LONDON — In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their allies began an economic counteroffensive that has cut off Russia’s access to […]
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Back to news homeEurope lays out expanded ecodesign rules with plan for digital product passports
The European Union has announced a new bundle of sustainability-focused policy proposals that will expand existing ecodesign rules on energy efficiency by encouraging longer product lifespans, supporting the growth of […]
Russia-Ukraine War Is Reshaping How Europe Spends
Nicolae Ciuca spent a lifetime on the battlefield before being voted in as prime minister of Romania four months ago. Yet even he did not imagine the need to spend […]
Crypto mining is approaching a key inflection point
Warren Rogers Contributor Warren Rogers is CFO at Blockware Solutions, a former venture capitalist and founder, and a blockchain maximalist. The crypto mining space is approaching a key inflection point. […]
Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas
“There is no way to ramp up U.S. L.N.G. exports and deliver on the imperative climate commitments that the U.S. and E.U. have pledged,” said Abigail Dillen, the president of […]
E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act
GÖTTINGEN, Germany — The European Union agreed on Thursday to one of the world’s most far-reaching laws to address the power of the biggest tech companies, potentially reshaping app stores, […]
Daily Crunch: EU, US reach ‘agreement in principle’ on trans-Atlantic data flows
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Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees major new regime for big tech
Late Thursday the European Union secured agreement on the detail of a major competition reform that will see the most powerful, intermediating tech platforms subject to a set of up-front […]
The Web Foundation is taking on deceptive design
The Web Foundation‘s Tech Policy Design Lab is working on an interesting-looking project to counter deceptive design — aka dark patterns* — with the goal of producing a portfolio of […]
Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?
At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being built, workers are on their hands and knees inside a shallow, canoe-shaped […]