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The Latest Breaking News from the European Commission

Italy’s banking clash: MPS, Mediobanca, and their billionaire backers

Although the EU is pushing for greater banking consolidation in Europe, the reality in Italy is proving complicated.

Euronews

Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe On YouTube Rules, AI Model Training In Latest Crackdown

The European Commission has initiated an antitrust investigation into Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) over its use of content from publishers and creators to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Benzinga

Meta promises to reduce data sharing for EU users by 2026 to avoid EU GDPR fines

After being hit with a €200 million DMA fine in the EU, Meta has agreed to change its ads policy.

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Viral posts mislead on Italy's 'lab-grown meat' ban

Italy passed a law banning cultivated or cell-based meat years ago, but posts online suggesting that it has just happened have prompted conflicting claims related to the product.

Euronews

Musk Slams EU Fine As 'Bulls--t', Demands EU Be Abolished Over 'Deceptive' Rule

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, was fined the European Union. Now, the tech billionaire wants the Union abolished.

International Business Times UK

Doubts grow over reparations loan for Ukraine as final deadline nears

The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".

Euronews

The EU just slapped X with a €120 million fine for its 'deceptive' blue checks

X has been hit with a €120 million fine — the first major financial penalty under the EU's new Digital Services Act.

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Seven EU countries pressure European Commission to rethink 2035 diesel and petrol car ban

Pressure from EU countries, lawmakers and the automotive industry is likely pushing the European Commission to delay the revision of the bloc's ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035.

Euronews

X fined $140 million for breaching EU rules, Elon calls for bloc abolition

The European Commission has fined X €120 million for three separate issues, including the blue checkmark.

TechRadar

European Commission to unveil €1.2 trillion plan to upgrade the EU's electric grids, leak shows

The European Commission has identified eight key energy projects under the "Grids Package" to be announced this week, Euronews has learned. The plan aims to increase electricity transmission across the EU27. The EU executive will also endorse storage and hydrogen projects.

Euronews

Not a sausage? Sir Paul McCartney joins bid to halt plant-based food terms ban

The McCartney family and MPs including Jeremy Corbyn have added their names to a letter addressed to the European Commission.

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney joins campaign to stop EU’s renaming of vegetarian sausages

Among the MPs who have added their name to the letter is former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

The Independent UK

EU launches antitrust investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI access policy

Europe (and Italy) is worried about WhatsApp’s AI policy and its effects on competition.

TechRadar

European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine

The European Commission targeted the tech billionaire’s social network with its first-ever fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The account tick marks and advertising policy do not respect EU law, the Commission said.

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Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws

Ruling could put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump

Euronews

EU to fight drug trafficking with drones and cutting-edge technologies

Warning of a "crisis point", the European Commission has announced an action plan against criminal traffickers, with a focus on innovation.

Euronews

European Commission keeps Portuguese lithium mine 'strategic' status despite environmental concerns

The European Union is prioritising domestic production of key raw materials to manufacture electric vehicles without becoming reliant on other world powers.

Radio France Internationale

Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini detained in corruption case

Belgian police arrested three people, including former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, and raided EU offices in a corruption probe that names her as a suspect.

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Parliament backs 'carbon monitoring' of heavy industry imports into EU

European lawmakers voted to boost heavy industry imports monitoring a few days before the European Commission is due to reinforce legislation for the bloc's carbon border tax.

The Independent UK

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faces corruption accusations in fraud probe

The EU's former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two others arrested this week

Euronews

Mogherini and Sannino freed from custody in College of Europe corruption probe

The three suspects in the corruption probe, including former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini and high-ranking Commission official Stefano Sannino, have been notified of the accusations against them. All have been released from custody because they are not considered flight risks.

Euronews

Who is Federica Mogherini, the former EU foreign policy chief detained in anti-fraud probe?

The Italian politician is detained after a raid at the College of Europe, an institution she has guided since 2020 following a high-profile in Rome and Brussels. Mogherini is well known in diplomatic circles and is extremely well connected.

Euronews

EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say

Scientific experts and civil society organisations criticised the European Commission's decision to consider gas pipelines eligible for EU climate funding for the development of hydrogen infrastructure. Critics say it's greenwashing and expensive.

Radio France Internationale

Change on the horizon for the Netherlands’ strained asylum system

As coalition talks progress this week in the Netherlands, following the general election on 29 October – in which the centrist Democrats 66 narrowly defeated Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom – the focus is on changes to immigration and asylum policies.

International Business Times UK

Explainer: Why the European Union Is Investigating Shein Over Child-Like Dolls and Illegal Weapons Listings

The Shein scandal, triggered by the discovery of child-like sex dolls and banned weapons on its online marketplace, has prompted French authorities and the European Commission to investigate the retailer under the EU Digital Services Act.

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