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E.U. Fines Google $1 Billion and Orders It To Give Competitors Equal Treatment

European regulators claim to promote innovation while extracting billions from the companies producing it.

Reason

EU fines Google €890 million for competition breaches, risking Trump ire

The European Commission on Thursday fined Google a total of €890 million for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act by restricting customer access to its competitors' services. The move risks escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused the EU of targeting US tech firms and has…

France 24

Miliband has been relentlessly attacked for net zero; what will happen now?

Tories, Reform, fossil fuel industry and some in his party lined up against decarbonisation target as energy secretary

The Guardian - UK

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As Europe braces for a second heatwave, the EU's Green Deal faces crucial summer test

As Europeans anxiously await a second heatwave in less than two weeks, access to air conditioning has become a powerful symbol of the tensions between social fairness and the European Union's climate and energy ambitions.

Euronews

Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial ‘lies’, says EU green chief

Teresa Ribera blames ‘ideologically driven’ falsehoods, driven by those with vested interests in fossil fuels, for attacks on green policy

The Guardian - UK

EU loosens state aid rules as Middle East crisis hits energy costs

Brussels loosens state aid rules as Middle East turmoil drives up fuel and fertiliser costs, allowing governments to cushion farmers, hauliers and industry with emergency subsidies.

Euronews

EU calls for energy vouchers, social tariffs and VAT reductions to curb soaring prices

The European Commission's short-term protections are paired with expectations of behavioural change, including reduced energy consumption or participation in demand flexibility schemes.

Euronews

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Hungary shows limits of 'anti-EU narrative' pushed by far-right, Ribera tells Euronews

Hungary’s election, which saw Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in power, signals that anti-European narrative pushed by the far-right has hit a wall, European Commission Executive Vice-President Ribera told Euronews.

Euronews

World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle

Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claims

The Guardian - UK

‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU

Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy

The Guardian - UK

Seven EU ministers ask Commission to keep rules on energy pricing and invest more in clean power

Energy ministers from Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal are concerned that the EU executive might change market rules, claiming the decision would undermine investments in clean power. Fears for the future of the bloc's carbon market are also growing.

Euronews

‘Any threat against member state is threat against the EU’, says commissioner in response to Trump comments – as it happened

Stéphane Séjourné is the latest high-profile name to express solidarity with Spain over Trump’s comments last night

The Guardian - UK

British public want deeper economic ties with EU, business secretary says

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says it is not a case of being nostalgic for pre-Brexit past

The Guardian - UK

EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rules

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Euronews

EU Competition chief defends 'discreet' handling of big tech cases under digital rules

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said digital rules are being enforced discreetly and with ongoing dialogue with US-based big tech companies.

Euronews

EU takes on Big Tech: Here are the top actions regulators have taken in 2025

In 2025, the European Union stepped up investigations of Big Tech companies for flouting rules on digital markets and services. Here are the main actions regulators have taken.

Euronews

EU Commission opens probe into Google over AI despite tensions with US

The EU antitrust enforcer on Tuesday opened an investigation into the US tech giant over its use of online content to power its AI services, a move that threatens to ratchet up transatlantic relations.

Euronews

EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say

Scientific experts and civil society organisations criticised the European Commission's decision to consider gas pipelines eligible for EU climate funding for the development of hydrogen infrastructure. Critics say it's greenwashing and expensive.

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EU investigates Google over concerns publishers' content is unfairly demoted in search results

European Union regulators are investigating Google for allegedly demoting media publishers' content in search results

The Guardian - UK

EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media

Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials say

The Guardian - UK

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

Euronews

EU distances itself from Commissioner's claims Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Teresa Ribera has been one of the most vocal critics in Brussels of Israel's military operation in Gaza, but Thursday’s speech was the first time she has used the term genocide in public.

International Business Times

Israel Military Says Controls 40 Percent Of Gaza City

The Israeli military on Thursday said it controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory which it is preparing to conquer after nearly two years of devastating war.

Euronews

EU tech chief faces pressure to confront Trump over digital threats

A spokesperson for the Commission has said that Henna Virkkunen will fight back against unfounded claims.

Euronews

Crisis in Gaza remains 'very severe' despite some positive steps - EU report

Last month, the EU negotiated what it called a "significant" improvement of humanitarian aid access into Gaza, including an increase of food trucks, and an agreement to "protect the lives of aid workers."

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