The Irish watchdog launched the probe in 2021: TikTok was already fined €345 million in 2023 for failing to protect children’s privacy.
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TikTok fined €530 million for unsecure data transfers to China
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TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users’ data to China – POLITICO
TikTok has been given six months to bring its data processing practices in line with the EU’s privacy rules, or suspend all data transfers to the country.
TikTok said it “strongly contest[s]” the Irish DPC’s findings and plans to appeal in full.
“Beyond the DPC’s failure to…
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AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence
Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country’s federal office for the protection of the constitution.
“The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people prevailing within the party is incompatible with the free…
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Eurozone inflation tops expectations: ECB rate cuts in jeopardy?
Eurozone inflation surged more than expected in April, as the impact of trade tariffs began to reverberate through the consumer basket, posing a fresh challenge for the ECB.
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Eurozone inflation stuck at 2.2 percent in April – POLITICO
Inflation in the eurozone stayed marginally above the European Central Bank’s target in April, a fresh increase in services prices keeping the annual rate stuck at 2.2 percent.
Data published by Eurostat on Friday showed prices rose 0.6 percent on the…
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Why Europe doesn’t have potholes – and what that says about Cleveland’s crumbling streets: Justice B. Hill
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The best thing about my global travels is that the places I go give me things to compare to Cleveland. Some differences I saw were stark; some, subtle.
One of the stark ones has been potholes. I visited three European cities…
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Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again – POLITICO
France (25) and Italy (49) both dropped several places compared to 2024, while the United Kingdom (20) improved slightly and Poland (31) leaped more than a dozen spots.
Greece recorded the worst result in the European Union for the fourth year in a row, coming in at 89. The main reasons…
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Microsoft invests heavily in Europe due to Trump
Microsoft has made new commitments to Europe to guarantee the continuity of its services, even if the US or another government demands that Microsoft cease its activities in Europe. Microsoft has committed to taking legal…
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Germany designates AfD as right-wing extremist organisation, citing threat to democracy
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution on Friday designated the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a designated right-wing extremist organisation that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order.
The office cited the AfD’s…
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Fine Gael confirms and defends refusal to back Hamas hostage release resolution
Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but Irish Fine Gael delegates declined to support it.
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