EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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European Regulation Brings New Security Standards This Month
European Regulation Brings New Security Standards This Month
August 05, 2015  |  B2B Payments

As EMV is largely complete and card not present fraud dominates across the pond, new payments industry security standards are coming to Europe

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Is Amazon In Trouble With The EU?
Is Amazon In Trouble With The EU?
June 16, 2015  |  Europe

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, announced last week (June 11) that the EU is looking into Amazon e-books business practices on its home turf....

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Is Silicon Valley In The Crosshairs Of EU Regulators?
Is Silicon Valley In The Crosshairs Of EU Regulators?
May 01, 2015  |  Europe

Earlier this week, we reported that Google is gearing up for a potential anti-trust fight with the European Union. As it turns out, Google may...

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Europe’s Answer To Silicon Valley
Europe’s Answer To Silicon Valley
April 23, 2015  |  News

After decades of tech dominance in California’s Silicon Valley – particularly by firms like Google and Facebook – it seems Europe is ready to make...

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Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
April 02, 2015  |  Europe

Uber filed a complaint against Spain with European Union regulators this week, charging that the country violated E.U. laws by banning some of Uber’s services,...

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EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
March 27, 2015  |  Europe

The European Union will spend a year studying why online shoppers in the 28-nation Euro zone don’t often buy products outside their own countries in...

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EU Parliament Votes To Limit Interchange Fees
EU Parliament Votes To Limit Interchange Fees
March 11, 2015  |  Europe

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (March 10) to cap payment card interchange fees for consumer payments, according to Finextra. The 621-to-26 vote came...

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