Tech – Policymakers face an "evidence dilemma" in tackling AI risks – acting pre-emptively on little evidence or risk leaving society unprepared, says the first international scientific report on the Safety of Advanced AI.
Economy – Von der Leyen’s economy chief has invited some of the bloc’s largest businesses and industry groups to key policy talks on 6 February, turbo-charging plans for a sweeping overhaul of sustainability-related rules, Euractiv has learned.
Frontex – The Parliament’s budget committee has green-lit a €250 million plan for a new headquarters for the EU border agency in Warsaw as it gears up for expansion.
Energy – The European Commission is seeking to expand gas storage requirements, with a majority of EU countries and MEPs ready to negotiate, Euractiv has learned.
Across Europe
Czechia – The Czech government has postponed crucial legislation to curb money laundering through pass-through accounts, which allow billions of illicit funds to flow unchecked through the country under the guise of business transactions.
Slovakia – One hundred employees of the flagship cultural institution say they cannot continue to work under the new leadership appointed by far-right Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová.
Italy – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being investigated by Rome prosecutors for complicity and breach of trust in connection with the deportation of Osama Njeem Almasri, the chief of the Libyan judicial police subject to an ICC arrest. | 