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 president of the community executive responsible for Competition,…
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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…
Spain advances entry into force of the tax on large fortunes
The Ministry of Finance has advanced to 2022 the entry into force of the 'solidarity' tax for large fortunes, with which the Government hopes to raise 3,000 million in two years, sources from the Department led by María Jesús Montero have…
Brussels approves second disbursement of 21,000 million from the recovery fund for Italy
The European Commission has given its approval this Tuesday to the second disbursement of 21,000 million euros from the European recovery fund for Italy, considering that it has complied with the conditions agreed for this payment, which…
Energy ministers of the 27 will discuss price escalation in Europe
"After a weekend full of negotiations, I can announce that we have convened the extraordinary meeting of the Energy Council. We will meet in Brussels on September 9," said the Czech Industry Minister, Jozef Sikela, the country that holds…
Greece welcomes the end of enhanced economic supervision from Brussels
Greece has formally left this Saturday the reinforced surveillance that the European Commission has maintained for years to supervise the reforms adopted after the rescue plan, "a historic day" in the words of Prime Minister Kyiriakos…
Russia seeks ways to avoid EU sanctions
Russian authorities reported that the government is creating "mechanisms" to circumvent the sanctions imposed by the European Union as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The head of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the…
Open source software will drive the digital transition
The European Commission has adopted new rules to put its software in open source, which will allow them to be publicly accessible when they represent a benefit for citizens, companies and public services.
This decision follows a study…
TUE confirms the fine against Google in Europe
The General Court of the European Union (TEU) confirmed the fine of 2.42 billion euros imposed by the European Commission on the technology multinational Google for abuse of a dominant position through its price comparison service, Google…
EU and the USA suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus case
The suspension, for five years, of all retaliation tariffs was mutually agreed by the US aircraft manufacturers Boeing and the European company Airbus. The news was released within the framework of the face-to-face summit between the…