The European Commission announced on Monday that it has suspended financial aid to the Palestinians following the attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel since Saturday. "The scale of terror and brutality against Israel and its people is a turning point. As the largest donor to the Palestinians, the European Commission will put the projects...
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Suspension of the European Commission is a "political decision that goes far beyond" respect for the rules, says TikTok
TikTok's head of Southern Europe told Lusa that the European Commission's suspension of the social network on professional devices is "a political decision that goes far beyond" respect for European rules. "In a way, we understand that the debate may be more political" in the United States, but "here...
TikTok considers the European Commission's decision to ban the app "wrong"
The European Commission announced today that it has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on the professional devices of its staff, with the aim of protecting the EU executive from cybersecurity threats. The social network TikTok expressed its disappointment today at Brussels' decision to suspend the use of the application on its staff's professional devices,...
European Commission puts Mozambique on the high risk money laundering list
The European Commission today included Mozambique in the list of third country jurisdictions considered to be high risk due to strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regimes. In a statement, the European Commission announced that it had updated the list, removing three jurisdictions, namely Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe,...
Google Appeals European Commission Fine of 4.1 Billion in Android Case
Google has lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the 4.125 billion euro fine imposed by the European Commission for abuse of a dominant position in the Android case, the American giant revealed today. "There are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice," said the technology company...
European Commission to present proposal for creating digital euro
The European Commission will present, in the first half of 2023, a legislative proposal for the creation of the digital euro, the virtual form of the single currency, wanting to avoid "mistakes" and also safeguard the cash, it was announced today. "We need an open and democratic process where everyone can contribute to the discussion and it is for this reason that...
European Commission makes €148 million available for development projects
The deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Manuel José Gonçalves, signed on Monday in Maputo, six financing agreements with the vice president of the European Commission, responsible for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Suiça, reports Rádio Mocambique. According to the source, with the signing of the legal instruments, the European Commission will make available around 148 million dollars for the...
TAP loses 18 slots to EasyJet
The European Commission today awarded TAP's 18 daily slots at Lisbon airport to the airline EasyJet, after imposition to approve the restructuring plan, which came in first place overtaking the bidding competitor, Ryanair. "The European Commission has ranked EasyJet first among the airlines that applied for the...
European Commission Denies Russian Gas Blockade for Now
The European Commission (EC) is not currently considering a blockade of Russian gas due to the invasion of Ukraine, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said this Saturday, but without ruling out additional sanctions on Russia. In an interview published this Saturday in the Italian daily La Stampa and quoted by the newspaper Negócios, Gentiloni...
Moderna and EU agree to postpone delivery of Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna pharmaceuticals revealed, this Thursday, to have agreed with the European Commission to postpone the delivery of some batches of vaccines against Covid-19 to the European Union (EU). At issue is the falling demand for vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to a statement from the European Commission, quoted by Reuters news agency, deliveries to the...