Impact of US tariffs varies across European Union
US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States was imposing 15-percent tariffs on all European Union countries. These countries are not all equally exposed to the US market and…
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EU opens new probe into TikTok data transfer to China
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of European users’ personal data to servers in China. TikTok was…
EU crypto regulation hampered by national flaws
The first EU-wide cryptocurrency regulation was meant to impose some harmony, but disparities in implementation by member countries has allowed companies to exploit a flaw in the system. Launched in December, Markets…
EU fines Meta $840 million for ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.…
EU adopts extra tariffs of up to 35.3% on Chinese EVs
The EU on Tuesday decided to slap hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars after an anti-subsidy probe concluded Beijing’s support to local manufacturers was unfair. The extra taxes have been controversial, with strong…
