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Tightened EU anti-money laundering laws won't ban all anonymous crypto payments

The European Union will incorporate new laws that limit cash and crypto transactions and prohibit anonymous ones in order to minimize money laundering.

The European Union Parliament has taken a significant step by outlawing unidentified self-custody crypto wallets for making payments across the region. A…

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, completing a penultimate step to enacting the world's first comprehensive AI

EU negotiators are due to return to the table on Thursday in a final attempt to reach an agreement on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) before this summer’s European elections. The proposed legislation aims to improve individuals’ access to their health data and would facilitate cross-border sharing of health data and its use in research and policymaking.

Tonight at 9:30 p.m., on the initiative of the Pirate Party, the European Parliament will discuss the case of imprisoned journalist Julian Assange, which is expected to result in his extradition by the UK. The EU Commission (High Representative Borrell) and EU Council (President Michel) will have to break their silence on Assange and speak […]

46 Members of the European Parliament today made a final appeal to the UK Home Secretary to protect Wikileaks founder Julian Assange andprevent his possible extradition to the United States.[1] The day beforethe final court hearing on Julian Assanges extradition, the signatoriesemphasise their concerns about the Assange case and its impact on pressfreedom, as well […]

With a full vote expected in April, two European Parliament groups came to a provisional agreement on the future governance of artificial intelligence.

"A victory for civil liberties," say privacy experts, as the EU Chat Control bill gets de-facto banned. Heres everything you need to know.

The European Parliament's civil liberties (LIBE) and internal market (IMCO) committees have overwhelmingly endorsed draft legislation setting out a risk-based framework for regulating applications of artificial intelligence. In a vote this morning the committees voted 71-8 (with 7 abstentions) in favor of the compromise negotiated with EU Member States at the back end of last year in lengthy three-way 'trilogue' talks. The EU AI Act, originally proposed by the Commission back in...