EU
EU AI Pact effectiveness will be limited
Major tech firms joined the EU’s AI Pact for better governance, but industry giants Meta and Apple have opted out
EURussian fertiliser exports are likely to grow
Russian fertiliser exports to the EU surged 43% year-on-year in August, reaching 3.3 million tonnes
RussiaEU will struggle to boost industrial competitiveness
Growing competition from China and the United States is exacerbating the decline of the EU’s industrial competitiveness
EUDeportations will be next focus of EU migration policy
Member states want Brussels to introduce legislation aimed at significantly enhancing deportation procedures
EUSecurity dominates focus of new European Commission
The new Commission’s priorities revolve around the theme of security, with climate change declining in salience
EUEU antitrust scrutiny on Microsoft will intensify
Independent browser developers are urging the European Commission to subject Microsoft to its Digital Markets Act (DMA)
EUEU and China could still reach negotiated settlement
EU states have agreed to the European Commission proposal to increase tariffs on Chinese automobile imports
EUHungary’s EU legal woes will mount
The European Commission opened additional legal proceedings against Budapest
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