EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Rules to Rein In Tech Giants, but Enforcement a Concern July 6, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit...
Top EU Court Says Insurer Must Pay Spanish Claim in Galicia Oil Spill June 21, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Spain on Monday won backing from Europe’s top court in its mutli-million euros damage claim against The London...
American Chamber of Commerce Voices Concerns About EU Plan for Foreign Subsidies June 3, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Proposed EU legislation targeting foreign state-backed buyers of European companies prompted by fears of a Chinese buying spree may be...
EU Agrees to Tougher Cyber-Security Rules for Key Sectors, Including Financial Services May 16, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Friday to tougher cyber-security rules for large energy, transport and financial firms, digital providers...
EU Proposes Cyber-Security Rules for EU Institutions Amid Rising Cyber Attack Worries March 22, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee EU countries should put in place a framework to manage cyber-security risks at EU institutions, the European Commission said on...
Facing Antitrust Charges, Irish Insurer Group to Unlock Platform for Nonmembers February 28, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Irish insurers’ association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to nonmembers and apply fair criteria...
Google’s Online Ad Business Targeted in European Publishers’ Antitrust Complaint February 11, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over...
EU Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Threat From Hackers-for-Hire October 28, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home...
European Commission to Form Cyber Unit to Fight Growing Online Crime June 23, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU’s 27 countries for a joint cyber...
EU Set to Approve Aon-Willis Merger; More Concessions Unlikely: Reuters April 28, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Insurance broker Aon is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson...