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Meta and TikTok to begin legal battles with EU on tech fees: Report

Meta Platforms and TikTok have challenged a supervisory fee imposed by the European Union (EU), arguing that the levy is disproportionate and based on flawed calculations, according to a recent report by Reuters.

EU plots energy saving rules for power-hungry data centres: Report

The European Union (EU) is preparing new rules aimed at improving the energy efficiency of data centres, said the bloc’s energy commissioner, as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) places increasing strain on electricity supplies.

Meta to train AI models using public content in the EU

Meta has announced on April 14, that it will begin training its artificial intelligence models using public content shared by adults on its platforms within the European Union, including posts and comments. 

EU has 'strong plan' to retaliate to US tariffs if 'necessary'

US President Donald Trump is set to announce a new raft of tariffs against multiple countries as early as tonight, in what he has dubbed a "Liberation Day" to redress supposedly unfair trade imbalances

6 Chinese firms including TikTok and Xiaomi face EU privacy complaints

Noyb, an Austrian privacy advocacy group, filed a series of complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Temu, Shein, and WeChat, alleging violations of European Union data privacy regulations.

European Union rejects Zuckerberg's censorship claims

The European Commission has recently dismissed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that the European Union’s data laws promote censorship, asserting that the rules only require platforms to remove illegal content.

EU finally mandates USB-C chargers for all devices

The European Union (EU) has officially announced the implementation of its long-awaited mandate for USB-C chargers, requiring all new portable electronic devices sold in the EU to adopt the standardised charging port.

EU commission requests algorithm data from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat

The EU Commission has formally requested detailed information from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat about the algorithms they use to recommend content to their users on October 2, according to a recent report by Reuters. 

EU hits Meta with $101.5 mln fine over unsecured password storage

The European Union's lead privacy regulator has recently imposed a 91 million euro ($101.5 million) fine on social media giant Meta for inadvertently storing user passwords without proper protection or encryption.

September 8, 2015
September 8, 2015

Migrant crisis: Germany 'can take 500,000 asylum-seekers a year'

Germany can cope with at least 500,000 asylum seekers a year for several years, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel says.

September 7, 2015
September 7, 2015

Austria 'to end migrant measures'

Austria says it is planning to phase out special measures that have allowed thousands of migrants to travel freely from Hungary to Western Europe.

September 5, 2015
September 5, 2015

Selfie madness: too many dying to get the picture

The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide.

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

UN chief, EU condemn Niloy killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union delegation to Bangladesh condemn the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

July 12, 2015
July 12, 2015

EU scraps Greece summit with bailout deal on knife-edge

The EU cancels full 28-nation summit on Sunday to decide whether Greece stays in the European single currency as a divided eurozone struggled to reach a reform-for-bailout deal.

July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015

Greece debt crisis: Eurozone sets 'final deadline' for new plan

The eurozone has given Greece until Thursday to present new proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and has called a full EU summit for Sunday.

June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015

EU agrees to relocate 40,000 migrants

EU leaders holding late-night talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

EU to hold migrant crisis talks

EU interior ministers are to discuss how to deal with tens of thousands of migrants trying to enter Europe each year by crossing the Mediterranean.

May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015

Email error reveals UK bank's EU project

The Bank of England confirms it is researching the financial risks of UK leaving the EU after it "inadvertently" sent details of its work to a national newspaper.

May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015

Islamic State militants 'smuggled to Europe'

Libyan government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun says Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean on boats filled with migrants.