EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants
The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy
Five things to know about the EU tech rule revolution
The EU is set to unveil major proposals to regulate Big Tech on December 15, in what could force a revolution in the way Google or Facebook do business
All bark no byte? Unease over Irish performance as EU’s lead data watchdog
Two years after the EU launched its landmark GDPR data rights charter, there are signs Ireland is faltering in its outsized role as regulator of many of the most powerful digital giants
MEPs back EU’s Big Tech clampdown
The European Parliament has given the EU executive strong backing to draw up new rules against big tech that could become the most draconian ever against Google, Amazon and Facebook
Apple slams EU as epic court battle over tax bill begins
Apple has launched a legal challenge against the European Commission's landmark order that it must reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in back taxes
Macron’s EU vision: how has it fared 12 months on?
On September 26 last year, Emmanuel Macron laid out his vision for a reformed EU to blunt the rise of nationalism and ensure the bloc has a future as an independent actor on the world stage.
The EU’s major tax-dodging cases
The high-profile cases in which the European Union's competition watchdog has launched investigations on member states for granting tax breaks to multinational companies.