EU Policy
Paid ad-free platforms should not be default option, privacy watchdogs say
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17.04.2024
Paid ad-free platforms should not be default option, privacy watchdogs say
Online platforms should give users a real choice when implementing so-called “consent or pay” models, which allow users to pay…
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition — focus
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17.04.2024
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition — focus
On 5 April, European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis and Uzbekistan’s Minister of investment, industry and trade Laziz Kudratov launched…
TikTok questioned over its Lite app launched in France and Spain
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17.04.2024
TikTok questioned over its Lite app launched in France and Spain
Chinese owned social media platform TikTok has 24 hours to submit a risk assessment to the European Commission on its…
Swede Ellsberger elected new head of standards body ETSI
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16.04.2024
Swede Ellsberger elected new head of standards body ETSI
Jan Ellsberg, a former Vice-President of Ericsson, has been elected the new director general of standardisation body ETSI, following a…
MEPs query fast-tracking farmer-friendly CAP reform
My Europe
16.04.2024
MEPs query fast-tracking farmer-friendly CAP reform
Three political groups threaten to derail an attempt to fast-track a modification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) designed to…
Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing
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16.04.2024
Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing
The European Commission has requested talks with the UK government after London decided to shut down industrial sand eel fishing…
23 member states sign Solar Charter, vow to tackle unfair competition
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16.04.2024
23 member states sign Solar Charter, vow to tackle unfair competition
Leaders of 23 EU member states and the European Commission have signed a Solar Charter pledging to step up financing…
Von der Leyen staffing turbulence plays into EU elections
My Europe
16.04.2024
Von der Leyen staffing turbulence plays into EU elections
Controversial small-business envoy Markus Pieper now won’t take up duties at the European Commission – but the scandal takes place…
Pieper quits, casting shade on von der Leyen appointment process
My Europe
16.04.2024
Pieper quits, casting shade on von der Leyen appointment process
Markus Pieper’s renouncement of the post of European Commission small-business envoy after his recruitment drew censure from the European Parliament…
Online platforms’ ad databases lack clarity as EU election nears — study
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16.04.2024
Online platforms’ ad databases lack clarity as EU election nears — study
The advertising libraries of 11 online platforms, including X, Meta and TikTok, do not provide enough insight into paid influence…