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Europe Regulation July 13, 2023

European court resurrects debate over long dead deal

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled a decision made by a lower court to void the European Commission’s (EC) block of a proposed acquisition of…

By Chris Donkin

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Europe Regulation July 12, 2023

EC aims to fend off tech metaverse dominance

The European Commission (EC) outlined a plan to take a leading position in metaverse development, in an attempt to ensure the continent is able to compete with US technology companies…

By Kavit Majithia

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Europe Regulation July 11, 2023

EC agrees data sharing deal with US

The European Commission (EC) resolved a dispute over sharing people’s data with authorities in the US, approving a new framework enabling companies including Meta Platforms and Google to do so…

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Europe Regulation July 5, 2023

EC targets tougher GDPR enforcement

The European Commission (EC) outlined new rules to help domestic regulators ensure stronger enforcement of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), following reported criticism of the handling of privacy breaches by…

By Kavit Majithia

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Europe Regulation June 8, 2023

EC signs-off €8.1B state funding for R&D push

The European Commission (EC) approved 14 countries to pump a total of €8.1 billion into R&D covering communications and microelectronics, with major industry players including Ericsson, Nokia and Orange poised…

By Chris Donkin

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Europe Regulation May 26, 2023

Viasat, Inmarsat deal clears final hurdle

The European Commission (EC) unconditionally approved a $7.3 billion acquisition of satellite operator Inmarsat by US rival Viasat, paving the way for the deal to close by the end of…

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AI & Cloud Big Tech Europe Google Regulation May 25, 2023

European Commission, Google chiefs plot AI pact

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton (pictured) struck an initial agreement on developing voluntary rules on AI, ahead of EU regulation on…

By Chris Donkin

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