Commission urges Member States to rollout EU age verification app
By Martin Banks The EU is stepping up efforts to protect children from harmful and inappropriate online content.
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April 29, 2026 Commission urges Member States to rollout EU age verification app
By Martin Banks The EU has moved to protect children from harmful and inappropriate online content.
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ECONOMY
January 27, 2026 Commission approves eight more SAFE defence investment plans worth €74bn
SAFE is one of the biggest prongs of the EU’s Readiness 2030 package, which aims to inject hundreds of billions of euros into defence before the end of the decade – by which time many intelligence agencies estimate Russia could attack another European country.
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EUROPE
September 4, 2025 Commission launches Mercosur deal ratification amid political tensions in France
The European Commission is giving in to French demands by strengthening oversight of the most sensitive agricultural markets, in the hope of defusing resistance from farmers.
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EUROPE
May 18, 2025 TikTok’s ad database breaches EU platform rules, says Commission
If the Commission’s preliminary views are confirmed, the company could be fined up to 6% of the total worldwide annual turnover.
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EUROPE
May 15, 2025 Commission’s Pfizergate loss hailed as ‘victory for transparency’
The EU Court ruled against the Commission for failing to justify its refusal to release texts between von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO. Critics say the Commission’s actions undermine public trust and accountability, calling for greater transparency in decision-making.
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EUROPE
March 6, 2025 Commission to propose new ‘zero-alcohol’ marketing term for wine
A slate of terms to describe low-alcohol and no-alcohol wines is set to be unveiled by the European Commission in a bid to support the growing market segment, according to a draft regulation seen by Euractiv.
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EUROPE
February 25, 2025 EU steel strategic dialogue starts next week, Commission says
Planning how the EU’s steel sector can remain competitive and go cleaner despite Europe’s high energy prices, low demand, and stiff competition will start with a “strategic dialogue” with the industry next week, the European Commission said today.
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EUROPE
January 29, 2025 Commission introduces ‘AI Gigafactories’ in final Competitiveness Compass
The Commission’s final draft of the Competitiveness Compass includes plans to establish new public-private “AI Gigafactories” to train very large AI models, in a change from a previous draft. On Tuesday, Euractiv reported that a near-final draft of the EU’s landmark plan to boost its ailing economy described the planned €1.96 billion AI factories initiative as “mega”, despite being outmatched by […]
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EUROPE
November 28, 2024 Commission mulling 2025 white paper on electricity market reform
The European Commission’s energy department may issue a White Paper in 2025 which would lay the ground for further electricity market reforms, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv.
