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EU Commission imposes €2.95 billion fine on Google

Posted on 2025-09-06 by guenni

[German]On September 5, 2025, the EU Commission announced that it had imposed a fine of €2.95 billion on Google "for abusive practices in the field of online advertising technology."

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Trump administration puts pressure on EU over digital rules

Posted on 2025-08-10 by guenni

[German]US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed US diplomats to work to undermine the EU's online moderation rules and to lobby the EU Commission accordingly. This is according to an article by Reuters, which has obtained a copy of … Continue reading →

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European Union Privacy Watchguard, the GDPR and Microsoft

Posted on 2019-10-22 by guenni

[German]Next turn in Microsoft and data protection regulation. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have now again expressed concerns regarding the conformity of Microsoft products with regard to the GDPR. The EDPS is working to ensure that the same data … Continue reading →

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EU: Ireland’s illegal €13B tax benefits to Apple

Posted on 2016-08-30 by guenni

The European Commission has concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to Apple. This is illegal under EU state aid rules, because it allowed Apple to pay substantially less tax than other businesses. Ireland must … Continue reading →

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