European Union

The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

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Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Continuing Operations in the EU

Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Continuing Operations in the EU
Binance Faces Scrutiny Over Continuing Operations in the EU
October 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

European regulators are reportedly investigating Binance’s use of a legal exemption to keep doing business in the region. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 1) by the...

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EU Wants More Power to Pursue Social Media Safety
EU Wants More Power to Pursue Social Media Safety
July 12, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

European regulators are reportedly granting themselves more authority to police Big Tech’s consumer protection failures. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (July 12), this...

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Eurogroup Chief Says EU Needs Larger Banks and X-Border Mergers
Eurogroup Chief Says EU Needs Larger Banks and X-Border Mergers
May 04, 2026  |  Banking

Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis says Europe needs larger banks and more cross-border banking mergers. He made these comments to reporters Monday (May 4) when asked about UniCredit’s plans...

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Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
April 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Bank of France is pressing for a strengthening of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), saying the current regulatory framework does not...

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EC President Calls for Deep EU Regulatory Housecleaning
EC President Calls for Deep EU Regulatory Housecleaning
February 11, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The European Union needs “a deep regulatory housecleaning — at all levels,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday (Feb. 10). Speaking at a...

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EU Tells Meta to Allow Room for Rival AI Assistants
EU Tells Meta to Allow Room for Rival AI Assistants
February 09, 2026  |  ANTITRUST

European competition regulators say Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant policy violates antitrust regulations. The European Commission (EC) announced Monday (Feb. 9) that it sent a statement of objections to...

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EU May Implement Tariffs on US Goods Amid Tensions Over Greenland
EU May Implement Tariffs on US Goods Amid Tensions Over Greenland
January 19, 2026  |  Economy

The European Union could implement tariffs on U.S. goods as soon as Feb. 7, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 19), citing a European...

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EU Council Backs Online and Offline Digital Euros
EU Council Backs Online and Offline Digital Euros
December 21, 2025  |  CBDC

The EU Council has reportedly endorsed a new negotiating position for a digital euro. The council is now supporting the idea of a version of...

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