Christopher Pitchers

Tech News

Can the EU and its allies cooperate with China on AI safety standards?

Euronews asked stakeholders at its International AI Summit in Brussels on Wednesday if Beijing can be trusted when it comes to artificial intelligence.

9 November 2023

USA

Israel-Hamas war expected to overshadow EU-US summit in Washington

The EU’s top officials will head to Washington Friday for the first official summit between the two sides in over two years and at a time when the issues seemingly continue to pile up.

19 October 2023

Tech News

Facebook and Instagram could charge users in EU for ad-free services

Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions as a way to comply with new EU data privacy rules.

3 October 2023

Europe News

Europe must reduce its demand for cocaine: Colombian defence minister

Iván Velásquez Gómez said his country was doing its bit in the fight against organised crime and the EU must now do the same.

29 September 2023

Europe News

Poland says it will stop sending weapons to Ukraine

It comes after a deepening dispute over Ukrainian grain exports.

21 September 2023

Europe News

EU to lift Fukushima food ban imposed after nuclear accident

Economic security, particuarly in relation to China, was also a key topic.

13 July 2023

Europe News

EU antitrust bodies can add data protection breaches to investigations

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was ruling on a case in Germany between Meta and the country's antitrust authority.

4 July 2023

Europe News

AI not existential risk to mankind, but needs human control: Microsoft

Brad Smith also told Euronews that international coordination is needed when it comes to regulation of the emerging technology.

29 June 2023

Europe News

'We never had so many drugs smuggled or produced in Europe' - report

The annual study released by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) warned that the use of illegal substances is a concern to the health of people on the continent, as well as its security.

16 June 2023

Europe News

Twitter has chosen 'confrontation' with the European Commission

Billionaire Elon Musk took over the social media giant last year and has since rolled back various rules on content moderation.

5 June 2023

Europe News

EU & US present united front on China, despite differences

Differing opinions on what to do about China is becoming a key issue between the two allies.

31 May 2023

World News

Does measuring GDP help or hinder our economic well-being?

Euronews Correspondent Sasha Vakulina and a panel of top policymakers and experts discuss how financial well-being, rising inequality and the cost-of-living crisis might be better tackled outside of standardised GDP outlooks, ahead of the Beyond Growth 2023 Conference.

5 May 2023

Europe News

MEPs approve law ensuring EU products are deforestation-free

Commodities, such as soy, coffee and cocoa, will not be able to enter the bEU Single Market if they come from deforested land.

19 April 2023

Europe News

Brussels terror threat 'unlikely' after Commission gets alarming email

The two messages were written in Russian saying an 'explosion' would happen on the city's metro on Wednesday 8 March.

8 March 2023

Europe News

Asylum seekers sleeping rough in Brussels for months, as crisis grows

There are currently 3,000 people seeking refuge in Belgium and staying in the streets, most of whom are in Brussels.

7 March 2023

Europe News

Vandecasteele prisoner swap with Iran constitutional - Belgian court

Olivier Vandecasteele has been imprisoned since February last year.

3 March 2023

Europe News

Recovering wasted heat could cover EU's energy needs - Report

The report published by engineering company Danfoss says that Europe could save up to €67bn by 2050 if it captured excess heat.

23 February 2023

Europe News

Supermarkets pass extra costs onto consumers, despite smaller products

A recent survey found that 80% of people believe that businesses are taking advantage of inflation to increase their profits.

21 February 2023

Europe News

Nuclear energy included in EU’s new rules on green hydrogen

The implementation of the regulation has been delayed for more than a year now due to a dispute over what is defined as ‘renewable’ hydrogen.

13 February 2023

Europe News

Brussels looks to step up war on drugs through more police cooperation

The Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says organised crime poses as big a threat to society as terrorism.

8 February 2023