Tech vs telecoms: EU ignites debate on ‘net neutrality’
Tech and streaming giants suck up vast amounts of bandwidth, so the EU this week revived a long-standing idea to make them pay the telecom firms who maintain the infrastructure
Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech
US tech giants have been accused of not paying enough taxes, stifling competition, stealing media content and threatening democracy by spreading fake news. How has the EU tried to regulate Big Tech?
Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech
As an EU court upholds a 2.4-billion euro ($2.8-billion) anti-trust fine against Google for abusing its power over rivals in online shopping, we look at how the bloc has tried to regulate Big Tech
Who does what online?
Who does what online? This graphic shows usage behaviour for online services in Europe.
ECB inches closer to ‘digital euro’
The European Central Bank has inched closer to a "digital euro" with the launch of a pilot project, but questions remain about potential pitfalls and benefits for eurozone citizens
Amazon may prove exception to global tax rules
The G7 may have endorsed a plan to ensure the world's biggest companies pay a minimum global tax rate, but US tech behemoth Amazon may escape part of its provisions
Global minimum tax still far from becoming reality
After the accolades, an agreement among the world's wealthiest countries to set a global minimum tax on the biggest companies now faces a long, bumpy road to implementation
G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations have endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough tax
A peek behind the IT curtain of EU’s ‘vaccine passport’
From video calls involving 130 people to no-shows at the rehearsal, Josef Lieven and his software engineers faced their share of challenges on the road to Europe's digital Covid certificate
EU inches closer to Covid certificate for travel
The European Parliament has agreed its position on how a Covid certificate should work, bringing the EU closer to launching a document to open up travel within the bloc