift is raising questions in Brussels about oversight and editorial independence.… http://dlvr.it/TQt7Mc

🔵Inside Euronews, journalists have been increasingly alarmed about eroding editorial independence as owners multiply partnerships with state-linked entities, according to exclusive documents seen by Euractiv. ⤵️ 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yo0

EU paves way to setting rules on social media age thresholds

EU cyberbullying action plan hinges on app for kids to report abuse

MEPs clear agricultural safeguards for EU-Mercosur deal

Spain’s foreign ministry under fire over press freedom and centralisation

US hands NATO commands to Europe, but maintains grip on power

Green Deal means ‘freedom’, says new environment committee chair

Slovakia’s anti-corruption slide sparks rift between Fico and prosecutor general

Apple and Google commit to stricter UK competition rules

Berlin calls Macron’s pitch for more EU debt a ‘distraction’

BUDGET BRIEF: Competitiveness weak

A Window for Collaboration: Turning the EUDR Delay into a Practical Partnership [Promoted Content]

Macron pushes for EU joint debt as bloc ahead of competitiveness summit

EU defence chief plans tour to push for more missiles

WhatsApp secures win in court case against European privacy regulators

Germany flirts with “sin taxes”, challenging unhealthy lifestyles by increasing costs of tobacco, alcohol and possibly sugar to help support a strained health system. 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yn_

The rise of ad hoc Europe

New EU Study and Data Dashboard Reveal the Scale and Structure of Europe’s Gender Investment Gap in Deep Tech [Promoted Content]

Inside Euronews: How Europe’s broadcaster became an influence network

Washington may drift from Europe, but not from Greece

Far right tightens grip on EU migration policy

Denmark sets new organ donation record after policy shift [Advocacy Lab]

US set to relinquish several senior NATO command posts

The Brief – Iran’s diplomatic ‘Wind of Change’

MEP Tom Berendsen picked as new Dutch foreign minister

Von der Leyen floats two-speed Europe ahead of economy summit

Tens of thousands set to compete for 750 EU civil service jobs

Ukraine to open arms export centres across Europe

Belgian prime minister slams political deadlock ‘mess’ in Brussels

German union urges homegrown fighter jet in blow to European plan

🟢 Why Europe’s leaders won’t rescue the economy this week 🟢 Wannabe EU officials face daunting 3% success rate in new exam 🟢 What’s in the latest package of Russia sanctions These stories and more in Monday’s Rapporteur: 🔗https://eurac.tv/9YnY

Robots to the rescue: With climate change outpacing bees’ ability to adapt and Asian hornets wreaking havoc on hives, are tiny drone pollinators the answer? 🐝 🔗https://eurac.tv/9YnX

From vandalism to arson, sabotage is central to Russia’s hybrid warfare in Europe, with recruits driven by a simple incentive: money. Read the full story, ‘How money drives Russia’s sabotage campaign in Europe’ here: 🔗https://eurac.tv/9YnW

Norway’s ambassador to Jordan and Iraq resigns due to connections with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who left $10 million to her children. 🔗https://eurac.tv/9YnU

Officially an adult, but too young to smoke: As youth tobacco consumption rises across the EU, the Netherlands is set to raise the legal age for purchasing nicotine products to 21, but the move is not without criticism. 🔗https://eurac.tv/9YnT

Senior diplomat resigns as Norway probes Epstein links

Meta can’t only have its own AI on WhatsApp, says Commission

One week to save Europe’s economy

INTERVIEW: The race to agree global rules on deep-sea mining

Defence industry in the dark over how countries plan to use €150 billion EU loans

How money drives Russia’s sabotage campaign in Europe

Dutch bid to raise nicotine age to 21 taps into Europe-wide shift

Robots to the rescue of Europe’s declining bee colonies