AI watermarking and deepfake labelling will soon be required by law in the EU as the transparency part of the bloc’s sweeping AI Act comes into force on August 2nd.
The European Union will from Sunday have the power to enforce landmark artificial intelligence rules and hit any companies breaking the law with fines.
Three wildfires that broke out within days of each other in Spain and France this month are among the 15 largest recorded in the European Union since 2016.
A majority of EU countries called on Saturday for emergency talks on the sudden inflow of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's enclave of Ceuta in North Africa.
Italy said Friday it had suspended its Schengen agreement with Spain, following the influx of migrants into Madrid's Ceuta enclave in north Africa, bordering Morocco.
The EU/Schengen area's '90-day' rule is a complicated one that causes much confusion for travellers - here we answer some of the most common questions from readers of The Local.
Several EU countries have caused a stir when they called to shut Spain out of the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco was overwhelmed this week by thousands of migrant arrivals. Is that possible?
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called on Thursday for Spain's suspension from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta adjoining Morocco.
As firefighters struggle to contain some of the worst European wildfires in living memory with reduced numbers of aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are currently snubbing Mediterranean destinations for northern climes in hopes of cooler temperatures, but it remains to be seen whether it is just a fad or a durable shift in the tourism market.
The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
The European Union expressed relief Friday over a new wave of US tariffs imposed by Washington on trading partners, following concerns of possible retaliation to a massive fine Brussels had slapped on US giant Google.
The European Union on Thursday allowed online platforms to scan for child sexual abuse material in users' chats -- but with an exemption for encrypted messaging services.
Hundreds of thousands of people blocked from claiming citizenship by ancestry were urged to file new claims immediately after Italy referred the restrictions to Europe’s highest court.
Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide to have proposed or introduced such measures, with many of them in Europe.
European airport bosses have warned that new EU border checks are significantly increasing waiting times for British nationals arriving in the bloc, in some cases tripling the average.
The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products in Europe, including unsafe toys and cosmetics.
The end of a Brexit 'grace period' on university fees in 2028 means that British passport holders living in the EU will no longer qualify for home fees and could pay three times as much.
After France adopted a bill to allow assisted dying on Wednesday, here's a look at which European countries already authorise the terminally ill to end their lives.
The European Commission this week launched legal action against 17 member states over the application of the new directive on the single permit, a combined procedure that grants third country nationals both a work and residence permit instead of applying separately for them.
At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heatwave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data is released, according to an AFP analysis.
The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.
EU countries on Wednesday agreed to extend the right for Ukrainians fleeing the war to stay until 2028, but excluded military-age men arriving in the bloc.
The population of the 27-nation European Union will peak in 2029 before falling in the coming decades, according to a report published Tuesday that spotlights the major challenges the bloc faces from an ageing population.
