Countries like the Netherlands and Belgium have long traditions of collective action for consumers, while in other EU countries legal routes have been limited or don’t exist. But before the directive, legal avenues to take consumer group…
“The platforms themselves should be policing this issue. Arguably, they’re in the privileged position of having the data to do so. And really, enforcement should be a last resort,” he added.
But even when Big Tech responds to takedown requests, the content can simply appear again if…
Kinsella declined to be interviewed for this story because of his government advisory role. But his analysis is shared by many including the country’s Fiscal Council, a statutory body set up to monitor Irish fiscal policy.
In April, the Fiscal Council warned the…
Though France’s credit rating has not been downgraded this year, the yield on the country’s 10-year bond has crept well over 3 percent in 2025 and in recent days has been higher than that of Cyprus, Portugal and Spain — meaning financial markets view Europe’s second-biggest economy as a…
Athens has also sent two warships to conduct patrols off Libya in response to the migration surge and its strategic concerns that its archrival, Turkey, is working with the Libyans to carve up the Mediterranean into maritime zones for energy exploration. The zones claim waters just south of…
National governments are wary of giving the bloc too much power to extract money from their voters and generally oppose handing a share of their domestic tax revenue to Brussels. Currently, the vast majority of EU funds come from governments’ contributions.
The Commission on Friday floated…