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After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules?

April 24, 2025 9:43 am CET

Apple’s EU fight is transatlantic tension in a nutshell

The tech giant was hit by another European fine. It’s just the latest chapter in the battle over digital regulation ― and maybe a whole lot more.

April 24, 2025 4:23 am CET

Time was right for US Big Tech penalties, EU competition chief says

The European Commission has been accused of dragging its feet to avoid inflaming Donald Trump’s trade war.

April 23, 2025 6:30 pm CET

The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?

As digital enforcement kicks in, a high-profile investigation into Elon Musk’s X is still open.

April 23, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Socialists urge EU tech chief to deliver results in blockbuster US tech probes

European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is facing growing pressure to wrap up investigations into TikTok, Meta and X.

April 23, 2025 4:44 pm CET

Meta labels EU digital fines a ‘tariff’ on American firms

“The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses,” blasts top US lobbyist.

April 23, 2025 12:56 pm CET

EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules

The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

April 23, 2025 11:45 am CET

Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO

The European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without fear, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

April 21, 2025 4:30 am CET

Big Tech fines just got political, whether the Commission likes it or not

By delaying expected announcements on fining Apple and Meta, the bloc’s Digital Markets Act is being dragged into the global trade war.

April 14, 2025 6:00 am CET

Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.

April 11, 2025 4:42 am CET

Top EU official downplays expectations over Apple, Meta digital fines

The bloc’s Digital Markets Act is about compliance, not fines, says Olivier Guersent.

April 8, 2025 11:53 am CET

Trump’s antitrust agency chief blasts EU digital rules as ‘taxes on American firms’

The EU is set to fine Apple and Meta for rule breaches in the coming days.

April 2, 2025 7:27 pm CET
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EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.

March 31, 2025 7:25 pm CET

EU set to fine Apple and Meta amid escalating trade war

The Commission’s first fines under its Digital Markets Act are expected this week.

March 31, 2025 4:39 am CET

Belgian FM: EU should fight fire with fire in Trump’s trade war

Targeting Big Tech could be among the EU’s options to hit Washington where it hurts, Belgium’s foreign minister says.

March 24, 2025 4:19 am CET

EU throws down gauntlet to Trump with Apple, Google rulings

U.S. tech giants must overhaul key products, the European Commission rules.

March 20, 2025 4:01 am CET

EU risks more Trump tariffs in looming Big Tech crackdown

A series of decisions against Apple, Meta and Google could open up a new front in the EU-U.S. trade war.

March 19, 2025 4:59 am CET

EU justice chief goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up

Tech regulation could be the next point of contention between the new U.S. administration and the EU.

March 12, 2025 4:09 pm CET

EU tech chiefs say they don’t target US tech

The European Commission pushes back on U.S. criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.

March 7, 2025 4:18 am CET

EU lawmakers try to counter tech bros’ Washington lobbying

Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”

March 3, 2025 4:20 am CET

Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.

The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.

February 17, 2025 6:17 pm CET

Don’t go soft on US Big Tech, European Parliament urges

Resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants, lawmakers tell Commission.

January 20, 2025 4:00 am CET

Apple faces EU order to open up to rival devices and software

EU looks to ensure Apple devices connect smoothly with accessories and to curb how far it can block rivals’ software access.

December 19, 2024 1:29 pm CET

Brussels fines Facebook parent company €800M

EU targets Meta with antitrust penalty for pushing classified ads service.

November 14, 2024 2:47 pm CET
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