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Who started the fire? Inside Europe's arson intelligence gap

Europe has built advanced systems to detect wildfires and coordinate emergency response. Still, there is no common picture of who starts deliberate fires or why, as arson remains a fragmented national matter.

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The EU has fined Google a billion dollars for ignoring competition rules – but will it have any effect?

The European Commission’s decision to fine Google €890 million (US$1 billion) for failing to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act sounds like a significant financial and political intervention against one of the world’s largest technology companies.

The Conversation

EU wildfire strategy falls short as southern Europe faces another devastating fire season

The European Commission’s wildfire strategy, presented in March, has fallen short as Spain and France face large-scale evacuations and thousands of hectares have already burned. Meanwhile, EU countries have stalled progress on key forest-management rules.

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Carbon capture explained: how EU member states are funding and rolling out the technology to clean up Europe’s fossil fuel industry

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) underpins the European Union’s (EU) strategy to decarbonise industries such as cement, steel, and chemicals. It involves capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial facilities, transporting it by pipeline or shipping and storing it permanently in geological formations. According to the European Commission this technology that…

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Europe is burning: How bad could this wildfire crisis get?

Wildfires are sweeping across Spain and France, leaving a trail of destroyed homes, scorched forests and mass evacuations. With temperatures expected to rise this week, other southern countries are at risk.

Euronews

Heat, drought, fire: Europe needs to restore wetlands, rivers and landscapes

Experts from environmental organisations, including WWF, are calling in an op-ed for Euronews for urgent action to adapt to a changing climate. By placing the restoration of landscapes and healthy water systems at the heart of climate legislation can help to reducing climate risks at their root.

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Last Big Package?': EU Officials Signal Shift to Targeted Russia Sanctions After 21st Round

EU officials say the 21st Russia sanctions package may be the last big omnibus round, as Brussels weighs smaller, targeted measures to keep pressure on Moscow while avoiding future vetoes.

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'Out of capacity’: EU warns wildfires are pushing response systems to the limit

The European Commission has activated its emergency response system to support France and Spain as they battle wildfires. France has received seven firefighting aircraft and four helicopters, while Spain has been provided with six aircraft and three ground firefighting teams.

Euronews

Europe has an electrification target. Here’s how it can become a competitive advantage

The European Commission’s ambitious electrification target isn’t just about improving energy security, says Andreas Schierenbeck. It offers Europe an opportunity to build a more competitive, resilient, and interconnected economy.

Fortune

EU's Huawei purge could cost taxpayers a staggering €40 billion, four times more than Brussels ever admitted

GSMA estimates Europe's Huawei removal could cost €40 billion, greatly exceeding Commission projections amid ongoing disagreement over replacement expenses.

TechRadar

Saudi Arabia's takeover of EA gets approval from European Commission

The commission has ruled that the buyout will not cause "competition concerns."

PC Gamer

EU hits Google with another $1B fine as Search and Play Store face fresh antitrust crackdown

The EU just hit Google with a $1 billion fine, accusing it of favoring its own Search services and restricting Play Store developers.

Android Central

EU far right cries foul, but Commission unfazed by Magyar's 'Purgatorium'

Orbán allies across Europe have raised concerns over Hungarian democracy after the president's mandate was ended and Fidesz's headquarters raided as part of a corruption probe, but the European Commission appears broadly aligned with a push to dismantle Orbán's political operation.

Euronews

EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors

The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: At least 10 killed as Putin launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv’s drone exhibition

At least five people were killed in the city of Sloviansk, in addition to those in Kyiv

Reason

E.U. Fines Google $1 Billion and Orders It To Give Competitors Equal Treatment

European regulators claim to promote innovation while extracting billions from the companies producing it.

International Business Times

Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger Is Temporarily Blocked in the United States. EU Regulators Just Cleared It

European Union antitrust regulators have approved Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing one of the transaction's biggest regulatory hurdles.

GamesRadar

European Commission says EA's controversial $55 billion buyout "would not raise competition concerns" and clears it for Saudi-led ownership

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Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU's antitrust legislation

Continued non-compliance could result in further penalties of 'up to 5% of [Google's] total worldwide turnover'.

Evening Standard

EU fines Google £759m for breaching competition laws on search and app store

The European Commission handed out two separate fines worth 460 million euros (£392 million) and 430 million euros (£367 million).

Evening Standard

Irish premier says ‘no concrete evidence’ on alumina exports investigation

Micheál Martin said the probe was ‘almost complete’ and the results would be shared with the European Commission.

Benzinga

Paramount Skydance Wins EU Approval for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal After Offering This Key Concession— but US Hurdles Loom

Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) has secured European Union antitrust approval for its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) after agreeing to end its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures.

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Google hit with $1 billion fine for abusing its power in Europe

LONDON — In a decision likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions, European Union (EU) regulators on Thursday hit Google with a US$1 billion fine for illegally undercutting competition through its dominance as a search engine.

Euronews

Far-right activists to sue European Commission over 'remigration' rejection

The European Commission has rejected a European Citizens' Initiative seeking to suspend asylum and family reunification and return "unintegrated" non-European migrants to their countries of origin. Its organisers are preparing a legal challenge.

Euronews

The EU versus Big Tech, and sanctions package approval

In today's newsletter: A potential fine is on its way for a US technology company in breach of the bloc's digital fairness rules, and the EU's 21st package of sanctions finally gets over the line amid criticism from a Baltic head of state in exclusive comments to Euronews.

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