European Union

The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

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US Pushes EU To Nix New Digital Tax
US Pushes EU To Nix New Digital Tax
July 06, 2021  |  Taxes

The U.S. wants the European Union to think twice before implementing a new digital tax across its 27 members, Bloomberg reported. The proposed digital tax...

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Europe Excludes WHO-Approved Covishield Vaccine From Digital Certificate
Europe Excludes WHO-Approved Covishield Vaccine From Digital Certificate
July 06, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The ability for people to quickly and easily prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus has hit a bit of a snag in Europe, where...

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EU Antitrust Commission Opens Formal Inquest Into Google’s Digital Ad Tactics
EU Antitrust Commission Opens Formal Inquest Into Google’s Digital Ad Tactics
June 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation into Google’s digital advertising tactics, and will assess whether competition laws in the European Union (EU)...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Criticizes EU’s Proposed Tech Mandates
Apple CEO Tim Cook Criticizes EU’s Proposed Tech Mandates
June 17, 2021  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized the European Union’s proposed Big Tech mandates and said the Digital Markets Act (DMA) could hurt the consumer by threatening...

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European Systemic Risk Board Issues Caution Over Insolvencies
European Systemic Risk Board Issues Caution Over Insolvencies
April 28, 2021  |  Europe

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is cautioning that there could be an onslaught of insolvencies unless the European Union (EU) pivots from loan support...

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Apple To Face EU Antitrust Charge Later This Week
Apple To Face EU Antitrust Charge Later This Week
April 27, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union (EU) is set to hit Apple with an antitrust charge later this week after a two-year probe into the iPhone maker’s alleged...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021 Growth Forecast
Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021...
April 07, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Walmart’s Flipkart is working toward going public, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has brightened its global...

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Report: Delegated Authentication Puts Merchants In The SCA Driver’s Seat
Report: Delegated Authentication Puts Merchants In The SCA Driver’s Seat
April 07, 2021  |  Authentication

Fraud is a never-ending problem in the payments world despite the billions of dollars organizations are spending to prevent it. Payments fraud in general is...

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EU Council Backs Instant Cross Border Payments
EU Council Backs Instant Cross Border Payments
March 25, 2021  |  International

Instant payments, integrated — and pan-European in scope. This week, the Council of the European Union backed the formation of an integrated and instant system...

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