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European Union hits Google with $3.5B fine in ad-tech antitrust case

September 13, 2025 Kelvin Chan

European Union regulators last Friday hit Google with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, but the bloc’s latest move to crack down on […]

EU lays out how Apple must open tech to competitors

March 30, 2025 Kelvin Chan

LONDON — The European Union last Wednesday outlined the steps Apple must take to open its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies. It’s the first time the EU has moved […]

Draghi offers solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy

September 1, 2024 The Associated Press

BRUSSELS — A long-awaited report on rescuing Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is, how many of its recommendations will actually be enacted by the European Union’s drawn-out decision-making […]

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Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

December 8, 2022 David McHugh, Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany — Major Western measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine took effect Monday, bringing with them uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the world and whether […]

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‘The most interesting thing you’ll do’: Sondland reflects on politics, diplomacy and Trump

October 26, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Gordon Sondland, who represented the United States in Europe for two years as the ambassador to the European Union, knew in his mid-20s that representing his country abroad was something he wanted to do. […]

Ukraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain

June 19, 2022 David Keyton, John Leicester and Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and […]

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

June 14, 2022 Sylvia Hui and Danica Kirka, Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. […]

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UK says there is ‘deal to be done’ to resolve feud with EU

January 18, 2022 Jill Lawless, Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister expressed optimism Friday that there is a “deal to be done” to resolve a Northern Ireland trade dispute that has soured the U.K.’s relations with the European Union. Foreign Secretary […]

End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years

December 10, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with […]

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EU to add airlines to Belarus sanctions as tensions mount

November 18, 2021 Lorne Cook, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union ratcheted up pressure on Belarus by agreeing Monday to slap sanctions on airlines accused of helping Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko wage a “hybrid attack” against the bloc using migrants, as […]

European Union

European Union hits Google with $3.5B fine in ad-tech antitrust case

EU lays out how Apple must open tech to competitors

Draghi offers solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy

Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

‘The most interesting thing you’ll do’: Sondland reflects on politics, diplomacy and Trump

Ukraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

UK says there is ‘deal to be done’ to resolve feud with EU

End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years

EU to add airlines to Belarus sanctions as tensions mount

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