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 Bank Stocks Down A Collective 25 Percent
European Bank Stocks Down A Collective 25 Percent
December 27, 2018  |  International

It’s been a difficult year for European banks, and shares in 2018 were the worst since the eurozone crisis, according to the Financial Times. With...

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Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
December 27, 2018  |  Facebook

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version...

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SEC Head Begs EU, UK To Stabilize Post-Brexit Plan
SEC Head Begs EU, UK To Stabilize Post-Brexit Plan
December 18, 2018  |  Regulation

Jay Clayton, the chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urged European Union and U.K. lawmakers to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, which...

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France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
December 18, 2018  |  Europe

France, which had vowed to start taxing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on a digital tax,...

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EBA To Banks: Prepare For Brexit
EBA To Banks: Prepare For Brexit
December 17, 2018  |  Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) told European banks on Monday (Dec. 17) to prepare for Brexit and the possible sudden withdrawal of Britain from the...

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France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants
France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants
December 17, 2018  |  Regulation

Bruno Le Maire, France’s economy minister, announced today (Dec. 17) that he wants France to start taxing big tech giants beginning Jan. 1, 2019, according...

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EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
December 16, 2018  |  Brexit

Payment providers in the U.K. are not fully prepared for the chance of a no-deal Brexit, warned the European Banking Authority late last week. According...

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Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
December 12, 2018  |  Regulation

Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike might be looking to spin off its European arm after it was revealed that it’s being investigated for possible breach of the...

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EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
December 10, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Regulators in the European Union looked at Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payment system, and came to a conclusion about its market dominance, according to...

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