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Going to the United States is becoming impossible (and for an error you risk prison)

Certain refunds and easier cancellations: all the new rules on travel packages

The European Parliament has definitively approved the update of the package travel directive, the legislation governing “all-inclusive” travel in the European Union. The reform introduces clearer rules on what constitutes a package, strengthens travellers’ right to reimbursement, limits the use of vouchers and establishes precise timeframes for handling complaints and refunds. “These updated rules will protect consumers when something goes ...

The EU Parliament's proposals on how to overcome the housing crisis

The EU Parliament’s proposals on how to overcome the housing crisis

The European Parliament has approved a communication containing measures that MEPs consider essential to overcome the housing crisis. The document was drafted by the special commission created specifically to address the issue, and offers recommendations on policies to address the shortage of affordable housing in the EU. “The problem for millions and millions of Europeans is that they cannot find ...

Protecting creative works in the era of artificial intelligence

Protecting creative works in the era of artificial intelligence

The European Parliament wants to strengthen the protection of copyrighted works in the age of artificial intelligence. The Strasbourg Chamber approved in plenary, with 460 votes in favour, 71 against and 88 abstentions, a series of recommendations which ask, among other things, that European copyright rules apply to all generative AI systems on the EU market, even if trained outside ...

How to protect the press from the development of artificial intelligence

How to protect the press from the development of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence systems feed on information from different sources: books, encyclopedias, treatises, research and, especially when it comes to current affairs, newspaper articles. Online newspapers are one of the main sources of information from systems like ChatGpt, Claude or Gemini, but this is bringing a problem to newspapers. This is because users are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence programs which, ...

Stop the "vegetarian meat" and to the feints "short supply chains": in the EU, steaks and chops only come from animals

Stop the "vegetarian meat" and to the feints "short supply chains": in the EU, steaks and chops only come from animals

Strengthen farmers’ negotiating power, stabilize their incomes and make relationships along the food supply chain more transparent. This is the aim of the revision of the regulatory framework known by the acronym CMO (common market organisation), under discussion in Brussels. The European Parliament and the EU Council have reached an agreement on new provisions that introduce mandatory written contracts between ...

Europe's tools to stop rising energy prices (spoiler: failures)

Europe’s tools to stop rising energy prices (spoiler: failures)

From 100 to 2 boats per day. In the Strait of Hormuz, that sea corridor where Oman and Iran are only 3.7 kilometers apart at their minimum point, the traffic of ships on which approximately 20% of the hydrocarbons consumed on the planet travels has almost disappeared. It is the effect of the new war in the Middle East, in ...

"More resources and more rights for a Europe close to the people"

"More resources and more rights for a Europe close to the people"

Sixteen round tables, over 200 participants and more than 160 Italian stakeholders including businesses, unions and associations: this is the summary of the evening “A Whole Other Europe”, organized in Brussels by the delegation of the Democratic Party to the European Parliament as a moment of discussion between the Italian system and those who represent the country in the EU ...

How technological neutrality can save the Italian (and European) car

How technological neutrality can save the Italian (and European) car

Last December, the European Commission presented a broad package of measures to accompany the automotive sector in the transition towards clean mobility, the Automotive Package. In the provision he accepted the requests of the industry and some countries, including Italy, to lower ambitions and grant greater flexibility to help the sector prepare for the transition to electric in 2025. From ...