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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EU’s Deal on Online Content Bill Still Leaves Questions Unanswered 
EU’s Deal on Online Content Bill Still Leaves Questions Unanswered 
April 25, 2022  |  Regulation

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2 a.m. the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a preliminary agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA)....

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TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
April 22, 2022  |  Regulation

After months of reading how lawmakers around the world are proposing new crypto regulations, crypto firms have decided to organize themselves to have a say...

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EU’s ‘DLT Pilot’ to Trade Tokenized Securities Wins Political, Regulatory Support
EU’s ‘DLT Pilot’ to Trade Tokenized Securities Wins Political, Regulatory Support
April 13, 2022  |  Blockchain

The European Parliament (EP), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the industry are backing the EU’s efforts to create a pilot regime for...

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Finnish FinTech Zevoy Raises $16M to Roll Out Across Europe
Finnish FinTech Zevoy Raises $16M to Roll Out Across Europe
April 12, 2022  |  Investments

Zevoy, the Finland-based FinTech, has closed on a 15 million euros ($16.3 million) Series A funding round, the startup announced Tuesday (April 12). The cash...

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EMEA Daily: Strauss & Co. Hosts NFT Auction for Fine Wines; Apple Faces More EU Antitrust Charges
EMEA Daily: Strauss & Co. Hosts NFT Auction for Fine Wines; Apple Faces More EU...
April 11, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, South African auction house Strauss & Co. will offer fine wine non-fungible tokens to the highest...

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Apple Faces More EU Antitrust Charges Over Music Streaming Practices
Apple Faces More EU Antitrust Charges Over Music Streaming Practices
April 11, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is facing another antitrust charge in the European Union following a complaint about its practices by music subscription service Spotify. As Reuters reported Monday...

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EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
April 08, 2022  |  International

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s...

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EU Oversight of Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Business Goes Beyond Antitrust
EU Oversight of Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Business Goes Beyond Antitrust
April 04, 2022  |  Regulation

Over the course a few days, cloud computing went from “not being an antitrust concern,” according to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, to a being...

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DMA’s Limited Resources May Present Challenge in Regulating Big Tech
DMA’s Limited Resources May Present Challenge in Regulating Big Tech
April 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Against the backdrop of regulation that looms in the EU — specifically through the Digital Markets Act — Big Tech looks, well, bigger. At least...

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