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 Competition Chief Urges Final Push To Pass Big Tech Rules
EU Competition Chief Urges Final Push To Pass Big Tech Rules
November 29, 2021  |  Regulation

Legislation regulating Big Tech should be approved ASAP by the European Parliament and European Council because “it is best to get 80 percent now than...

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European Banks Seek EU Exemptions to Access London Trading Markets
European Banks Seek EU Exemptions to Access London Trading Markets
November 28, 2021  |  International

Banking groups in the Eurozone want access to the London derivatives trading market — a multi-trillion dollar market — and other major markets. Get the...

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EU’s Digital Market Act Clears Hurdle, Would Set Restrictions on Social Media Platforms
EU’s Digital Market Act Clears Hurdle, Would Set Restrictions on Social Media Platforms
November 28, 2021  |  Regulation

The European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) has approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to put more stringent rules about big...

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Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
November 22, 2021  |  Cross Border Commerce

Brussels has proposed an end to almost all cross-border selling of services by banks based outside the European Union, according to a Financial Times report...

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Big Tech Firms Reset After New EU Regulations; Microsoft Has Its Eyes on Sweden
Big Tech Firms Reset After New EU Regulations; Microsoft Has Its Eyes on Sweden
November 19, 2021  |  Big Tech

Big Tech firms didn’t have it easy last week, as the European Union clamped down on some of the world’s largest technology companies with hefty...

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The MiCA Framework Seeks to Govern Stablecoin Issuance in EU
The MiCA Framework Seeks to Govern Stablecoin Issuance in EU
November 12, 2021  |  Regulation

The blockchain space continues to boom, and recent data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that the market capitalization of stablecoins – digital currencies...

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GDPR Fines Exceed $1.1B in Q3
GDPR Fines Exceed $1.1B in Q3
October 04, 2021  |  Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’s 984.47 million euro fines (more than $1.14 billion) in the third quarter of 2021 was almost 20 times higher...

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US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs at Inaugural Trade Summit in Pittsburgh
US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs at Inaugural Trade Summit in Pittsburgh
September 29, 2021  |  International

Officials from the U.S. and the European Union are meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 29) to forge a unified stance regarding new technologies while also expanding...

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Tackling Privacy Concerns Would Be Key to Ensuring Digital Euro Is Embraced by EU Citizens
Tackling Privacy Concerns Would Be Key to Ensuring Digital Euro Is Embraced by EU Citizens
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

It is possible that an electronic version of euro notes and coins may one day be widely available for use in Europe. But while the...

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