Closing summary
… and on that note, it’s a wrap from me, Jakub Krupa.
Here are the three things to take away from today’s Europe Live blog:
French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to cut the red tape and streamline regulatory processes to lure AI and technology companies to Europe, saying France was uniquely positioned to offer the best of European talent, low-carbon energy, and access to the European single market (18:12, 18:24, 18:28, 18:38). Expect many of these issues to be picked up again on Tuesday, when he leads Day 2 of the summit with global leaders, including US vice-president JD Vance.
The Swedish prosecutor leading on the investigation into the Örebro shooting has confirmed this morning the identity of the perpetrator, reported as Rickard Andersson, a former student at Campus Risbergska. He was previously described by the Swedish media as a 35-year-old unemployed recluse with psychological problems (11:19). Most of this victims had an immigrant background, police have said (15:05), and a national minute of silence is planned for Tuesday (14:33).
EU and national leaders have protested against seemingly imminent US plans to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel imports, with the bloc calling them “unlawful and economically counterproductive” (9:48, 9:54, 9:58, 13:00).
And that’s all from me, Jakub Krupa, for today.
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Europe, France back in the AI race, Macron declares, as he calls for 'more Europe'
Finally, Macron turns to adoption and acceleration of the technology, as he promises that France will move fast with its proposals in this area.
He declares Europe is (thanks to France obviously) “back in the race” with the US and China with the pledges of €109bn of investment, but calls for “more Europe” and a more coordinated European approach to AI.
It’s a wake up call for your European strategy. Tomorrow [European Commission] president Van der Leyen will announce the European AI strategy, and it will be a very important occasion.
This strategy will be a unique opportunity for Europe to accelerate, to simplify our regulations, to deepen the single market and to invest as well in computing capacities. We need more Europe, and we have to provide a bigger domestic market to all the startups when they start as Europeans.
He also calls for a more streamlined approach to “permitting, authorisation, clinical trials” to help with timing of investments.
“We will have more private investment, … more public investment, … new strategies, but most of the time we are too slow,” he says as he promises to follow “the Notre Dame de Paris strategy” with action for more permissive regulation.
“We [want to] show the rest of the world that when we commit to a clear timeline we can deliver. You decide, you streamline all the procedures, somebody is in charge, and you deliver,” he says.
“Long live the AI, long live the Republic, long live France,” he concludes the speech.
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