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Spain's antitrust watchdog opens investigation into Apple's app store

Spain's antitrust regulator said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into possible anti-competitive behaviour by Apple's App Store, an allegation the tech giant denied.

Spain's antitrust watchdog opens investigation into Apple's app store
Europe|Political

EU warns Slovakia against foreign agent law for NGOs

The European Commission has warned Slovakia that it will take immediate legal action if the government pushes ahead with a proposed law requiring NGOs that receive funding from

EU warns Slovakia against foreign agent law for NGOs
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows

Consumer goods giants including Nestle, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero have backed the European Union's upcoming ban on imported goods linked to deforestation, amid calls

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows
Business|Europe|Technology

Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources say

Meta Platforms is set to be hit in a few weeks with its first EU antitrust fine for tying classified advertisements service Marketplace with its Facebook social

Meta to be hit with first EU antitrust fine for linking Marketplace and Facebook, sources say
Europe|Health|News

Dutch set to win EU nod for $2.2 billion state aid for new nuclear reactor

The Dutch government is set to secure EU approval for 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of state aid to build a nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes for cancer

Dutch set to win EU nod for $2.2 billion state aid for new nuclear reactor
Economy|Europe|News

Hungary exploring options to resolve oil supply situation, says PM's aide

Hungary is seeking a solution to restore its oil supplies after Ukraine halted deliveries of the raw material from Russian group Lukoil, Gergely Gulyas, an aide to the Hungarian

Hungary exploring options to resolve oil supply situation, says PM's aide
Europe|Health

EU regulator backs use of GSK's RSV shot in adults aged 50 to 59

The European Union health regulator on Friday recommended expanded use of GSK's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in adults aged between 50 and 59.

EU regulator backs use of GSK's RSV shot in adults aged 50 to 59
Europe|Political

EU adds Congo rebel group leaders to sanctions list

European Union member states imposed sanctions on Friday on nine individuals and one entity for human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for their role in

EU adds Congo rebel group leaders to sanctions list
Political

Ukraine's push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future

For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security – and identity.

Ukraine's push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future
News|Political|World

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have failed again to make progress in talks meant to improve their testy ties

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk
News|Political|World

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day

A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed as authorities work to transfer to transfer thousands of newly arrived migrants to the mainland

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
News|Political|World

Top EU official heads to an Italian island struggling with migrant influx as Italy toughens stance

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to travel on Sunday to the Italian island of Lampedusa amid an influx of migrants who arrived this week

Top EU official heads to an Italian island struggling with migrant influx as Italy toughens stance
News|Political|World

EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian island

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of “irregular” migrants and a crackdown on smugglers Sunday during a visit with Italy’s premier to a tiny fishing island overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 migrant arrivals in a single day this week

EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian island
News|Political|World

As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine

A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine if he returns to power

As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
News|Political|World

Italy approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats

The Italian Cabinet has approved new measures to crack down on migration

Italy approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats
News|Political|World

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much he trusts the West

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West
News|Technology|World

EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case

European Union antitrust enforcers have slapped Intel with a fresh $400 million fine in a long-running legal fight that the chipmaker appeared to have won last year

EU hits Intel with $400 million antitrust fine in long-running computer chip case
News|Political|World

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

A government official says that Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
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Kosovar police surround a village after Serb gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4

At least 30 Serb gunmen have killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties

Kosovar police surround a village after Serb gunmen storm a monastery in violence that has killed 4
News|Political|World

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery
News|Political|World

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
News|Political|World

Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout

Serbia’s president has demanded that a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo

Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout
Business|News|Political|World

EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking

European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules

EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking
News|Political|World

Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role

Kosovo’s interior minister has accused Serbia of direct involvement in weekend clashes and was investigating the possibility of Russian involvement in the violence that left four people dead and further strained relations between the former wartime foes

Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role
Business

JetBlue files complaint in US against Schipol flight curbs

U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways said on Friday it had filed a complaint against the Netherlands and the European Union to the U.S.

JetBlue files complaint in US against Schipol flight curbs

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