Italy Fines Google $123 million for Blocking an App from Android Auto

May 17, 2021

Italy's competition regulator has ordered Google to pay over €100 million ($123 million) for abuse of its dominant position, citing that Google has shut out an electric vehicle recharging app from its Android Auto infotainment platform for cars for over two years.

Biedermann: The Decline of European Social Democracies

May 17, 2021

Ferry Biedermann writing in The New European analyses the gradual death of European social democracies despite the fact that left leaning parties have headed governments at most about one third of the time since 1945.

Amazon Wins Appeal over €250m EU Tax Bill

May 13, 2021

In a blow to the EU’s fight against big multinational tech companies avoiding taxes, Amazon has won a court battle over allegations that the US technology company received €250m in “illegal state aid” tax benefits from Luxembourg, overturning the 2017 decision.

Germany Bans Facebook from Using WhatsApp Data over Privacy Concerns

May 12, 2021

VOA: EU Suspends China Trade Deal over Human Rights Concerns

May 12, 2021

EU Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis announced that efforts to get the trade deal with China ratified by lawmakers in the European Parliament has been halted, citing that the EU sanctions against China and the Chinese counter-sanctions create an environment that is not conducive to the ratification of the agreement.