EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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EU Fines Apple and Meta for Digital Markets Act Violations
EU Fines Apple and Meta for Digital Markets Act Violations
April 23, 2025  |  Regulation

The European Commission fined Apple 500 million euros (about $566 million) and Meta 200 million euros (about $226 million) Wednesday (April 23), saying the companies...

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Froda Raises $22 Million to Expand Embedded Financing for European SMBs
Froda Raises $22 Million to Expand Embedded Financing for European SMBs
April 23, 2025  |  Investments

It’s a rough time for FinTech startups to be asking investors nervous about tariffs for new equity funding. In a press release Wednesday (April 23)...

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Report: EU Officials See Little Progress in Tariff Talks With US
Report: EU Officials See Little Progress in Tariff Talks With US
April 15, 2025  |  Europe

The European Union reportedly expects most of the U.S. tariffs to remain in place after a Monday (April 14) meeting between EU and United States...

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Meta to Begin Training AI on User Data in EU
Meta to Begin Training AI on User Data in EU
April 14, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta will begin using content shared by adults in the European Union to train its artificial intelligence models after the European Data Protection Board said the...

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EU Prepares Two Rounds of Tariffs in Response to US Moves
EU Prepares Two Rounds of Tariffs in Response to US Moves
April 07, 2025  |  Economy

The European Union reportedly hopes to reach a deal with the U.S. to remove and prevent the country’s new tariffs, but is ready to start...

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Report: EU to Announce Digital Services Act Penalties Against X This Summer
Report: EU to Announce Digital Services Act Penalties Against X This Summer
April 04, 2025  |  Regulation

The European Union is reportedly preparing penalties against X that include a fine and demands for changes to the platform. The penalties are expected to be announced...

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Report: Meta Seeks Trump’s Help in Combatting EU Fine
Report: Meta Seeks Trump’s Help in Combatting EU Fine
April 01, 2025  |  Meta

Meta executives lobbied United States trade officials to fight an expected fine in Europe, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (April 1), citing unnamed sources....

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Making Sense of MiCA Regulation’s Impact Across Crypto Markets
Making Sense of MiCA Regulation’s Impact Across Crypto Markets
March 14, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The initial contrast between the rules-based approach to cryptocurrency in the European Union and the enforcement-driven strategy in the United States was once thought to...

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Meta Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in France Over AI Training
Meta Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit in France Over AI Training
March 12, 2025  |  Meta

Meta is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit in France brought by trade associations representing publishers and authors, who accuse the company of training its generative...

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