The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Meta fined $1.3bn over transfer of EU user data to the US

Facebook, Instagram owner says ruling ‘flawed, unjustified, sets a dangerous precedent for countless other companies’.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Meta slapped with fine of €1.2 billion over data breach concerns

Concerns have been raised over how data was harvested from Europe to the US through the Facebook platform

Dublin Live · May 22, 2023

Meta hit with record $1.3bn fine for its handling of EU user data

As predicted, Meta’s fine is the largest under the EU’s stringent data privacy policy, putting European access to Meta services under threat.

TechRadar · May 22, 2023

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US

The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Meta fined record $1.3 billion in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit by a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the prying eyes of American security services.

The Times of India · May 22, 2023

EU Parliament delays renewable energy vote after late backlash

The European Parliament has delayed a planned vote to approve new EU renewable energy targets, after France and other countries lodged last-minute opposition to the law last week, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Meta slapped with record £1 billion by EU regulators over data transfers

Meta is to be fined a record-busting £1 billion by the European Union over the transfer of user data to the US.

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

Romanian teachers strike over low pay

Romanian teachers went on strike over pay on Monday for the first time since 2005 after last-minute negotiations with the coalition government failed.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Ryanair profits rebound to almost £40 per second

Europe’s biggest budget airline is making preparations against summer disruption

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

UN biodiversity day turns 30, but is the world doing enough?

The International Day for Biodiversity was created in 1993 to shine a light on issues affecting nature. Three decades later, protecting ecosystems has become more urgent than ever. The EU is one region rolling out ambitious policies, but the clock is ticking.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2023