EU Commission Launches Investigation Into Meta Over DSA Compliance

socialmediatoday.com EU officials have launched yet another investigation into a social media company under their new Digital Services Act (D.S.A.) powers, with Meta coming under more scrutiny,…

EU Commission Plans to Strip Funding From Public Prosecutors Investigating Ursula von der Leyen’s Pfizergate Scandal

nakedcapitalism.com As regular readers are well aware, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a number of legal challenges over the Pfizergate scandal, including from the New…

EU Commission Launches New Investigation into Meta Over DSA Compliance

socialmediatoday.com E.U. officials have launched yet another investigation into a social media company under their new Digital Services Act (D.S.A.) powers, with Meta coming under more…

EU Approves Farm Policy Reforms in Wake of Widespread Farmer Protests

tftc.io The European Union has enacted revisions to its common agricultural policy (CAP) after widespread protests from farmers across the continent. The Council of the European…

US-China trade war: Why Joe Biden has raised the stakes – DW

dw.com In a move to safeguard domestic industries and address unfair trade practices, the US president has quadrupled tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and raised levies on…

Can social media swing the EU election?

euronews.com Compared to the 2019 election more EU platform rules are in place. This June, some 365 million people will be eligible to vote in the EU Elections, including many young…

Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible

abcnews.go.com BRUSSELS -- The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month's time, which…

State of the Union: Xi in Europe and alarming new data on antisemitism

euronews.com This edition of State of the Union focuses on China's president's first trip to Europe in five years as well as the disturbing global rise of antisemitism and how it affects…

Malta loses its Commissioner nominee over hospital corruption scandal

euronews.com Malta's deputy prime minister resigned and asked for his nomination to the EU Commission to be withdrawn after being charged by prosecutors. Chris Fearne resigned as deputy…

Will Italy replace Germany as Europe's economic powerhouse? – DW

amp.dw.com While Germany's economy is stalling, Italy is experiencing continued growth. The post-pandemic economic resurgence has little to do with PM Giorgia Meloni's economic…

Xi wraps up Europe tour hailing stronger ties with Hungary

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the South China Morning Post, Chatham House, and Financial Times The News Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up his Europe tour…

Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Növekedés, and Royal United Services Institute The News Chinese leader Xi Jinping…

TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe

euronews.com The video-sharing platform is subject to two Commission investigations under the DSA. TikTok has voluntarily suspended the rewards functions in its TikTok Lite app in the…

European Threat To End-To-End Encryption Would Invade Phones

forbes.com European lawmakers have been implementing a way to circumvent end-to-end encryption to address child sexual abuse material ("CSAM") - what some activists term the "Chat…

Disinformation probes

euronews.com The EU Commission has questions about Facebook’s and Instagram’s disinformation robustness, as do Nordic researchers. Meta’s Facebook and Instagram last week (30 April)…

China's Xi tries to woo France's Macron during first stop of European tour

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the Financial Times, Sinification, and Nikkei Asia The News Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in Paris as he embarks on a week-long…