EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants
The European Union has unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants including Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, whose power Brussels sees as a threat to competition and even democracy
Crawl over broken glass? Germany seems instead to be a Brexit fixer
Brexit trade talks between the European Union and the United Kingdom will continue over the coming days.
Five things to know about the EU tech rule revolution
The EU is set to unveil major proposals to regulate Big Tech on December 15, in what could force a revolution in the way Google or Facebook do business
EU and UK agree Brexit scheme to ease N. Ireland trade
The UK and the European Union have agreed a scheme to ease the flow of goods between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland after Brexit, London says
Does Brexit free Europe to seek closer union?
British politicians often speak of Brexit as an opportunity to escape Brussels' shackles, but does the divorce also free Europe to go its own way and seek an 'ever closer union'?
Members worry EU will bend as Brexit talks run out of road
EU member states have warned European negotiators not to lose their nerve in negotiations with Britain, in a rare reproach as post-Brexit talks entered their most delicate phase
European nations split on whether to close ski slopes for Christmas
Germany and Italy are worried that ski resorts could turn into coronavirus super-spreading hotspots.
Turkey slams German arms embargo search of ship in Mediterranean
Turkey has denounced the action of German marines when they searched a Turkish cargo ship in the Mediterranean as part of the European Union's so called ''Irini mission'' attempting to stop weapons shipments to conflict-torn Libya.
Close-run Brexit talks underline political dilemma for UK
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brinkmanship has brought UK-EU talks down to the wire and his choice boils down now to a barebones deal or serious economic disruption in the middle of the pandemic
The Council of the European Union
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