European Commission cuts cost by two-thirds to €2bn but figure is still far above the €75mn Britain has offered

Nigel Farage says Reform UK would strip EU citizens of their rights to claim benefits, as he outlined plans to cut government spending by £20bn a year. Farage said his party would renegotiate the last government's Brexit deal to enable the move, claiming the agreement was unfairly one-sided.

French and European Union foreign ministers are pushing back on a reported U.S. plan to force concessions from Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The AI Act was designed to use Europe’s economic heft to force companies to create “trustworthy AI” for its 450mn consumers through a risk-based approach: banning the most harmful uses, controlling high-risk systems and lightly regulating low-risk ones.

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Thursday said the European Union should stop sending money to the Ukrainian government after corruption reports.

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday streamlining and easing ​a slew of tech regulations, including delaying some provisions of ‌its AI Act, in an attempt to cut red tape, head off criticism from ‌Big Tech and boost Europe's competitiveness.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, announced the initiative today. The legislative updates are expected to save up to €5 billion in administrative costs for businesses by 2029. The move follows calls by U.S. tech giants to simplify the EU’s data regulations.

The European Union is considering stricter scrutiny for Amazon and Microsoft's cloud businesses. The EU's executive Commission is assessing whether Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be classified as "gatekeepers" under the Digital Markets Act.

The plan is to drastically cut administrative burdens, simplify compliance, and accelerate technological innovation across the European Union.

Kaja Kallas says ministers also discussed EU police support mission to lead training for Palestinian police - Anadolu Ajansı