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| 04.10.2024 | FRANCE: New Government Vows Tougher Approach to Migration ― Discussions About Removing State Medical Aid for Undocumented People Provoke Reactions from Former Ministers and NGOs ― New Report Highlight... | The new government has vowed to take a tougher approach to migration, with a focus on overhauling the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and the Schengen Agreement. Plans to abolish the state medical aid (AME) for undocumented people have prov... |
| 04.10.2024 | EU EASTERN BORDERS: Major Event for People with Migrant Backgrounds in Estonia ― Council of Europe Urges Finland to ‘Reconsider’ New Migration Law ― Hungarian Prime Minister Repeats Threat to Send Mig... | The Tallinn Migration Centre is organising a two-day conference and fair in the Estonian capital for residents with a migrant background.
The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Finland to strengthen the protecti... |
| 04.10.2024 | MEDITERRANEAN: Disagreement About Funding for New Fence and Concerns About Surveillance on Greece-Türkiye Border ― Investigation into Migrant Death in Greek Police Station ― Italy Considers Further Cl... | The Greek government is planning to build a new fence on the country’s border with Türkiye and a new report by the Border Violence Monitoring Network has condemned the ongoing ‘lack of transparency’ regarding the use of surveillance technol... |
| 30.09.2024 | Sweden, the Origin of ‘Flight Shame’, Scraps Aviation Tax – Despite Rise in Emissions | 6 Mins Read The Swedish government has announced that it is abolishing the flight tax it introduced in 2018 to combat aviation emissions, in a move welcomed by the industry and heavily criticised by climate activists.
Greta Thunberg has bee... |
| 28.09.2024 | The Meta and Deutsche Telekom Standoff: A Clash of Titans in the Digital Age | In the ever-evolving landscape of the internet, a fierce battle is brewing between Meta and Deutsche Telekom. This conflict is not just a corporate squabble; it’s a reflection of deeper issues surrounding internet access, costs, and the fut... |
| 27.09.2024 | Meta, Deutsche Telekom Standoff In The EU Is Something To Keep An Eye On | Telecom lobbyists have been working overtime in both the US and EU, trying to get policymakers to force internet companies to pay them billions of extra dollars for no coherent reason. These efforts, routinely dressed up as serious adult po... |
| 27.09.2024 | ITALY: Recent Increase in Arrivals But Overall Decrease from 2023 ― Albanian PM Rejects Any Replicas of Italy-Albania Protocol ― Prosecutors Demand Six-Year Jail Term for Deputy PM in Rescue Vessel ‘K... | More than 1,200 people arrived in Italy irregularly on 21-22 September but the overall number in 2024 is significantly lower than the previous year.
Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama has reminded EU leaders that the Italy-Albania Protocol is ... |
| 20.09.2024 | HUNGARY: ‘Humiliating’ Portfolio for Hungarian Commissioner-designate Reflects Country’s Marginalisation Within EU, Opposition Says ― ECtHR Rules Against Hungarian State in Transit Zone Case ― EU Trig... | European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has allocated the health and animal welfare portfolio to Hungary’s Commissioner-designate Oliver Várhelyi in a move that the Hungarian opposition has described as ‘humiliating’ and a s... |
| 20.09.2024 | NORDIC REGION: Doctors in Finland Warn Against Healthcare Restrictions for Undocumented People ― Norway Proposes Reforms to Increase Refugee Employment ― Sweden Planning € 30,000 Allowance for Volunta... | Doctors in Finland have criticised the government’s proposal to withhold healthcare from undocumented people.
Norway is planning to introduce significant amendments to the Integration Act to speed up the integration of refugees into the wor... |
| 13.09.2024 | GERMANY: Government Announces Plans to Tighten Controls at All Borders ― First Deportation to Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover ― Senior Official Proposes Deportations to Rwanda ― NGO Raises Concerns... | The government has announced plans to introduce tighter controls at all of its border crossings.
Germany has carried out its first deportation to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
Special Commissioner for Migration ... |
| 13.09.2024 | EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Frontex Denies Involvement in Pushbacks and Defends €400 Million ‘Expansion’ Tender ― Thousands Pushed Back to Niger from Algeria Libya and Tunisia ― Discussions on Closer EU-Egy... | The executive director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has denied allegations of the agency’s involvement in pushbacks and defended the need for €400 million of surveillance equipment. Alarme Phone Sahara has reporte... |
| 06.09.2024 | ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Canary Islands Government Accuses Spanish State of Abandoning Its Responsibilities Amid Serious Migration ‘Crisis’; Invites European Commission President to Witness Situation... | The Canary Islands government has accused the Spanish state of ‘abandoning’ its responsibility towards the archipelago as it faces a serious migration “crisis”, and has invited European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to witness t... |
| 19.08.2024 | The EU needs to expand its support for the MENA region’s digital transformation | Recently re-elected as European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen indicated that her next term will focus more on the Mediterranean region, announcing plans to create a separate portfolio at the commissioner level to deal with it. ... |
| 02.08.2024 | EU EASTERN BORDERS: Estonian Border Guards to Support Latvian Colleagues on Latvia-Russia Border ― Finland Enacts Controversial New ‘Pushback Law’ ― Hungary Faces Renewed Criticism from Both EC and FR... | Officers from Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) will be sent to the Latvia-Belarus border to help their Latvian counterparts to prevent irregular crossings. On 22 July, Finland’s new law aimed at preventing people seeking asylum... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A Culinary Revolution or a Political Battlefield?** ** | ** In the heart of Europe, a culinary revolution is simmering. Cultivated meat, a product of modern science, is making waves. But this innovation is not just about taste; it’s a battleground of politics, consumer choice, and tradition.
Rece... |
| 25.07.2024 | Dutch Startup Mosa Meat Hosts First Cultivated Beef Tasting in the EU | 6 Mins Read Dutch food tech startup Mosa Meat conducted the first public tasting of cultivated beef in the EU, another milestone for novel foods amid fierce debate in Europe.
Mosa Meat, the Dutch startup that produced the world’s first cult... |
| 23.07.2024 | Amid Orbán’s Threats of Bans, EU Consumers Say Eating Cultivated Meat Should Be Their Decision | 6 Mins Read Europeans are largely in favour of cultivated meat if food regulators deem it to be safe, despite policymakers debating bans over the novel food.
In Brussels, over an informal lunch that no doubt featured meat, European leaders ... |
| 19.07.2024 | EU EASTERN BORDERS: Significant Increase in Arrivals via EU Eastern Borders Despite Overall Decrease in EU ― Finland Adopts Controversial ‘Pushback’ Law ― Asylum Seekers File Lawsuit Against Lithuania... | Preliminary data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has revealed a 148% increase in irregular crossings of the EU’s eastern borders between January and June 2024 despite an overall decrease of 30% for the EU as a whol... |
| 11.07.2024 | Hungarian Council Presidency Tells EU That Novel Foods Are a Threat to European Food Traditions | The Hungarian Council Presidency has invited EU agriculture ministers to discuss the impact of novel foods such as cultivated meat and plant-based foods on European food traditions.
According to Euractiv, the presidency sent a note to EU de... |
| 28.06.2024 | EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns ― Hungary Receives € 200 Million Fine from EU Court over Migration Pol... | Finland’s emergency migration law has moved a step closer to adoption following its approval by a parliamentary committee on 18 June. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has fined Hungary € 200 million for failing to comply with a Decembe... |
| 10.06.2024 | Media freedom groups call on Slovakia’s Parliament to reject public broadcasting bill | Critics warn: proposed law could seriously undermine the independence of public media
A protester with a placard 'Freedom for Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) not the old tricks' takes part in a demonstration against the government's... |
| 03.06.2024 | EU Tech Policy Brief: June 2024 | Welcome back to the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe‘s Tech Policy Brief. This edition covers the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe, the U.S., and internationally, and gives CDT’s perspec... |
| 31.05.2024 | EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Human Rights NGOs Warn Against Repression of Media and Free Speech in Tunisia ― EU Commissioner Says Migration Deals Were ‘Not Voted On’ ― EU Considers Reactivating Rafah Border ... | Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have flagged the escalated restriction of free speech in Tunisia. The European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights has claimed that there was no consultation on the EU’s migration deals with ... |
| 31.05.2024 | MEDITERRANEAN: Frontex Investigating New Migrant Pushback Accusations ― Eight EU countries Call for Situation in Syria to be Reassessed to Enable Refugee Returns ― Albanian PM Rules Out Migration Deal... | The EU Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is investigating two new allegations of migrant pushbacks in the Aegean Sea. The governments of eight EU member states have issued a joint statement on migration in which they have called for t... |
| 24.05.2024 | MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe Reports ‘Prison-Like Conditions’ in Migrant Centres in Cyprus ― Large Increase in Unaccompanied Minors Arriving in Trieste in 2023 ― Setback for Italy-Albania Deal as ... | A monitoring report by the Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has revealed worsening conditions in migrant centres in Cyprus. The International Rescue Commit... |
| 24.05.2024 | EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Investigative Journalists Accuse EU of Complicity in Migrant ‘Dumping’ in North African Countries ― EU Commissioner says Migration Deals Need to be ‘Revised’ ― UN Urges Tunisia t... | An investigation led by Lighthouse Reports has claimed that EU funding was used in operations to ‘dump’ migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in the desert and other remote areas in Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, and that the EU was aware of t... |
| 17.05.2024 | GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’ ― NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers ― Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Pla... | Higher Administrative Court judges in Münster have upheld a lower court’s 2022 ruling that the AfD can be categorised as a potentially extremist organisation. A new system through which asylum seekers receive financial benefits via debit ca... |
| 10.05.2024 | Italy: Prime Minister in Libya for Discussions on Further Migration Co-operation ― Joint Italian-Finnish Proposal on Migration Presented to EU Member States ― NGO Monitoring Aircraft Banned from Using... | Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has travelled to Libya for discussions about strengthening migration co-operation with both of the North African country’s rival administrations.
Italy and Finland have presented a joint ‘non-paper’ on ‘counter... |
| 10.05.2024 | EU External Partners: Member States Push for Outsourcing of Migration Procedures to Third Countries ― EU Signs € 1 Billion Migration Deal with Lebanon ― Tunisian Authorities Expel Hundreds of Migrants... | A number of EU member states are preparing to send a letter to the European Commission to call for agreements that would enable intercepted migrants to be transferred to third countries before they reach Europe.
The EU has signed a ‘migrati... |
| 26.04.2024 | EU External Partners: Ombudsman Renews Inquiry into EU-Tunisia Deal ― Auditors Raise Concerns About Implementation of EU Deal with Türkiye ― EU Migration Deal with Lebanon May Be Imminent ― NGOs Highl... | The European Ombudsman has renewed her inquiry into human rights issues stemming from the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding. A new report by the European Court of Auditors has criticised the lack of impact of the EU Facility for Refuge... |
| 20.04.2024 | CDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: April 2024 | Also authored by CDT Europe’s AI Policy Fellow Jonathan Schmidt.
Policymakers in Europe are hard at work on all things artificial intelligence, and we’re here to keep you updated. We’ll cover laws and policies that relate to AI, and their i... |
| 19.04.2024 | Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors ― Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry In... | The digital system launched in 2023 has shifted the barriers to accessing the asylum procedure and made them less visible to the public, according to a new report by the International Rescue Committee. Following the Prime Minister’s fourth ... |
| 12.04.2024 | EU External Partners: MEPs Renew Criticism of EU Migration Deals ― Aid Organisations Sue Dutch Government Over EU-Turkey Agreement ― More Reports of Interference and Violence by Libyan Coast Guard ― N... | Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have repeated their criticism of the European Commission for signing migration agreements with North African countries. Three aid organisations are suing the Dutch government over its involvement in... |
| 12.04.2024 | €200M for hydrogen refueling, Hootsuite acquires Luxembourg's Talkwalker, and Dutch startups to watch | This week our research tracked more than 65 tech funding deals worth over €846 million, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed ... |
| 29.03.2024 | Western air bases that host Ukraine's F-16s are 'legitimate' targets for Russia, says Putin | Military & Defense Western air bases that host Ukraine's F-16s are 'legitimate' targets for Russia, says Putin
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| 18.03.2024 | Call for withdrawal of Slovakia’s repressive broadcast law | Slovak government attempts to take over the public broadcaster
A protester with a placard 'Freedom for Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) not the old tricks' takes part in a demonstration against the government's plan of reorganization... |
| 09.03.2024 | Цифровой цейтнот: почему свежие ИБ-законопроекты не находят широкой поддержки — примеры и мнения | В мире растет число кибератак, и правительства отдельных стран принимают меры по противодействию злоумышленникам. Некоторые инициативы выглядят довольно строгими. Так, индийский регулятор обязал пострадавшие от хакерских атак компании предо... |
| 23.02.2024 | It may look like Trump scared NATO back into readiness — but it's probably all down to Putin | Military & Defense It may look like Trump scared NATO back into readiness — but it's probably all down to Putin
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| 23.02.2024 | Европейский союз ввел 13-й пакет антироссийских санкций | Как сообщается в пресс-релизе Европейского совета, список запрещенных к экспорту товаров пополнился возможными компонентами для разработки и производства беспилотных летательных аппаратов, включая электротрансформаторы, катушки индуктивност... |
| 14.02.2024 | Data centres are straining electricity grids worldwide | Governments around the world are pausing to reconsider the approval of construction permits for new data centres due to the strain that their huge demand for electricity places on national grids.
So far, there is no indication that South Af... |
| 03.02.2024 | Государства-члены ЕС единогласно одобрили свод правил Закона об искусственном интеллекте | Послы 27 стран-членов Европейского союза единогласно одобрили свод правил Закона об искусственном интеллекте. Положение призвано регулировать технологии ИИ на основе их способности причинять вред. Техническая доработка закона заняла более о... |
| 02.02.2024 | Over €1B raised, 80+ deals, and new speakers announced for the Tech.eu Summit London 2024 | This week our research tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion, and around 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed ... |
| 02.02.2024 | EU Unanimously Approves AI Act, Setting Stage for Comprehensive Regulation | Inno Flores, Tech Times 02 February 2024, 09:02 pm |
| 29.01.2024 | Призыв писать компактное ПО, версия 2024 года (с примером кода) | Этот пост посвящён памяти Никлауса Вирта, первопроходца в сфере вычислительных наук, ушедшего от нас 1 января этого года. В 1995 году он написал важную статью A Plea for Lean Software, и в своём посте я постараюсь воспроизвести её почти три... |
| 25.01.2024 | January 2024 is turning out to be one flurry of activity after another for European tech | It's been a wild one out there this week. As one industry veteran said to me, "Wow there's a lot of news. It's like the industry switched it back on."
To help keep you up to speed and in the know, we're highlighting some of the bi... |
| 19.01.2024 | The big business of batteries, private equity's field day, and over €7.2B was invested in European tech this week | This week our research tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €7.2 billion and over 15 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most impor... |
| 12.01.2024 | Walking the tightrope: Orban, Fico, and the future of central European diplomacy | Amid increasing global multipolarity, a central tension is arising within the European Union: newer member states, particularly those of central Europe, practice full alignment with western Europe and the United States on paper, but unlike ... |
| 05.01.2024 | Green enlargement: How the EU’s growth plan for the Western Balkans can promote climate action | Enlargement is back in fashion. Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and the geopolitical turmoil that followed have driven the European Union to make membership a credible goal for Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia – but also for longstanding ... |
| 22.12.2023 | EU’s provisional deal on gig worker rights fails to get enough backing from Member States | Not so fast on that Christmas present for precarious gig workers in the EU: A political deal announced mid month, which aims to bolster platform workers rights across the European Union by establishing a legal presumption of employment, doe... |
| 15.12.2023 | Mistral AI moves the needle, BUX bought in firesale, and the Tech.eu Annual Report | This week our research tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion and 10+ exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
Today we published our 2023 Annual Report, a comprehensive review of investments... |
| 12.12.2023 | The EU AI Act passed, but Mistral parties on | The AI Beat | Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
Following a three-day marathon of negotiations, the EU AI Act finally passed over the weekend with Carme A... |
| 12.12.2023 | EU’s AI Act: Europe’s New Rules for Artificial Intelligence | The European Union reached a provisional agreement on its much-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Act on Dec. 8, becoming the first global power to pass rules governing the use of AI.
The legislation outlines EU-wide measures designed to e... |
| 08.12.2023 | Mistral AI bucks release trend by dropping torrent link to new open source LLM | Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here.
In the equivalent of a mic drop, open source model startup Mistral AI released a new LLM today with nothin... |
| 04.12.2023 | The Biotech Innovators of CEE: Czech Company DIANA Biotechnologies and Its Quest to Accelerate Diagnostics and Drug Discovery | Prague, Czech Republic ~
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The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the past three years saw the emergence and rise of many biotech companies and startups, especially in the race for vaccines and anti-viral medications. For Czech-b... |
| 01.12.2023 | This week in European tech: Atomico's report, Molten's move, and Monzo's last co-founder departs | This week our research tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion. We saw over 5 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
We also released our November 2023 report which provides a comprehensive ... |
| 30.11.2023 | Freshly Launched Cybersecurity Startup Blindspot Technologies Lands a EUR 1.4M Seed Round | Prague-based DDoS protection startup Blindspot Technologies secured a EUR 1.4M Seed round The startup offers a set of solutions for DDoS protection and mitigation security The new investment will fund the young company’s overseas expansion ... |
| 28.11.2023 | CDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: November 2023 | Also authored by CDT Europe’s Rachele Ceraulo.
Policymakers in Europe are hard at work on all things artificial intelligence, and we’re here to keep you updated. We’ll cover laws and policies that relate to AI, and their implications for Eu... |
| 20.11.2023 | EU heavies disagree with bloc's AI plans, support UK-style 'wait-and-see' proposal | Germany, France and Italy have declared a new, softer position on AI since they and other EU member states entered negotiations with members of the European Parliament (MEPs), and the European Commission, over proposals to impose sweeping A... |
| 17.11.2023 | Online Advertising is Broken & We Need a Plan to Fix It: Introducing CDT’s Future of Online Advertising Project | CDT Google Policy Fellow Cami Goray also contributed to this post.
The online advertising ecosystem is at an inflection point: too broken and politically contentious to continue in its current form, yet too important to publishers, small bu... |
| 17.11.2023 | This week in European tech: Beamery layoffs, NVIDIA's quantum play, and PAI closes €7.1B buyout fund | This week our research tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion. We saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 16.11.2023 | France’s Mistral dials up call for EU AI rules to fix rules for apps, not model makers | Divisions over how to set rules for applying artificial intelligence are complicating talks between European Union lawmakers trying to secure a political deal on draft legislation in the next few weeks, as we reported earlier this week. Key... |
| 15.11.2023 | Future Food Quick Bites: Plant-Based Cows, Vegan Flying & A Mycoprotein Bet | 8 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers The Laughing Cow’s vegan cheese, plant-based burgers in Puert... |
| 14.11.2023 | Europe’s AI Act talks head for crunch point | Negotiations between European Union lawmakers tasked with reaching a compromise on a risk-based framework for regulating applications of artificial intelligence appear to be on a tricky knife edge.
Speaking during a roundtable yesterday aft... |
| 10.11.2023 | This week in European tech: Aleph Alpha goes big, Getir gets Fresh(Direct), and what's up with AI startups in France? | This week, our research tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion. We saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most ... |
| 03.11.2023 | This week in European Tech: Fintech deals still dominate, the AI Summit, and Web Summit has a new CEO | This week, our research tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €734 million. We saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most ... |
| 26.10.2023 | Cranium raises $25M to fund enterprise AI monitoring, security, and compliance platform | VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed - An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Hear from top industry leaders on Nov 15. Reserve your free pass
The AI marketplace is an incredibly dynamic one, especially in the year since Op... |
| 24.10.2023 | Europe’s CSAM-scanning plan is a tipping point for democratic rights, experts warn | A controversial child sexual abuse material (CSAM)-scanning proposal that’s under discussion by lawmakers in Europe is both the wrong response to tackling a sensitive and multifaceted societal problem and a direct threat to democratic value... |
| 20.10.2023 | This week in European tech: Nokia scales back, Volta Trucks unplugs, and EQT closes in on nearly €20B | This week, our research tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion. We saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions on the other end of the spectrum.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most im... |
| 17.10.2023 | Give biotech a chance for the planet’s sake, EU lawmakers urged | European Union lawmakers are being urged to avoid too much risk aversion from holding back the potential of the homegrown biotech sector.
Developments in biotech could be transformative in a range of critical sectors. Beyond huge promise in... |
| 16.10.2023 | Britain rolled back an array of its net zero goals. It could spell pain for climate tech startups, experts say. | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's rollback on climate goals could cause problems for Europe's climate tech startups. Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 13.10.2023 | Skelelton Tech raises €108M, EyeEm is acquired, and Bulgarian tech gets a boost from Europe | This week, our research tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €993 million, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 06.10.2023 | Atomico's ins and outs, Sweden's Brite Payments secures $60M, and we remember Cowboy co-founder Karim Slaoui | This week, our research tracked more than 75 tech funding deals worth over €521 million. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 20 exits and M&A transactions.
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| 02.10.2023 | Advertising Needs To Move Beyond Its Data Obsession | CMO and Founder of Bango. Fighting to build a strong connection between marketing dollars spent and revenue generated by businesses. |
| 22.09.2023 | PE firm Keensight raises €2.8B, Fasanara launches €1B B2B e-commerce fund, and a whole lot more
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| 21.09.2023 | France U-Turns on Factory Farming, Calls for Cheaper Meat | 4 Mins Read Two weeks after proposing an unprecedented labelling ban on meat-related terms for plant-based alternatives, France is now promoting a pro-factory farming agenda by calling for the production of cheaper meat and ‘taking back the... |
| 11.09.2023 | Is China’s Kamikaze Drone Clone Headed To Russia? | New video shows the test launch of a Chinese made kamikaze drone, the Sunflower-200. The footage shared on Twitter shows the drone taking off with the assistance of a rocket booster, and (presumably) hitting a target some distance away. The... |
| 08.09.2023 | H2 Green Steel's giga-scale electrolyser, Getir's plummeting valuation, and more!
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| 07.09.2023 | A close Russian ally snubbed Putin by announcing military exercises with the US — the latest in a series of embarrassments for the president | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the CSTO welcoming ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, in November 2022. Contributor/Getty Images
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| 11.08.2023 | This Week in European Tech: NeXtWind secures $750M, Sequans sells for $249M and more
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| 08.08.2023 | Zoom knots itself a legal tangle over use of customer data for training AI models | Three years ago Zoom settled with the FTC over a claim of deceptive marketing around security claims, having been accused of overstating the strength of the encryption it offered. Now the videoconferencing platform could be headed for a sim... |
| 31.07.2023 | Elon Musk refused Ukraine's request for Starlink that would help it attack Russian ships with exploding sea drones, report says | Elon Musk at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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| 28.07.2023 | How Sam Altman's $850 million SPAC could help turn nuclear power into a mainstream energy source
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| 19.07.2023 | Are we heading towards a far-right European Union? | The far right is on the rise in Europe.
In Germany, support for the hard-right AfD is surging. In Spain, the far-right Vox party is expected to be the kingmaker in the upcoming snap election. Far-right parties are also either in government ... |
| 18.07.2023 | Putin wanted his own version of NATO. Instead he has a failing alliance that has only made him look weaker since the invasion of Ukraine. | Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan, Armenia, November 2022. Contributor/Getty Images
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| 14.07.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Kahoot! acquired in $1.72 billion deal, Lilium raises $192 million and lives to fly another day, and Monzo is preparing a merger deal
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽... | This week, our reseach tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions.
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| 13.07.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aphea.Bio scores $78m for biologicals, Do Good Foods files Ch. 11, Chipotle’s avocado robots | Good news this week arrived in the form of funding rounds for biologicals maker Aphea.Bio and infant formula startup Bobbie, amongst several others. Less sunny was news that upcycled chicken company Do Good Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankru... |
| 07.07.2023 | Startup Showcase: EurActiv – Revolutionizing EU News Across Languages | In the heart of Brussels, Belgium, EurActiv, a European media network, is crafting a new era in EU news and policy debates. With content available in over 12 languages, EurActiv is demolishing language barriers and providing its users with ... |
| 07.07.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Daniel Ek's Neko Health raised €60 million, Bolt bagged ex-Revolut CFO, and Notion closed its latest fund at €300 million
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworth... | This week, our reseach tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €1.4 billion. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 15 exits and M&A transactions.
As always, we've also indexed the most important/industry-related news ... |
| 30.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Software AG acquired for €2.4 billion, Aleph Alpha rumoured to land €100 million, and Getir says adios to Spain
💸 Notable and big funding rounds
🫱🏽🫲🏻 Noteworthy acquisit... | This week, our reseach tracked more than 105 tech funding deals worth over €831 million. On the other end of the spectrum, we saw over 10 exits and M&A transactions.
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| 27.06.2023 | The IEA’s ‘Net Zero’ Roadmap Analyzed | Engraving of various types of windmills in a Flemish town, circa 1580. (Photo by Library of ... [+] Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)Corbis/VCG via Getty Images |
| 23.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: VC Brighteye closes €100 million edtech fund, Amazon may buy Ocado, Vestager goes for top job at EIB, Germany's latest unicorn
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 23.06.2023 | Bolt 🩷's Starship, a Code Red, an iron fist at the EIB, AI a-plenty, Tech City, and it's Pollen season | Shhhh. Can you hear it? Listen in. Very carefully. Yes, yes, that's the unmistakable sound of an ecosystem that's staring down a summer full of iced tea and days by the lake. Or, is that just me?
Either way, due to popular demand stemming f... |
| 22.06.2023 | Кто победит в гонке за AI-столицу и куда ехать стартапам и специалистам из сектора ИИ? | Всем привет! Меня зовут Деян, в 2022 я переехал во Францию по стартап визе и сейчас развиваю здесь свой стартап, записываю подкаст про капитализм, а также строю свое агентство по релокации стартапов Movly.me.
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| 20.06.2023 | Macron and Meloni vow ‘cooperation’ after tensions | French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 20, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni v... |
| 12.06.2023 | Top EU Court To Consider If Copyright Is More Important Than Privacy | Back in November last year, Walled Culture reported on the shocking opinion by a top EU court advisor that copyright was more important than privacy. The case in question was brought by four French associations for the protection of rights ... |
| 11.06.2023 | Impact Insights - May '23 | Curated by our Sustainability Strategist, Åsne Burgess Øyehaug.
■A turning point for impact investing
A new white paper from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has surveyed the impact investing landscape and concluded that impact investing ha... |
| 09.06.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Enpal raises €430 million in debt funding, Improbable sold its defence division, Yttrium raises €403 million fund, and more
What happened this week in European Tech? | This week, our research team tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion (debt and equity), and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe Europe.
As always, we are putting all w... |
| 01.06.2023 | Two Visions of Digital Sovereignty | If bipartisan agreement in the United States is rare, in at least one area, it is increasingly clear: “economic security is national security.” As global events have pushed Europe and the United States closer together, the convergence of th... |
| 28.05.2023 | Elon Musk pulled Twitter from the EU's anti-disinformation agreement and continues to troll with alt-right memes and dogwhistles. It could be a sign he'll close the site to Europe completely. | European Commissioner Thierry Breton said Twitter pulled out of the EU's disinformation agreement.
The agreement will become law in August, allowing the Commission to fine violators.
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| 27.05.2023 | Elon Musk takes Twitter out of the EU’s Disinformation Code of Practice | Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s Code of Practice on online disinformation, per the bloc’s internal market commissioner, Thierry Breton.
In a tweet last night — which confirmed earlier reports of Twitter’s impending exit from... |
