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Italy prosecutors place four security firms under supervision in labour exploitation probe

MILAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Thursday placed four Italian private security firms under j...

11th December, 2025

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EU offers simpler rules to comply with methane law after US pressure

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 11 - The European Union will make it easier for companies to comply wit...

11th December, 2025

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EU orders Hungary to drop food price cap on foreign retailers

By Foo Yun Chee and Inti Landauro BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday o...

11th December, 2025

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Exclusive-Google faces fines over Google Play if it doesn't make more concessions, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is set to be hit with a potentially l...

10th December, 2025

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Amazon to pay more than $580 million to settle tax probe in Italy

MILAN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Amazon has agreed with Italy's tax collection agency to pay 510 million eu...

10th December, 2025

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Vivendi in last ditch effort to avert EU fine for closing Lagardere deal too soon

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - French media conglomerate Vivendi made a last-ditch eff...

10th December, 2025

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German cabinet approves draft biofuels law, food-based ingredient use to continue

HAMBURG, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet approved a draft biofuels law on Wednesday, which will...

10th December, 2025

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Latest EU proposal to fund Ukraine is closest yet to international law, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The latest version of a European Union proposal to support Ukraine fin...

10th December, 2025

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Analysis-EU sustainability cutbacks make low-carbon leaders harder to spot

By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A reduction in scope of the European Unio...

10th December, 2025

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HSBC to pay about $300 million to settle French tax probe, Bloomberg reports

Dec 10 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings is preparing to pay around $300 million to settle a French criminal...

10th December, 2025

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UK watchdog probes EY over unauthorised auditor reports

LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Reporting Council has launched an investigation into...

10th December, 2025

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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday became the first coun...

10th December, 2025