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 Seeks To Strengthen ‘Digital Sovereignty’, Unfazed By Meta Threat To Withdraw From Region
EU Seeks To Strengthen ‘Digital Sovereignty’, Unfazed By Meta Threat To Withdraw From Region
February 08, 2022  |  International

On Jan. 1, France took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union — for the first time in 14 years — and...

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EU Council May Push for DMA, DSA Approval Before Summer 
EU Council May Push for DMA, DSA Approval Before Summer 
February 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, also holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months — and it...

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EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule; Regulators Find Europe’s AdTech Sector Broke Privacy Rules
EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule;...
February 03, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, four social media giants are suing the German government over its online hate speech law,...

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Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
January 31, 2022  |  Big Tech

Microsoft’s $70 billion bid for Activision may be the trigger that puts Microsoft on regulators’ radar, together with Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, something the...

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Binance Ending Halt on SEPA Payments
Binance Ending Halt on SEPA Payments
January 26, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is preparing to once again accept deposits from the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), ending a months-long freeze. As Bloomberg News reported,...

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EU Court of Auditors Concerned Over Security, Delays on 5G
EU Court of Auditors Concerned Over Security, Delays on 5G
January 25, 2022  |  Technology

The guardian of European Union’s finances said conflicting rules over vetting 5G technology suppliers pose a security risk to the bloc.  In a 69-page report,...

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German Publishers Oppose Google’s Plan to End Third-Party Cookies
German Publishers Oppose Google’s Plan to End Third-Party Cookies
January 24, 2022  |  International

Google started the week off with another complaint. This time, it’s a group of German publishers and advertisers who are demanding that the European Union...

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Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Allow SEPA Payments
Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Allow SEPA Payments
January 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In what it calls a bid to “increase its position in the European cryptocurrency market,” crypto exchange KuCoin has begun integrating Single Euro Payment Area...

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EU Commission Finds Two-Thirds of EU Websites Violate Consumer Protection Laws
EU Commission Finds Two-Thirds of EU Websites Violate Consumer Protection Laws
January 24, 2022  |  eCommerce

The results of an European Union-wide website screening into misleading practices in relation to online reviews have revealed that the majority of websites checked violate...

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