For alleged non-compliance with the Antitrust Law, four companies in the technology sector have been under investigation by the European Union since Monday.
Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple apparently are not complying with the rules of the new Digital Services Law. For this reason, the European…
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The European Commission asked to extend the reduction of gas consumption
The European Commission has asked European Union (EU) countries to extend for a further year the voluntary 15 % reduction in gas consumption agreed two years ago at the onset of the energy crisis. According to the institution in a…
Brussels opens investigation into TikTok over child protection
This Monday, it was learned that the European Commission opened an investigation into TikTok to verify that it complies with the rules for the protection of minors and transparency in content moderation.
In September 2023, the Community…
Brussels wants to digitize social security procedures between EU countries
The European Commission has proposed this Wednesday to digitize the majority of processes related to social security to improve information exchanges between national institutions and speed up cross-border recognition processes with the aim…
Brussels will review the purchase of Autotalks by Qualcomm
The European Commission will review the acquisition of the Israeli semiconductor manufacturer Autotalks by the US multinational Qualcomm following requests from Spain and 14 other Member States to re-evaluate the merger proposal,…
The EU and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement
The European Union and New Zealand have consolidated this Sunday with their signing the free trade agreement reached in June 2022 after four years of negotiations, as announced on his Twitter account by the Vice President of the European…
Brussels approves Spanish plan of 680 million for the deployment of mobile 5G in rural areas
The European Commission has given the green light this Thursday to a public aid plan of 680 million euros that the Government has provided under the European Anti-Crisis Fund to promote the deployment of high-performance 5G autonomous…
Brussels proposes a single ethical body in the region after the Qatargate scandal
The European Commission has raised this Thursday the creation of a unified ethical body for the European institutions with the aim that the European Union has common standards in the operation of its main institutions, a step that comes…
European Commission imposes transparency of algorithmic systems on digital platforms
The European Commission published this Tuesday a list of digital platforms that must submit to new rules. The social networks Twitter, Facebook, TikTok are included, as well as Google and Amazon.
According to Margrethe Vestager, vice…
Brussels signs agreement to accelerate development of the hydrogen industry
The European Commission has signed this Wednesday a declaration with the European hydrogen industry, the scientific community and the European regions to intensify and accelerate joint actions in the field of research, development,…
Brussels will host the summit of leaders of the EU and Latin America on July 17 and 18
The summit of leaders of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will be held on July 17 and 18 in Brussels, both blocks have announced in a joint statement.
The announcement has been made…
Brazil calls for an agreement between Mercosur and the EU
The president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, stated that it is "urgent" and "necessary" for Mercosur to reach a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) as soon as possible, in order to address other issues that the trade bloc has, such as…