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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll

EU watchdogs raid Temu’s Dublin HQ in foreign subsidy investigation

A phone screen showing the Temu logo with an EU flag behind
Temu, which has 116 million monthly users in the EU, is the subject of two investigations by the European Commission. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Temu’s European headquarters in Dublin have been raided by EU regulators investigating a potential breach of foreign subsidy regulations.

The Chinese online retailer, which is already in the European Commission’s spotlight over alleged failures to prevent illegal content being sold on its app and website, was raided last week without warning or any subsequent publicity.

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