The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Facebook £ 50.5 million for violating an order issued by the authority in the investigation into its acquisition of the Giphy animated image creation and sharing service. According to Reuters, Facebook has stated that it does not agree with the CMA’s decision and will consider options for […]
A recent decision by the Polish Constitutional Court calls into question and threatens the foundations of the European Union, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said today in the European Parliament. According to her, the Commission must protect European citizens wherever they live and will therefore act against Poland. According to its boss, the […]
In the future, a single charger should be enough to charge any mobile phone or tablet sold in the European Union. The European Commission today presented a proposal for rules that will require all manufacturers to adapt to the USB-C standard. According to the EU executive, the unification of the end of the charging cable should make […]
Lithuania on Tuesday urged its citizens not to buy mobile phones from the Chinese company Xiaomi. According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, the facilities have a built-in ability to recognize and censor content that bothers Beijing, Reuters reported. The Chinese company did not respond to the Lithuanian ministry’s claim. “Our recommendation is not to buy new […]
The European Commission has rejected the Czech request for a 60-day postponement regarding comments on how the control of conflicts of interest in the distribution of European subsidies has improved. The deadline was set for them on Wednesday 22 September in a letter available to the iROZHLAS.cz server last Friday. Minister for Regional Development Klára Dostálová stated at today’s press conference […]
Most European Union countries continue to exceed airborne pollutant levels, although measures against the covid-19 pandemic have temporarily improved the situation, often increasing air quality. This was stated today in its report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which presents the results of measurements from 2019 as well as preliminary data from last year. According to her, the Czechia is one […]
The European Union will have a new office from next year to better prepare the European bloc in response to the covid pandemic for further crises. The European Commission today unveiled details of a forthcoming health authority called HERA, which will protect EU countries from a recurrence of the severe effects of coronavirus infection. Brussels wants to […]
The European Commission (EC) plans to create a new chip-making ecosystem. It wants to ensure the competitiveness and self-sufficiency of the 27-member bloc, because the global shortage of semiconductors has shown how dangerous it is to rely on suppliers from Asia and the United States. This was said in the European Parliament today by the President of […]
The European Central Bank (ECB) will slow down bond purchases to support economic growth in the eurozone affected by the covid-19 pandemic. At today’s meeting, the Governing Council of the ECB decided to reduce its monthly purchases of bonds under the emergency pandemic program called PEPP compared to the previous two quarters but did not provide specific figures […]