European Commission

Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK

As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws

10 years ago

Yet Another Google Antitrust Proposal Rejected By EU

There's still time to avoid multi-billion fine, says Joaquin Almunia

10 years ago

Google ‘Making Positive Moves’ To Avoid Search Competition Fine

European Commission impressed with the latest batch of concessions from Google

11 years ago

European Commission Set To Modernise Education Through IT

‘Opening Up Education’ initiative will aim to equip young people with digital tools and skills

11 years ago

European Commission Plans To Ban Mobile Roaming Leaked

Roaming will be a thing of the past, if the draft put together by Neelie Kroes and Co can become…

11 years ago

EU And Japan Partner For 100 Gbps Internet

Japan and Europe have teamed up on a number of research projects, including one to develop 100 Gbps Internet technologies

11 years ago

EU Heralds Open Data Boom After Parliament Votes For New Rules

Open data rules set to be enshrined in law by 2015

11 years ago

European Commission ‘Concerned’ At PRISM Privacy Threat

Commissioners Viviane Reding and Cecilia Malmström express their concern about US mass surveillance

11 years ago

Cisco Slams ‘Careless’ European Approval Of Microsoft-Skype Deal

Cisco claims Microsoft has an unfair monopoly on the video communications market thanks to Skype

11 years ago

Neelie Kroes Calls For Termination Of Mobile Roaming Charges

Neelie Kroes has called for the European Parliament to end mobile roaming charges across Europe

11 years ago

EU Likely To Demand More Google Antitrust Concessions

European competition commissioner suggests more concessions will be necessary

11 years ago

EC Sends iPhone Questionnaire To European Operators

EC sends nine-page questionnaire ahead of possible antitrust investigation into distributior agreements

11 years ago

EU Urged To Kick Off ‘Hacking Back’ Discussions

Two security giants call on the EC to talk about hacking back, but Brussels isn't convinced

11 years ago

Foundem Urges Brussels To Reject Google Search Concessions

Google's concessions to the European Union are not concessions at all, says British firm

11 years ago

ICO Concerned Over ‘Guesswork’ Surrounding EU Data Privacy Laws

British companies are perplexed by proposed EU rules to boost privacy, says the ICO

11 years ago

G-Cloud Chief Concerned Over ‘Restictive’ EU Cloud Ideas

G-Cloud lead Denise McDonagh concerned about Brussels' "old world thinking" on cloud computing

11 years ago

Privacy Activists Doorstep Facebook Over EU Lobbying

Facebook gets a visit from activists who say it has helped cripple proposed EU privacy rules

11 years ago

Google Offers Concessions To Ease Threat Of EU Antitrust Bashing

Commission reveals what Google has offered, but concessions already facing backlash

11 years ago

Google Reaches European Antitrust Agreement – Report

Google's revised proposals to settle the EC antitrust investigation is reportedly being accepted by the agency

11 years ago

Google Files Concessions To End Antitrust Probe

Google has presented its revised proposals to European antitrust regulators as it seeks to end their official investigation

11 years ago

Europe Set For Continent-Wide Open Data Rules

European vice president Neelie Kroes wants to open data to the people

11 years ago

Cumbria Broadband Delayed Again By European Red Tape

The superfast broadband rollout in Cumbria is facing yet more delays, blamed on red tape from Brussels

11 years ago

Linux Users In Spain File An Official Complaint Against Microsoft

Hispalinux demands an investigation into the use of UEFI Secure Boot protocol in Windows 8

11 years ago

UK Battles Brussels To Kill Data Privacy Regulation

Lord McNally wants lightweight privacy rules instead of the EU's proposed tough Regulation

11 years ago

Data Services Must Overcome Privacy Fears – O2

If providers can't convince users to trust them, the economy will suffer, says Ronan Dunne of O2

11 years ago

Google Competitors Pressure EC To Advance Antitrust Investigation

Google's competitors, including Foundem, Streetmap and TripAdvisor, have sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding it press formal…

11 years ago

European Commission Fights ‘Scaremongering’ Data Privacy Lobbyists

Viviane Reding says she is standing firm in the face of strong pressure from heavyweight lobbyists

11 years ago

CeBIT 2013: Neelie Kroes Launches “Grand Coalition” To Fix Skills Gap

A new EU programme to combat the shortage of IT professionals was launched at CeBIT

11 years ago

Yahoo EU Data Privacy Lobbying Efforts Leaked

Yahoo wants to ensure "pseudonymous" data does not have the same protections as non-anonymised information in Europe

11 years ago