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EU Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for EU Bodies Amid Cyberattack Worries
Date: March 22, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU countries should put in place a framework to manage cybersecurity risks at EU institutions, the European Commission said on Tuesday, amid concerns about rising cyberattacks that could disrupt key activities and steal sensitive information. The proposal is part of a package of draft rules by the EU...
Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Complaint About Its Cloud Computing Business
Date: March 17, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. tech giant Microsoft is facing an antitrust complaint filed by three European rivals in the booming cloud computing business, one the plaintiffs said on Thursday. The complaint, filed with the European Union’s competition watchdog months ago, alleges that Microsoft’s contractual and business practices make it costly and difficult for users of...
EU Blacklists Abramovich, Targets Energy, Luxury Sectors With New Russia Sanctions
Date: March 15, 2022
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday launched a new barrage of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including bans on Russian energy sector investments, luxury goods exports to Moscow and imports of steel products from Russia. The sanctions also freeze the assets of more business leaders who support...
Global Carmakers Raided by EU and UK Antitrust Regulators
Date: March 15, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday raided several automotive companies and associations in several countries on suspicion of breaching the bloc’s cartel rules. The European Commission also sent companies requests for information, it said without disclosing company names. “The inspections and requests for information concern possible collusion in relation...
EU Bans Top Credit Rating Agencies From Rating Russia and Russian Firms
Date: March 15, 2022
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union has banned top credit rating firms from rating Russia’s sovereign debt and the country’s companies as part of its latest sanctions package, the European Commission said on Tuesday. “These sanctions will further contribute to ramping up economic pressure on the Kremlin and cripple its ability to...
EU Commission Proposes EU-wide Laws to Combat Violence Against Women
Date: March 8, 2022
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday European Union-wide rules to fight violence against women, to protect and support victims and to prevent such violence in the first place. Unveiling its plan on International Women’s Day, the EU’s executive proposed that, across the bloc’s 27 countries, rape would be criminalised,...