Europe’s battle to rein in Big Tech
The European Union is on a mission to get US tech giants to stop avoiding tax, stifling competition, profiting from news content without paying and serving as platforms for disinformation and hate.
MEPs urge abortion as a basic right in EU
The European Parliament has voted to urge the European Union to make abortion a basic right, in reaction to a US ruling overturning it as a nationwide entitlement in America
Roberta Metsola: new anti-abortion EU parliament chief
Maltese politician Roberta Metsola has been elected head of the European Parliament, the youngest person ever to clinch the job, but fanning controversy for her opposition to abortion
David Sassoli: from TV journalist to EU parliament chief
EU flags flew at half-mast for European Parliament speaker David Sassoli, who died on January 11, aged 65, as tributes flowed in from leaders and officials from around the 27-nation bloc and beyond
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?
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
EU poised to unveil green-friendly investment list
The European Commission will next week present the first part of a "green taxonomy" list of energy sources and technology to be labelled as sustainable investments
Von der Leyen sees ‘narrow’ path to post-Brexit trade deal
Ursula von der Leyen said there is a path to an agreement with Britain but the path may be narrow. Challenges remained on how to ensure fair competition in the future.
EU environment ministers give partial nod to new climate law
The environment ministers of the European Union support the proposed new climate law to make Europe green by reducing the carbon level but they left it up to government leaders to strike a consensus.
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