To train their models, general-purpose AI (GPAI) providers need large datasets, which may include copyrighted materials. Despite the EU Directive 2019/790 on Copyright and the EU Artificial ...

Since World War II, the political scene in Canada has been dominated by two parties: the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party ...

Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act is under way. The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against three major providers of core platform services.

Since World War II, the political scene in Canada has been dominated by two parties: the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party (see Figure 1). Over their various terms, they have formed governments ...

Over the past 20 years, Canada has been running small deficits. Two notable exceptions, as was the case globally, were the global financial crisis (-3.9 % in 2009, 4.7 % in 2010 and -3.3 % in 2011), ...

Since 1991, the Bank of Canada has maintained a 2.0 % inflation goal (within a 1.0 %–3.0 % limit) which it had broadly met, with small exceptions (e.g. during the global financial crisis), until the ...

From 2016 to 2019, Canada’s economy grew steadily, driven by favourable global trade conditions, a strong housing market and consumer spending. GDP growth averaged 2.2 % annually, before a 5 % GDP ...

Hosting a substantial portion of the world's poor and displaced populations, fragile countries and territories ('fragile contexts') are characterised by weak governance and vulnerability to crises, ...

In 2024, the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, announced her priorities for the Commission's 2024-2029 term, emphasising the need for the EU to find ways to finance the parallel ...