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Image for EU's Russian gas import ban legally sound, will end 'blackmail', Energy Commissioner saysFinance

EU's Russian gas import ban legally sound, will end 'blackmail', Energy Commissioner says

Image for French fund manager BDL says EU markets regulation 'driving us into a wall'Finance

French fund manager BDL says EU markets regulation 'driving us into a wall'

Image for UK pushes Google to allow sites to opt out of AI overviewsFinance

UK pushes Google to allow sites to opt out of AI overviews

Image for BoE's Bailey sees 'urgent need' to boost resilience of market-based financeFinance

BoE's Bailey sees 'urgent need' to boost resilience of market-based finance

Image for Europe must overhaul rules or risk economic decline, banking group warns

Europe must overhaul rules or risk economic decline, banking group warns

Date: January 27, 2026

By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Europe's economy risks falling further behind other regions unless the European Union overhauls regulation that is undermining banks' ability to...

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EU to make WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content

Date: January 26, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday said it had formally designated Meta Platform's WhatsApp as a very large platform under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), making it...

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EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban

Date: January 26, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave their final approval to the bloc's plan to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, allowing it to pass into law. The policy makes...

Image for Analysis-Key French broadcaster seeks media law revamp to join Europe's M&A party, sources say

Analysis-Key French broadcaster seeks media law revamp to join Europe's M&A party, sources say

Date: January 26, 2026

By Mathieu Rosemain and Elvira Pollina PARIS/MILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - French broadcaster M6 and its shareholder CMA CGM are pushing for reform of the country's decades-old media rules, three sources...

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UK takes aim at struggling water sector with new regulator

Date: January 19, 2026

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain will outline plans to improve England's water sector on Tuesday, promising a new regulator with powers to make more checks on infrastructure and try to prevent...

Image for New Zealand's Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to French builder

New Zealand's Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to French builder

Date: January 19, 2026

Jan 20 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fletcher Building said on Tuesday it will sell its construction division to a unit of French infrastructure firm VINCI SA for NZ$315.6 million ($182.76 million). The...