British state leaked contact details of thousands of Afghans
The names and contact details of more than 18,000 Afghans were accidentally leaked in February 2022 — and a court injunction kept the blunder under wraps.
Rescue boat captain who battled Salvini steps down as EU lawmaker
Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook
Metsola confirms she won’t leave Brussels for Maltese politics
French far-right lawmakers accused of joining racist content-filled Facebook group
Simion accuses Moldova of manipulating Romanian election as vote goes to wire
US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax
Apple to appeal €500M digital fine over EU’s silence in compliance talks
The company contends that it made a series of proposals to the Commission over the course of 2024 but did not receive feedback.
Russian hacker group attacks Romanian government websites on election day
The websites were restored, said the National Cybersecurity Directorate.
Ukraine’s ceasefire view: Putin doesn’t want Xi hiding in Lenin’s tomb from killer drones
Kyiv fumes over Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire plan.
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.
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.
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.
Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them
Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”
Meta labels EU digital fines a ‘tariff’ on American firms
“The European Commission is attempting to handicap successful American businesses,” blasts top US lobbyist.
Why von der Leyen’s Big Tech tax plan is bluster
There are major hurdles to overcome for the EU to retaliate against U.S. digital companies.
Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it
Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.
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.
Top EU official downplays expectations over Apple, Meta digital fines
The bloc’s Digital Markets Act is about compliance, not fines, says Olivier Guersent.
Greenland to Trump: No, we didn’t invite you
Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island’s government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump. …
Intense Russian attacks force Ukraine to consider pulling out of Kursk
Kyiv is trying to hang on to the territory it holds inside Russia despite fierce counterattacks by Moscow’s military.
US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship’
Federal Communications Commission chair warns that the EU’s Digital Services Act threatens censorship that is “incompatible” with U.S. free speech.
Trump, Vance attack on Zelenskyy angers many. But Russians and (some) Republicans love it.
Ukraine’s supporters defend Kyiv against the U.S. president’s in-person attack, while detractors say he got what he deserved.
Latvia’s president: ‘Never stop panicking’
Keep calm and carry on? Nah — everybody panic, Edgars Rinkēvičs advises.
Angry farmers push Poland away from Ukraine
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
X verifies fake, crypto-hawking Maltese president impersonator
The bogus handle has since been deleted, but Myriam Spiteri Debono’s real account still doesn’t have a gray tick.
Meta chief lobbyist slams EU tech laws and fines
Joel Kaplan told a Brussels Meta event that the approach Brussels is taking to tech resembles “a tax or a tariff.”
Donald Trump Jr. slammed by Italian lawmakers over alleged illegal duck hunt
Green lawmakers claim the U.S. president’s son shot a rare duck in an EU conservation zone.
German authorities ‘well prepared’ for social media election interference
Social media companies including TikTok, Meta and X took part in an election stress test on Friday.
China-linked influence operation tried to overthrow Spain’s government, report says
Fake accounts attempted to fan discontent as people raged against establishment figures following floods in the Valencia region that killed more than 200 people.