Apple, Meta fined as EU presses ahead with tech probes.
The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) in the first enforcement of its landmark digital competition law.
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EU to reform AI act in bid to boost competitiveness.
The European Commission on Wednesday presented a plan to help boost the uptake of artificial intelligence by companies
Ghana Risks Losing EU Timber Export License, Parliament Yet to Sort Out Protocols
Beginning June 15, this year, all timber products that will be exported from Ghana to the European Union (EU) market must conform to the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license requirement.
EU Commission proposes 25% counter-tariffs on some US imports.
The European Commission on Monday proposed counter-tariffs of 25% on a range of American goods in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, according to media reports.
Trump threatens ‘far larger’ tariffs if EU and Canada unite to do ‘economic harm’ to the U.S.
“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!” Mr. Trump wrote.
Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff.
It confirmed that its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, had “reached out to his American counterparts” after Trump threatened retaliation against EU tariffs on Wednesday.
Trump’s Trade War Expands as Metal Tariffs Spur EU Retaliation.
Washington warned Europe that it would have to take care of its own security in the future
EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US.
European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks on Thursday
European Union Says It Will Respond “Firmly, Immediately” To Trump’s Tariffs
The European Union is still waiting to learn the details of Trump’s proposal, for which he set an April 1 deadline. Trump cited barriers in the EU, including a value-added tax, as an example of the unfair trading rules that the US is looking to respond to
EU provides GHC1.6m in humanitarian funding to aid cholera fight.
The outbreak, which began in October 2024, has spread to 36 districts across Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern, and Ashanti regions.