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Big Tech platforms could face new major EU limits on targeted political ads

July 6, 2022 6:16 pm

Aim is for stricter rules to be in place before the 2024 European Parliament election.

Spot checks: Europe’s customs officers struggle to catch faulty goods

July 6, 2022 4:00 pm

A surge of e-commerce in places like Alibaba’s Belgian hub has ‘changed the nature’ of trade.

Europe’s state of mass surveillance

July 6, 2022 12:00 pm

The EU’s top court says mass surveillance is banned. Governments do it anyway.

EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars

July 5, 2022 10:44 pm

Europe aims to be the first-mover when it comes to letting so-called Level 4 autonomous cars on the road.

Hold your horses! Top EU digital lobbyist has to pay up for selling horse as a pony

July 5, 2022 6:26 pm

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Brussels’ most visible digital affairs lobbyist, vows to fight on after she is told to pay more than €126,000.

UK seals data pact with South Korea

July 5, 2022 4:56 pm

The agreement, called a ‘data adequacy decision,’ is the UK’s first since it took control of its own data policy after leaving the EU.

Brussels’ new innovation plan likely won’t meet startups’ demands

July 5, 2022 6:00 am

Nascent firms want support for funding, stock options and recruitment, but the EU may fall short on delivery.

Brussels agrees on crypto rulebook for the EU

July 1, 2022 12:08 pm

The new rules address an array of issues, from supervision to energy use.

Turkey blocks access to two German and US media outlets

July 1, 2022 12:04 pm

The ban on Germany’s Deutsche Welle and Voice of America’s websites could reignite tensions with the West.

Zelenskyy: Zero roaming costs for Ukraine needs to be ‘permanent’

July 1, 2022 11:43 am

European telecoms operators in April agreed to drop roaming fees for Ukrainians fleeing the war.

Belgium puts the brakes on e-scooters as injuries, annoyance grow

June 30, 2022 3:50 pm

New rules including age restrictions aim to keep riders safe — and off the pavement.

Commission says it can’t find von der Leyen-Pfizer texts — and doesn’t need to

June 29, 2022 10:17 am

Brussels responds to Ombudsman’s maladministration finding in Delete-gate controversy over vaccine texts.

NATO aims to take on Russia with its own cyber military-industrial complex

June 29, 2022 6:00 am

Defense alliance wants to outsmart adversaries at advanced technology and cybersecurity.

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June 29, 2022 5:00 am

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Hungry for rules: Spain to test Europe’s artificial intelligence law ahead of time

June 28, 2022 6:00 am

Spanish regulators will start overseeing voluntary companies working on risky artificial intelligence systems like self-driving cars in October.

Battered by lawsuits, Coinbase seeks liability guarantees in EU

June 27, 2022 1:05 pm

US plaintiffs claim that the exchange misled them about the security of stablecoins.

EU executive eyes Big Tech’s money to save 5G

June 27, 2022 4:00 am

Getting US firms to chip in is hoped to save Europe’s 5G rollout.

Who’s in and who’s out in Macronia — and what it means for the EU

June 23, 2022 7:13 pm

Who’s set to make waves, and whose raft has capsized? Here are the names you need to know in the new French National Assembly.

Crypto industry fears EU crackdown on NFTs

June 23, 2022 1:53 pm

Lawmakers want to prevent scam artists and money launderers from abusing the unregulated industry.

Researchers plead with EU and UK to leave science out of Brexit battle

June 23, 2022 7:00 am

European Commission president urged to unblock association of UK, Switzerland to the EU’s Horizon Europe scheme.

The Czechs Europe needs to know

June 23, 2022 6:00 am

As the Central European country takes over the EU presidency, here’s who could be influential.

A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

June 23, 2022 6:00 am

With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.

Czech Republic braces for rocky EU presidency amid Ukraine war, high inflation

June 23, 2022 6:00 am

The Central European country will be working on a shoestring budget — and under close scrutiny of its commitment to green issues.

A Pirate in Brussels: Czech tech minister to shake up the EU

June 23, 2022 6:00 am

Ivan Bartoš will spearhead negotiations among EU countries on laws to regulate artificial intelligence, data and digital identity.

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