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NEWS BRIEFS / Research

European Union inaugurates its second quantum computer

23/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – The European Union inaugurated its new VLQ quantum computer in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Tuesday 23 September. Co-financed by the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking EuroHPC (see EUROPE B13412A15) and a consortium of eight participating countries (Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands), VLQ is a key element of the quantum strategy aimed at making Europe a world leader by 2030. Once fully...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Ministers call for greater account to be taken of specific agricultural features in free trade agreements approved by EU
AGRICULTURE: MEPs reject proposal for EU forest monitoring framework
FOOD SAFETY: several European ministers call for measures on basic substances in plant protection
FISHERIES: European Commission makes small concessions on cormorant management
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission surprises co-legislators with a potential new one-year postponement of ‘deforestation-free products’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs insist that European Commission is responsible for inadequate implementation of its environmental legislation
MIGRATION: irregular migrants in EU - first Danish compromise appears to authorise transfer of families with minors to return ‘hubs’
ENERGY: future ‘grids’ package, expected “late November, early December”, will focus on “more Europeanised” planning
ENERGY: EU faces weak growth in electricity demand, of 1% in 2024, according to Eurelectric
DIGITAL: European Commission tackles online financial fraud on major platforms
DIGITAL: European Commission rejects Apple’s requests for annulment of interoperability decisions imposed on iOS mobile operating system
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Europe’s major operators are impatient with Commission’s slow pace of reform
RESEARCH: smart specialisation should be better aligned with wider EU objectives, says European Court of Auditors
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: fifteen EU Member States have now recognised Palestinian state
INDONESIA: EU concludes negotiations on trade and investment protection agreement with Jakarta
MERCOSUR: European Parliament’s request for CJEU’s opinion on EU-Mercosur agreement becomes clearer
LATIN AMERICA: MEPs call for “historic opportunity” to strengthen ties between EU and Latin America
HUMAN RIGHTS: journalists honoured among nominees for 2025 Sakharov Prize
AFRICA: EU concerned by spread of insecurity from Sahel to West
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Parliament and EU Council make progress towards agreement on EDIP, but budget still poses problem
SECURITY/DEFENCE: “We will do what is necessary to defend ourselves”, warns Mark Rutte after Russian incursions into NATO airspace
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships - MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs should not change scope of ‘BEFIT’ initiative on taxation of income of large companies
COMPANIES: MEPs have hearing for candidates for post of Chair of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Committee on Legal Affairs refuses to waive immunity of Ilaria Salis
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs support budgetary and institutional reforms with a view to EU enlargement
BETTER REGULATION: group of NGOs and trade unions march from Maastricht to Brussels to protest against EU simplification
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: a European definition of rape incorporating consent supported by left and centre, qualified by EPP and rejected by sovereignists
GENDER EQUALITY: Eleonora Meleti and Rosa Estaràs Ferragut defend recognition and enhancement of care and support work in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: more than 250 tonnes of humanitarian aid delivered thanks to EU airlift
STATE AID: green light for changes to Portuguese scheme compensating companies for costs related to greenhouse gas emissions
BURUNDI: EU Council removes Burundian intelligence officer from its list of sanctioned persons
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU Council removes six officers from list of persons and entities subject to sanctions
INDUSTRY: steel safeguard should be most restrictive European Commission has ever applied, according to Stéphane Séjourné
RESEARCH: European Union inaugurates its second quantum computer
HEALTH: launch of ‘OHAMR’ international initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance
SPORT: launched in Copenhagen, European Week of Sport celebrates its tenth anniversary with theme ‘Move more, scroll less’
CORRIGENDUM
DEFENCE: Committee of Regions has launched its working group on defence
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