Data protection

Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations
The US has similar concerns over how Chinese authorities can access data from the popular app.

TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users’ data to China

Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party

Privacy officials’ travel to home countries sets off EU alarm bells

‘Fighting crime blindfolded’: Europe is coming after encryption

Ranked: The 10 most intensely lobbied EU laws

Anti-spying phone pouches offered to EU lawmakers for trip to Hungary
Ireland probes Musk’s X for feeding Europeans’ data to its AI model Grok
The investigation threatens to stoke further tensions between the EU and U.S. over tech rules.
France could pull the plug on Pornhub this summer
A new law requires porn sites to check the age of users in France.
EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook
After introducing landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe now wants to reduce the burden.
Huawei top executive in Europe charged in Belgian corruption probe
Four employees from the Chinese tech giant have been represented before judges in recent days.
Europe prepares AI charm offensive as industry trembles from tariff shocks
Draft strategy shows EU wants to woo tech leaders with computing, data, skills — and simpler rules — to run AI.
Huawei fires 2 staffers in response to corruption scandal
Chinese tech giant is at the center of Belgian investigation into wrongdoing.
Europe’s GDPR privacy law is headed for red tape bonfire within ‘weeks’
Long seen as untouchable in Brussels, the GDPR is next on the list of the EU’s crusade against overregulation.
Huawei, Forum Europe staff face Belgian court hearings over corruption charges
Three Huawei employees and a managing director from Brussels conference organizer Forum Europe were represented in court.
EU wants to beef up border agency to 30,000 staffers
European Commission proposal would increase force of EU border patrols under Frontex.
Huawei corruption scandal: Police search European Parliament Strasbourg offices
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether Huawei made illegal payments to get an open letter written, signed by eight European parliamentarians.
Belgian prosecutors probe whether Huawei paid for letter signed by 8 MEPs
Authorities are looking into whether the Chinese tech giant made illegal payments for a letter defending its interests in 2021.
Huawei is being boxed out of Brussels lobbying
Chinese tech giant at center of corruption scandal sees its access in EU public affairs scuppered.
Huawei suspended from key tech lobby group over corruption scandal
Chinese tech firm is at the center of a corruption probe by Belgian authorities.
ChatGPT hit with complaint for calling user a child murderer
ChatGPT’s tendency to “hallucinate” and spit out made-up information about people has triggered a second complaint from Austrian privacy group Noyb.
Huawei bribery scandal: What we know so far
China’s 5G darling and the European Parliament are caught in a sprawling corruption probe in Belgium.
Huawei banned from Parliament and Commission over bribery probe
Huawei is at the center of a corruption investigation by Belgian prosecutors.
Hungary rebuked by EU court over trans refugee’s gender status
Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.
Huawei bribery scandal rocks European Parliament
Chinese tech giant’s offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.
3 elections in 3 years: Portugal’s political crisis explained
After Luís Montenegro’s center-right government fell, voters will head back to the polls in May.
UK’s Starmer hits back at JD Vance on freedom of speech
U.K. prime minister was “proud” of Britain’s history on freedom of speech after Vance said clampdowns affected American citizens.
Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
Why Europe’s satellite policies must support a new era of connectivity
We now have the technology to ensure people can stay connected no matter where they are — but we need the EU’s backing for it to become ubiquitous
X challenges German court decision that forces it to share election data
Elon Musk’s X has challenged a German court decision that instructed the platform to share data with researchers, the court confirmed to POLITICO. In an urgent injunction, …
Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.