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EU Reportedly Investigating Google Over Alleged Demotion of News Publishers

www.pymnts.com

Two unnamed officials told The Financial Times that the European Commission, the EU’s antitrust watchdog, is preparing to launch a new investigation into Google’s parent company, Alphabet. Google is alleged to be in violation of the EU’s…

EU migration meltdown as countries rush to pull out of refugee relocation programme

www.express.co.uk

Under the EU's Solidarity Pool, member states are obliged to share the burden of accommodating refugees.

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EU moves to protect elections, press amid 'hybrid attacks'

www.dw.com

The bloc's so-called democracy shield includes a new hub to fight disinformation. Critics say the plan lacks teeth.

Energy Majors Warn EU Climate Push Could Gut Supply Security

oilprice.com

The European Union is putting its energy security at risk by attempting to regulate every single molecule of energy products it will import in 2027, the year in which the EU will ban Russian natural gas. In its net-zero push and targets to…

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EDPS Issues Comprehensive AI Risk Management Guidance for EU Institutions

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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued detailed new guidance on managing data protection risks in artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by EU institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies. Released on November 11, 2025…

IPOB Writes U.S., UK, UN, EU, 17 Other Foreign Missions Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

independent.ng

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has written to 21 foreign diplomatic missions and international bodies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and the European Union,…

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EU and Indian navies take over ship used by Somali pirates to seize Malta-flagged tanker

www.euronews.com

Somali piracy in the region cost the world’s economy €6 billion in 2011, with €138 million paid out in ransoms, according to the Oceans Beyond Piracy monitoring group.

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Apple Uses An App Store Study To Show The EU Failed To Reduce App Pricing

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Apple has presented solid evidence on how the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was designed to spur competition, has failed to bring down app pricing and subscription costs, proving the futility of the disruptive yet seemingly…

Musk to VDL: EU leader should be ‘elected by the people’

www.politico.eu

Tech tycoon Elon Musk on Wednesday threw a jab at European democracy — and the president of the European Commission.

Ireland's media regulator launches its first formal investigation under the EU DSA, probing X for allegedly failing to remove illegal content reported by users (Bloomberg)

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Ireland's media regulator launches its first formal investigation under the EU DSA, probing X for allegedly failing to remove illegal content reported by users — Ireland's media regulator has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social…

Sources: the EU is preparing to probe Google over news publisher rankings in search over claims that Google demotes sites with "third party" promotional content (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)

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Sources: the EU is preparing to probe Google over news publisher rankings in search over claims that Google demotes sites with “third party” promotional content — Brussels set to announce new probe under Digital Markets Act despite Trump…

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EU developers don't pass on App Store fee savings to users

appleinsider.com

The main reason the Digital Markets Act exists according to the European Union is to lower costs for consumers. For App Store customers, developers didn't bother to cut prices.

Apple says study proves the EU is wrong about lowering app prices

9to5mac.com

Apple’s opposition to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation took a turn back in September when the company started arguing that the law should be repealed. It also suggested that more new features would be delayed for EU…

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The EU invited Ukraine to join the club, but will it ever happen?

www.theguardian.com

Zelenskyy wants admission before 2030, but with a growing far-right, anti-enlargement contingent and budgetary fears mounting, some countries are hiding behind a Hungarian veto

EU Parliament throws up last-minute hurdle to Mercosur deal

www.politico.eu

A negative court opinion on the trade pact would put the EU executive in an impossible spot, given how fraught the issue is across the bloc.