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Kingspan disputes EU finding it gave 'misleading' information on planned merger

Kingspan facing potential hefty fine for misleading information

EU Commission concerned about impact of merger on competition in building-materials markets [ more ]

The Verge

EU data protection

Apple's decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU

The European Commission may investigate Apple's discontinuation of iPhone web apps in the EU.

Apple cites the EU's Digital Markets Act and the difficulty of integrating web apps for other browsers as reasons for the change. [ more ]

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TechCrunch

Europe eyes LinkedIn's use of data for ad targeting in latest DSA ask | TechCrunch

EU requests information from LinkedIn regarding ad targeting practices under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Concerns raised over LinkedIn's use of sensitive data for ad targeting under EU law [ more ]

TechRadar

Trackers matter: How the online services you use are tracking your every move

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One day you're browsing for a new car, and the following week you're swamped with social media ads for dashcams.It's a familiar story, and yet many of us are shocked and surprised whenever we are confronted with the evidence that our every online movement is tracked.The analytics code responsible for following you around the internet is embedded across virtually every website we visit.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Google Loses Appeal Against EU's Record Antitrust fine, But Will Big Tech Ever Change?

The EU continues to crack down on big tech companies with its full arsenal of antitrust rules.

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Tech industry

The EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for hindering music streaming competition

Apple fined nearly $2 billion for antitrust violation by EU Commission

EU Commission aims to prevent tech giants from unfair market practices [ more ]

Ars Technica

Tech industry

EU upholds Google's 4.1B euro fine for bundling search with Android

Google has lost its latest battle with European Union regulators.This morning, the EU General Court upheld Google's record fine for bundling Google Search and Chrome with Android.

www.france24.com

2 months ago

Ursula Von der Leyen seeks second term as head of the EU Commission

Ursula von der Leyen seeks second term as head of the EU Commission

Von der Leyen's leadership through crises and progressive policies highlighted [ more ]

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2 months ago

EU chief bows to protesting farmers over pesticide use

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to withdraw a proposal to halve chemical pesticide use in the EU by the end of the decade, citing polarization and lack of progress in discussions.

Mass protests by EU farmers, who are facing shrinking income and rising production costs, have brought the issue to the forefront and attracted support from far-right and anti-establishment parties. [ more ]

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3 months ago

The EU loses about a million workers per year due to aging. Migration official urges legal options

EU member states will need to address the challenge of an aging population

There is a need to shift away from illegal migration and find legitimate alternatives [ more ]

Mashable

4 months ago

Elon Musk's X will be investigated by EU for potentially breaking disinformation law

Elon Musk's X (formerly known as Twitter) will be investigated by the EU Commission for potential violations of laws regarding illegal content, advertising, and disinformation on big tech platforms.

The investigation will focus on areas such as the dissemination of illegal content, measures to combat information manipulation, transparency issues regarding data access and advertising, and the deceptive design of the user interface. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Massive strike pits African fishers against superprofitable' EU firms

African fishers are facing extreme and unfair pressure from European fishing companies, resulting in a large-scale strike by the African fishers.

European companies are making huge profits in African waters, while African fishers are struggling to make a living wage.

African governments must take steps to protect their citizens from exploitation and ensure their coastal waters are sustainably managed for the benefit of all. [ more ]

Exchangewire

The Stack: FTC Attempts to Block Microsoft-Activision; Google's Ad Business May Break up

This week: the US Federal Trade Commission asks a federal court to block Microsoft-Activision, Google may be forced to sell part of its ad business... Yet another busy week for Google, who prepared to open its Confirming Gross Revenue tool to publishers and buyers.In a troublesome turn, however, the EU Commission ruled that the tech giant had engaged in anticompetitive practices and may need to sell part of its ad business.

Exchangewire

EU Touts New Plan for Cleaner Tech; Latest IPA Bellwether Report Suggests Growth Despite Recession

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU announces a new plan for cleaner tech; the latest IPA Bellwether Report suggests market growth despite economic downturn; and CoinDesk explores a partial or full sale.EU Commission reveals Green Deal Industrial Plan
The president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has revealed plans for a new Green Deal Industrial Plan to "make Europe the home of clean tech and industrial innovation on the road to net zero."

Exchangewire

The Stack: Brits Cancel Streaming Services as Costs Rise; EU Urged to Use New Laws in Google Antitrust Case

It's been a week of swings and roundabouts for ad tech; in the UK, Brits cancelled their subscriptions to streaming services en masse to contend with the cost of living crisis, although Netflix reported its subscriber base is growing again thanks to hits such as Stranger Things and Better Call Saul.

GSMArena.com

Mobile UX

EU wants to split up Google's ad business

The EU Commission is once again going after Google and this time around, it's about the company's ad business.The European officials have once again found evidence of wrongdoing in the advertisement field.Since Google is in pretty much every step of the so-called adtech supply chain, the company is using its dominant market position to favor its own intermediation services.

GSMArena.com

Mobile UX

Report: EU to make a decision on a common charger standard on June 7

The EU has been trying to get makers of smartphones and other portable electronics to standardize on a common charger port since the microUSB days.

Exchangewire

Google Ad Tech May Break Up; Apple Threaten to Ban Damus Over Bitcoin Tipping

In today's ExchangeWire new's digest: Google may be forced to sell off part of its ad tech business; Apple threatens to remove Damus from the App Store over Bitcoin tipping; and a study finds that the majority of APAC consumers prefer dealing with companies who collect their data directly.Google may have to break up ad business
Google may have to sell part of its ad tech business after the EU Commission ruled that it had engaged in anti-competitive practices.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

From Past Lessons to Future Protections: EFF's Advice to the EU Commission on Extended Reality Governance

EFF, in partnership with Access Now and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), has responded to the European Commission's consultation, " Virtual Worlds (Metaverses) - A Vision for Openness, Safety, and Respect."This follows our joint statement on International Human Rights Day in 2021, " Virtual Worlds, Real People: Human Rights in the Metaverse," which called for governments and corporations to uphold human rights within Extended Reality (XR), which include Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).

Independent.ie

Ryanair to cancel 220 flights on Monday as Michael O'Leary says 40,000 Bank Holiday travellers will be hit by air traffic strikes

The airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary apologised to 40,000 passengers affected by the cancelations and hit out at French authorities and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen over the disruption.In a video posted on social media, he claimed flights using French airspace without departing from or arriving in France were being importunately affected by the strike action.

www.independent.co.uk

France news

Italy's Meloni urges quick start of Ukraine's EU entry talks

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged European allies to accelerate Ukraine's European Union membership bid, as Rome hosted a bilateral conference on the war-torn country's reconstruction attended by hundreds of Italian and Ukrainian businesses.The future of Ukraine must include an always wider capacity of integrating with the European dynamics and institutions, Meloni said, in joint statements with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on the sidelines of the conference.

Exchangewire

Axel Springer Shifts Focus to US; EU Commission Narrows Apple Probe onto App Restrictions

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: German media giant Axel Springer shifts its focus to digital and the US; the EU Commission centres its antitrust probe into Apple on app restrictions; and YouTube has been accused of collecting data on children aged under 13.Axel Springer plans major restructure
One of Europe's largest news organisations, Axel Springer, has announced an overhaul of its domestic operations.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

David Frost begrudgingly backs Sunak's bitter pill' Brexit deal

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Senior Tory Brexiteer David Frost has begrudgingly backed Rishi Sunak's post-Brexit deal with the EU to reform the Northern Ireland Protocol, but said it was a bitter pill to swallow.

www.thelocal.at

Reader Question: Does a passport renewal restart the 90 day clock for visiting Austria?

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

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TRAVEL: Direct train between Oslo and Rros returns

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

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4 things to consider when buying a travel card in Switzerland

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

www.thelocal.se

Swedish union calls rail strike from May 11th

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

www.thelocal.dk

Thousands of passengers experience delays at Copenhagen Airport

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

www.thelocal.it

Parades, strikes and traffic: What to expect in Italy on May 1st 2023

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

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EU import bans for Ukraine grain shock embattled farmers DW 05/07/2023

When Ukrainian farmer Mykola Olytskyy partnered with a Polish grain trader last December thanks to mutual acquaintances, he felt a glimmer of hope.Olytskyy runs an agricultural business in Novolabun, in Ukraine's western region of Khmelnytskyi, where wheat, corn and barley are cultivated.He hoped selling grain to the Polish market would bring financial security.

www.thelocal.se

A welcome message': Turkey open for new Nato talks with Sweden

Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billstrom commented Turkey's decision on his way into a meeting with EU colleagues in Brussels on Monday.Of course I am aware that my colleague, [Turkish] foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has announced that they are ready to restart the discussion with Sweden, and we are obviously ready to do so, he told Swedish press.

www.thelocal.se

Sweden assumes EU Presidency: Top priorities for the next six months

Sweden took over the EU Presidency on January 1st.Swedish ministers and civil servants will lead negotiations on upwards of 300 issues during approximately 2,000 meetings, mainly in Brussels and Luxembourg.Sweden will have the difficult job of finding compromises between the EU countries and building consensus in European institutions.

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The European Union faces a battle to keep energy prices from harming its economy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

www.aljazeera.com

China, EU to talk trade amid tensions over Ukraine, Xinjiang

Dialogue comes after a tense EU-China summit in April ended without a joint statement.

www.aljazeera.com

EU gives companies green light to buy gas from Russia

European companies are starting to move ahead to comply with Russian demands and keep the gas flowing.

www.thelocal.es

EU opens probe into unfair practices by Spain's state rail group Renfe

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

www.thelocal.es

GUIDE: How to get free train tickets in Spain in 2023

French strikes don't just affect France particularly when it comes to air travel.As a cursory glance at the map will show you, France is geographically pretty central to Europe, so many flights within the continent pass over French airspace in fact roughly half of the flights in French airspace are only passing through, known as overflights'.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

King Charles and EU Commission President meeting cancelled

A proposed meeting between King Charles and the president of the EU Commission just days before an expected deal on the Northern Ireland protocol has been cancelled at the last minute.Sources close to the palace said this was done for 'operational reasons' but the meeting was seen by some as an attempt by the government to politicise the monarchy.

www.independent.co.uk

UK news

SNP MP urges Sunak to back special tribunal into Russian invasion of Ukraine

A Scottish MP has urged the Prime Minister to back a special tribunal to investigate Russian aggression in Ukraine.SNP MP Stewart McDonald has written to Rishi Sunak to ask the UK Government to follow the lead of international communities such as France, the Netherlands and the EU Commission to assess estimates of at least 50,000 war crimes by Vladimir Putin's government.

GSMArena.com

Mobile UX

EU antitrust commission to object to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision

Last January Microsoft offered to buy Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal, but that's still facing various issues and it's not finalized.The latest obstacle comes from the EU commissions, which isn't convinced the acquisition will do the market any good.According to people familiar with the matter, EU's antitrust commission has serious concerns and is readying a statement of objections against the deal.

Exchangewire

EU Urged to use New Tech Laws in Google Antitrust Case; Kanye West to Buy Right-Wing Social Network Parler

Forty-three tech companies have written to EU antitrust regulators to urge that newly adopted tech laws be used to loosen Google's stranglehold on search advertising .

The Local Europe

Norwegian PM 'sceptical' on gas price cap

Norway, which has replaced Russia as Europe's leading supplier of natural gas, said Monday it was 'sceptical' about a gas price cap proposed by a majority of EU members.

The Local Europe

August the most expensive month on record for electricity in Spain

The new record comes despite the so called 'Iberian exception' cap designed to keep prices low, but electricity prices in Spain still remain below other European economies.

the Guardian

European parliament votes to ban 'fly shooting' fishing in part of Channel

The European parliament has voted to ban "fly shooting" fishing in French territorial waters in the Channel, following reports that the technique, also known as demersal seining, was having a "devastating" effect on local fishers.

www.aljazeera.com

EU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid

The EU Commission will give its opinion ahead of a summit on June 23-24 where EU leaders are expected to approve Ukraine's candidate status.

The Local Europe

2 years ago