Farmers have been protesting the EU’s red tape across Europe. On Monday, member states agreed to relax environmental rules for farmers applying for subsidies through the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy.
The European Commission has decided that travel website Booking.com will have to comply with requirements for designated gatekeepers under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. It will also look into whether X should be considered a gatekeeper.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned Chinese President Xi Jinping that the European Union will not tolerate Beijing’s “market distorting practices”.
A German politician was putting up campaign posters ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections in the eastern German city of Dresden when he was attacked and seriously injured by four assailants, police and his party said on Saturday.
Normally, the EU’s aid rules prevent member states from giving companies an advantage over competitors. The extension announced on Thursday only applies to agriculture and fisheries.
On Monday, the German European Affairs Minister, France’s Deputy Minister for European Affairs and Poland’s Foreign Minister met, declaring they would not tolerate any attempts to interfere in democratic processes. They also raised the idea of an European media platform.