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E.U. Law Threatens Free Speech, Online Groups Say

The E.U.’s Digital Services Act will encourage censorship around the world and even in the U.S.

Reason

EU opens antitrust inquiry into Microsoft’s Teams software

European Commission says bundling of app with other products may be anticompetitive

The Guardian - UK

Wait, do you need a visa to go to Europe now? The new ETIAS requirements, explained

Starting in 2024, American passport holders traveling to 30 European countries will need to receive authorization to travel via the ETIAS, a long-awaited measure designed to prevent terrorism.

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Microsoft is officially under investigation by the EU for bundling Teams and Office 365

The European Commission will formally investigate Microsoft bundling Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The governing body is concerned that Microsoft may be abusing its dominance in productivity to gain an unfair advantage.

Windows Central

Poland complains to European Union about German waste brought and dumped in unauthorized landfills

Poland has made a complaint against Germany to the European Commission over tons of German waste, some of it allegedly toxic, brought and stored in unauthorized landfills across Poland

The Independent UK

Today’s Cache | Twitter’s new name has legal baggage; Generative AI boom complicates cloud computing; Adobe’s Figma deal may be investigated

The social media platform known as Twitter will be renamed X, announced owner Elon Musk this week.

The Hindu

No sign of deal on UK return to EU Horizon science programme

Negotiations stalling over London’s request to quit atomic research organisation and for financial rebate

The Guardian - UK

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US economist turns down top EU job after political outcry

US economist Fiona Scott Morton has decided not to take up a job advising the European Commission, offered to her by EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Her decision comes after French president Emmanuel Macron expressed doubts about hiring an American for the role.

Radio France Internationale

Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

Al Jazeera

American travellers spark backlash after claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’ while on trip abroad

Many Americans on TikTok have claimed that they don’t drink enough water while abroad

The Independent UK

EU regulator faces questions over appointment of US economist

French politicians want the European Commission to reconsider its decision to hire an American economist for a key post in its competition department, which oversees European Union efforts to regulate American tech giants.

Radio France Internationale

Microsoft will likely avoid EU antitrust fine after unbundling Teams from Office

Following a complaint by Slack and an investigation by EU regulators, Microsoft unbundled Teams from Office. The move seems likely to avoid fines by the EU.

Windows Central

Thanks to Threads, Meta just got bigger. Should we be concerned?

The growing size and market dominance of Facebook’s parent company is coming under greater scrutiny, says associate professor Niamh Dunne

The Guardian - UK

American travellers spark backlash after claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’ while on trip abroad

Many Americans on TikTok have claimed that they don’t drink enough water while abroad

The Independent UK

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EU Commission rebuffs Paris demand to 'reconsider' American hire

The European Commission on Friday rejected a demand from France that it "reconsider" its appointment of an American to the key position of chief economist in the EU executive dealing with the regulation of US tech giants.

The Independent UK

American travellers spark backlash after claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’ while on trip abroad

Many Americans on TikTok have claimed that they don’t drink enough water while abroad

The Guardian - AU

EU lifts Japan food import rules, weeks before nuclear wastewater to be pumped into ocean

Other countries, including China, have threatened to further restrict Japanese imports if the Fukushima wastewater discharge goes ahead

Irish Mirror

'Ransacked' version of nature restoration law passed by EU parliament

MEPs voted to support the general outline of the European Commission's Nature Restoration Law a key part of Europe's green deal

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The Guardian - UK

Tunisia should not get ‘€1bn on a silver plate’ in migration deal, says MEP

Critics of deal say EU funds should have conditions attached related to human rights and democracy

France 24

EU lawmakers back major plan to fight climate change, protect nature

The European Union's parliament on Wednesday backed a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change in a cliffhanger vote that had the 27-nation bloc's global green credentials at stake.

The Independent UK

EU fines US firm Illumina $475 million for jumping gun on buying cancer-screening company Grail

The European Union has slapped a $475 million fine on U.S. biotech giant Illumina for buying out cancer-screening company Grail without the approval of the 27-nation bloc’s antitrust watchdog

Salon

EU to capitulate to "forever chemicals"?

It was expected that the European Commission would ban between 7,000 and 12,000 hazardous chemicals

France 24

Backlash against Nature Restoration Law shows deep divides in European Parliament

The future of the EU’s flagship environment law hangs in the balance after a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties mounted an attack campaign in the European Parliament. The Nature Restoration Law now heads to a decisive vote on Wednesday with the EU’s climate neutrality targets at stake.

The Guardian - UK

EU to drop ban of hazardous chemicals after industry pressure

Exclusive: Leaked documents show that as little as 1% of products containing hazardous substances could be prohibited

The Guardian - UK

EU sets out first-ever soil law to protect food security and slow global heating

Proposal to improve soil health throughout continent by 2050 criticised for lack of legally binding targets

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