CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Friday 24 July 2026
EU fines Google EUR890M in anti-trust case over Search and Google Play
Google has been fined EUR890 million (US$1.0 billion) under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) due to anti-competitive practices in its Google Search tool. The fine illustrates Europe's...
Saturday 18 July 2026
EU clears €659 million in German subsidies for four chip plants
The European Commission has approved EUR659 million in German state aid for four semiconductor facilities, a move that could affect supply chains used in cars, industrial equipment,...
Friday 17 July 2026
EU orders Google to open Android AI features, share Search data with rivals under DMA

The European Commission has issued binding measures requiring Alphabet's Google to open key Android features to competing AI assistants...

Thursday 16 July 2026
Groups urge EU interim measures against Broadcom amid VMware antitrust case

A European industry group, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), has joined four other trade organizations...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
EU carves out smart glasses and wearables from battery-removal rules, easing a barrier for Meta

The European Commission has exempted a swathe of connected consumer and industrial products from its rule requiring that portable batteries...

Friday 3 July 2026
EU weighs 'super credits' for small EVs to support affordable car sales
The European Commission is considering a new credit system for electric vehicles as part of its latest Automotive Package, Reuters reported, in a move aimed at speeding EV...
Thursday 25 June 2026
EU clears EUR76M in German aid for Munich quantum chip-testing plant
The European Commission has given the green light to a EUR76 million (approx. US$86.3 million) German subsidy supporting QuantumDiamonds' plan to build a new semiconductor testing...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
EU industrial bill forces Chinese automakers to race for European factories
The European Commission proposed an Industrial Acceleration Act to curb foreign direct investment that it says could threaten domestic industry and jobs, and the draft rule prompted...
Thursday 4 June 2026
EU launches Technology Sovereignty Package to strengthen chips, AI, and cloud infrastructure
The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive Technology Sovereignty Package aimed at strengthening Europe's capabilities in semiconductors, AI, cloud infrastructure, open-source...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
EU's EUR20B AI gigafactory ambition faces delays as global rivals surge ahead
The European Union's (EU) plan to mobilize EUR20 billion (US$23.3 billion) for a network of large-scale AI "gigafactories" is running into delays and funding uncertainty, stoking concerns...
Friday 29 May 2026
EU seeks to spur government buying of homegrown chips
The European Commission wants governments to buy chips from EU startups as Brussels seeks to reduce the bloc's reliance on US and East Asian suppliers, Reuters reported, citing...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Arm faces US antitrust probe after announcing plan to design its own chips
Arm was notified by the US Federal Trade Commission in early 2026 that it was the subject of an antitrust investigation after the chip designer said it would begin engineering its...
Monday 27 April 2026
China warns EU over industrial law, threatens countermeasures
China warned on April 27, 2026, that it would take countermeasures if the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act harms Chinese companies — a move with potential global trade...
Tuesday 17 February 2026
EU's minimum price commitment pressures Chinese EV makers on value and pricing
The European Commission officially introduced a minimum price commitment mechanism in mid-January 2026 for imports of battery electric vehicles (BEV) from China to Europe, as an alternative...
Friday 13 February 2026
Commentary: Stellantis pause on ACC gigafactories clouds EU plans for manufacturing sovereignty and risks thousands of jobs
The European Commission plans to unveil its "localization ratio" policy by late February 2026 to shape Europe's manufacturing sovereignty. Yet Stellantis's abrupt halt to construction...