Are Europeans truly free? At our latest ACES lecture, @alemanno.bsky.social (HEC Paris, founder of @thegoodlobby.wsocial.eu) argued that Europe's dependence on external systems exposes a fundamental gap between perceived and actual freedom.
A new investigation reveals that Czech MEP Alexandr Vondra (ECR) failed to disclose his ties to a think-tank with links to the defence, automotive & fossil fuel industries.
Vondra is actively shaping EU defence, climate but he declared no conflict of interest. The DEREGULATION playbook
After years of institutional paralysis, the otherwise obscure Authority for EU Political Parties has finally discovered its monitoring mandate. The target?
The AfD.
The EPP's biggest headache in Germany. A mere coincidence?
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Rather than building economically useful tools that can help humans expand their capabilities, the tech lords of AI are sinking vast resources into a dream of building superhumans. This is not inevitable fellows Europeans and citizens of the world
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Rather than building economically useful tools that can help humans expand their capabilities, the tech lords of AI are sinking vast resources into a dream of building superhumans. This is not inevitable fellows Europeans and citizens of the world
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
There’s no way the EU would sign the US-EU deal today, now way…
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Another legal challenge to the EU deregulation agenda. If it succeeds, it will prove what we’ve been saying all along: the Omnibus doesn’t simplify EU law but it rewrites it - @foodwatch-int.bsky.social @ombudsman.europa.eu @foodwatchde.bsky.social @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
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Vatican-washing:
how could the Catholic church and the world’s most valuable AI startup work together, when Anthropic’s technology may bring about the future Leo is warning against?
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Europe doesn't need to become America to succeed; it should stick to what it does well: protecting its people and the planet.
My latest in @theguardian.com today
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Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interests, says Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law
