The European Union’s economy continued to recover from the effects of the coronavirus decline in the third quarter, growing by 2.1 percent. Thus, after declining by 0.1 percent in the first quarter, the EU economy is growing with the gradual easing of pandemic restrictions for the second three months in a row, when output rose by […]
The European Central Bank (ECB) left its monetary policy unchanged today, as expected, despite rising inflation in the eurozone. The ECB’s key interest rate thus remains at a record low of zero percent. The bank will also continue to buy bonds this quarter, but at a “slightly slower” pace than in the previous two quarters, Reuters reported. […]
The European Commission will examine the benefits and risks of joint gas purchases, which are supported by some European Union countries in response to the current rapid rise in energy prices. This was said today by EU Commissioner Kadri Simson after talks with EU energy ministers. At the same time, despite calls for swift action, government representatives […]
The European Commission (EC) is preparing further raids on companies suspected of participating in cartel agreements. This was said by EC Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, who is also in charge of competition. She also criticized the illegal agreements that companies make with each other and in which they promise each other that they will not drag employees. Last […]
The European Parliament (EP) deplores the fact that the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, together with a number of other high-ranking representatives of EU countries, appeared in the revelations of the international journalism project Pandora Papers. In a resolution in response to the debate from the previous sitting, MEPs called for better measures to combat tax […]
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 […]