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Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a Russian drone strike that injured two people in Romania on Thursday night, branding it a “serious violation of NATO airspace”.

Temu, the Chinese e-commerce giant, was fined €200 million ($232 million) by the European Union for failing to stop sales of unsafe baby toys and chargers on the platform.

Most European citizens will never have heard of VFS Global. Accustomed to visa-free travel, they have probably never had to queue at one of its application centers, pay its service charges, or navigate its complex appointment booking systems.

Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.

Five children’s toys on sale in Britain analyzed in a Guardian investigation have been found to contain asbestos.

Today, the European Chief Prosecutor sent a letter to the European Commission warning that recent legal changes and judicial decisions in Greece are undermining the independent and effective functioning of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).

Drugmaker Sandoz has called for the European Commission to launch an investigation into Chinese imports of a key ingredient used in a popular antibiotic, alleging unfair state subsidies.

Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta.

Europe will likely never be fully independent from foreign technologies because it relies too much on software from the United States and hardware from China.

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU antitrust concerns, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, in a move that could stave off a hefty fine.

The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was forced temporarily to shut its doors on the second day of the preview after the activist group Pussy Riot.

Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant.

In Italien ist ein Skandal ausgebrochen, der zu hochrangigen Rücktritten führen könnte. Hintergrund sind Berichte über Versuche, die Teilnahme des russischen Pavillons an der Biennale von Venedig trotz bestehender Sanktionen wiederherzustellen.

The tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

NGO says Italian tanneries controlled by the French luxury group are seeking exemptions to EU deforestation law while importing hides linked to Paraguayan forest loss.

Pressemitteilungen der Europäischen Kommission nennen regelmäßig Milliardenbeträge, während konkrete Details zur Mittelverwendung oft im Hintergrund bleiben.

European Commission press releases highlight multi-billion figures, while the budgetary details remain largely unaddressed.

The EU’s anti-fraud office has opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson following allegations he passed sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.

Environmental footprint of Europe’s data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.

Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to conceal the environmental impact of their datacentres, an investigation has revealed, with language almost verbatim from their demands to block a database of green metrics incorporated into EU regulations.

Nutella maker Ferrero has been raided by EU officials as part of an investigation into possible uncompetitive practices.

The European Commission is being urged to investigate whether Hungary’s elections are being undermined by Russian manipulation, intimidation of journalists, and voter coercion by the ruling party.

Meta blocked political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in October, but misinformation researchers warn that the ban has pushed political ads by Orbán’s Fidesz underground.

Four-hour long passport queues in European airports are Britain’s punishment for leaving the EU, the boss of Ryanair has claimed.