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EU lawmakers face struggle to reach agreement on AI rules -sources

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSTOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - European lawmakers are yet to agree on several issues related to new artificial intelligence rules ahead of a crucial meeting on Tuesday, leaving any deal off the table until December, according to four people familiar with the matter.The draft AI rules have to be agreed by the European Parliament and European Union member states. They have so far been discussed three times in trilogues,...
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Spain government upbeat about auto sector investment after Euro 7 deal

Spain's new Minister of Industry Hector Gomez Hernandez walks outside Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Spain is optimistic about the prospects of attracting new investment into its automotive sector following the so-called Euro 7 agreement, which watered down proposed rules on pollutant emissions rules for new cars in Europe, Trade Minister Hector Gomez told Reuters on Thursday.EU ministers last month approved the rules under Spain's rotating presidency of the European Council, a position which Gomez said was...
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Exclusive: Hitachi set to win EU okay for $1.8 bln Thales deal, sources say

The logo of Hitachi is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland September 10, 2020. Picture taken September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hitachi (6501.T) is set to win EU antitrust approval for its 1.7-billion-euro ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Thales' (TCFP.PA) GTS railway signalling business on the condition it sells assets in France and Germany, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Hitachi submitted its offer to sell its mainline signalling business in France and Germany to the European Commission last...
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