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This panel will discuss what skills are necessary to make the hospitality sector fit-for-the-future, more resilient and more sustainable at the same time. Questions that guided the discussion with invited panellists from the European institutions and the hospitality industry included: • How are restaurateurs handling new sustainability requirements and what are their expectations towards policymakers? • What skills are necessary to help independent business owners adapt and attract new workforce? • Why is digital savviness essential for the optimisation of processes, while at the same contributing to sustainability goals? Organised by: METRO Media Partner: EURACTIV

Artificial intelligence is revolutionising the economy but it's also threatening civilization. To protect us from this peril, we need to go much further than the "AI Act" due to be voted on next week, writes Emmanuel Maurel.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is meant to be a healthcare tool but there are also risks in using it to replace doctors, according to experts.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz went on a communication offensive this week, defending his approach to European affairs, following criticism over his leadership style.

New EU rules for train passengers that entered into force Wednesday (7 June) exempt operators from compensation obligations for delays and train failures under certain conditions, drawing criticism from German consumer groups.

US tech company IBM announced its plan on Tuesday (6 June) to open the first European quantum data centre in Germany, which should become operational in 2024.

EU Specialty Food Ingredients is pleased to support World Food Safety Day, celebrated today in order to inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and to draw attention to the many aspects of food safety.

The European Parliament is debating whether to scrap the idea of “strategic" technologies in a draft EU regulation aimed at promoting industries that will drive the green transition, with some lawmakers calling for a wider approach and others a more focused one.

As recent research conclusions and MEP complaints showcase the European Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board's (RSB) alleged bias and lack of transparency within the EU legislative process, the European Ombudsman is set to investigate.

After reaching unprecedented highs last summer, energy prices in Europe are now back to pre-war levels for gas and even negative territory in some places for electricity. But don’t be fooled, this is just a slump in what will likely become a seasonal roller coaster ride.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany wanting Brazil to align with democratic states on Ukraine and China, Malta divided about arrest of woman who had an abortion, and so much more.

Adherence to labour laws is an ongoing issue in public companies in Albania, according to a recent report by the Department of Audit of Public Companies and Foreign Investments published this week. Throughout 2022, the Department of Audit of Public...

Kosovo must work towards deescalating the situation in north Kosovo EU’s envoy Miroslav Lajčak and his US counterpart Gabriel Escobar said in Belgrade Tuesday evening,  while Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called for Kosovo to meet its obligations, including by forming...

Slovenia has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2024-2025, reaching the required backing from two-thirds of the UN member states in the first round of voting on Tuesday and beating Belarus in the Eastern European...

The Romanian authorities are not as tough in their relations with Russia as other NATO member states, Valery Kuzmin, Russia’s ambassador to Bucharest, said on Tuesday, noting the door for future relationships is still somewhat open. The diplomat made the...

Psilocybin, MDMA or LSD might associate with party drugs but their therapeutic value is being discovered worldwide.

Kosovar Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla announced the arrest of a suspect believed to be involved in smuggling and the threatening of Deputy Mayor of Leopsavic, Dragana Miletic, has been arrested while President Vjosa Osmani said the time of impunity for...

The Polish Supreme Court issued a ruling rejecting President Andrzej Duda’s pardon of the Interior Minister and  head of the country’s Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mariusz Kamiński. In 2015, Duda pardoned Kamiński, Maciej Wąsik, his deputy in the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau...

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens/EFA) warned against a worsening security environment and called for further investments in the defence sector. According to the head of the Czech diplomacy, the country has to consider the new reality and adopt...

The arrest of a Maltese woman for having a medical abortion at home has divided Maltese society, with pro-choice groups calling for urgent changes to the law and staging protests, and the prime minister declaring it makes him feel ‘uncomfortable’....