The landslide vote heralds a return to fiscal responsibility after the pandemic era – but some worry new norms could kill vital green investment
The European Parliament waved through proposed rules designed to encourage consumers to have products such as mobile phones repaired rather than replaced, with manufacturers required to ease the process and make it more cost effective.
The EU hopes to move towards healthier public finances after the expected passage of reforms to the bloc's spending rules on Tuesday in the European Parliament.Brussels has spent two years negotiating an overhaul of its budget rules that have pitted fiscally hawkish states against the bloc's most indebted nations.EU negotiators finally reached agreement on the reform in February and now the European Parliament must give its final green light. It will become official once the EU's 27 member...
The costs of spending time in Tenerife are soaring and are already putting people off
Ultra-fast fashion e-commerce giant Shein will be subject to an additional layer of governance rules targeted at very large online platforms (VLOPs) under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission announced Friday. Shein had reported passing an average of 45 million monthly users in the region — which is the threshold for the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Slovakia’s government on Wednesday approved a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media.
Panama, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) The transit through Panama to the United States of 125,311 irregular migrants so far this year is sounding an alarm among authorities and presidential candidates before the general elections. The post Growing wave of irregular migration is a major concern in Panama first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Apple's operating system for iPads has been designated as a gatekeeper under the bloc's landmark tech rules by EU antitrust regulators because of its importance to business users, the European Commission said on Monday. Under the Digital Markets Act which came into force this year, 22 services owned by Apple, Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance have already been labelled gatekeepers which control access to their platforms. The European executive's...
Spotify continues to complain about an Apple Tax that it doesn't really pay, as it decries Apple's non-approval of its latest update because of a violation of App Store rules. Spotify logo On Wednesday, Apple told Spotify that its app update for users in the EU was not allowed into regional App Store instances due to missing elements. The App Store review process determined that Spotify did not accept the terms of the Music Streaming Services Entitlement. Apple requires the...
The cross bench senators are pushing the Labor government to implement changes to negative gearing and to reduce investment property tax concessions.
iPad joined the European Union's list of "gatekeeper" platforms, which will force Apple to allow sideloading applications. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)
With an energy crisis and record high inflation in the EU's rearview mirror, Brussels believes the time has come for the bloc to focus on ensuring sound public finances.New spending rules will be voted on in the European Parliament on Tuesday. Once in place, each member state will be required to get national spending under control, but with built-in flexibility for investment.The old rules were suspended between 2020 and 2023 to shore up the European economy as it weathered the coronavirus...