EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Lithuania’s Startup Scene Shows Resilience in the Face of Looming Russia Threats
Lithuania’s Startup Scene Shows Resilience in the Face of Looming Russia Threats
June 22, 2022  |  Startups

Amid Russian threats to punish Lithuania over blocked rail shipments to the enclave of Kaliningrad, Lithuanians today are bracing themselves for retaliation from Moscow. Yet...

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TikTok Agrees to Improve EU Consumer Rights, Avoiding Potential Sanctions
TikTok Agrees to Improve EU Consumer Rights, Avoiding Potential Sanctions
June 21, 2022  |  Regulation

TikTok will be boosting protections aimed to help children avoid persuasive ads on the platform, Reuters reported Tuesday (June 21). Get the Full Story Complete...

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TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google...

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UK Pledges to Change 50-Year-Old Consumer Credit Law
UK Pledges to Change 50-Year-Old Consumer Credit Law
June 17, 2022  |  International

The United Kingdom government has announced plans to reform the Consumer Credit Act, which regulates credit card purchases and personal loans. The proposed overhaul aims...

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Bankers Urge EU to Proceed With Caution on Digital Euro
Bankers Urge EU to Proceed With Caution on Digital Euro
June 16, 2022  |  CBDC

A trade group representing the banking industry is urging European Union officials exploring the creation of a digital euro to proceed slowly and carefully. Get...

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ECB’s Panetta Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payment Solutions
ECB’s Panetta Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payment Solutions
June 16, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The European Union should continue working on a pan-European payment solution based on instant payments and a digital euro to avoid relying on United States...

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Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
June 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

In Apple’s ongoing antitrust woes, the locus of the company’s legal concerns is increasingly moving from the U.S. to Europe as investigations by EU and...

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Circle Debuts Euro Stablecoin
Circle Debuts Euro Stablecoin
June 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With Circle’s announcement today of a new euro-denominated stablecoin called Euro Coin, the second-largest issuer of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies is making a play for leadership of...

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Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payments
Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges...
June 16, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has encouraged buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers and credit report agencies to standardize BNPL payment...

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