The EU Commission has outlined its long-awaited plans to overhaul ageing regulations for digital companies. Under the sweeping plans, the largest tech companies could face hefty fines and the threat of being broken up. The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act will update the 20-year-old e-Commerce Directive, which regulates digital services in the EU. … Read more
The EU Commission will “certainly not stand in [the] way” of governments which plan to decarbonise by building new nuclear power stations, said Frans Timmermans, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action. Nuclear power accounts for 27 per cent of electricity generated across the EU and approximately half of low-carbon electricity. Member states have varying attitudes … Read more
According to the Financial Times, the European Commission is due to propose a new set of rules known as the Digital Services Act, which will seek to hold tech companies to higher standards. Under extreme circumstances, offending companies could be excluded from the EU. In an interview with The Financial Times, Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for international … Read more
Facebook is fighting demands from European data regulators to stop transferring user data from the EU to US servers. In a lawsuit filed in Dublin, the company warned that it would not be able to provide services to EU users if forced to comply with the order. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ireland’s … Read more
The EU Commission has outlined its long-awaited plans to overhaul ageing regulations for digital companies. Under the sweeping plans, the largest tech companies could face hefty fines and the threat of being broken up. The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act will update the 20-year-old e-Commerce Directive, which regulates digital services in the EU. … Read more