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How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days
After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or does it finally have a plan? POLITICO trade …

Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves

The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?

Socialists urge EU tech chief to deliver results in blockbuster US tech probes

Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them

EU regulators probe SkinnyTok trend on TikTok

Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO
Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims
Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.
Belgian public transport companies quit Elon Musk’s X
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EU justice chief goes to Washington as trade tensions heat up
Tech regulation could be the next point of contention between the new U.S. administration and the EU.
EU social media law isn’t censorship, tech chief tells US critic
Henna Virkkunen tells U.S. member of Congress that the EU is ‘deeply committed’ to protecting free speech.
EU lawmakers try to counter tech bros’ Washington lobbying
Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
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.
German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk’s platform
Researchers win a legal battle against the platform formerly known as Twitter, securing crucial access to social media data to probe potential election interference.
How political is your pizza? The Mediterranean Diet and Europe’s food battles
Pasta, pizza, and Parmigiano — delicious? Absolutely. But in 2025, they’re also deeply political. This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton digs into how food has …
How did this porn app get on my iPhone?
The EU’s digital competition law means users can now download a pornography video app in Europe.
US presses Brussels for answers over EU social media law
“We write to express our serious concerns,” U.S. House judiciary chair tells Virkkunen.
German authorities ‘well prepared’ for social media election interference
Social media companies including TikTok, Meta and X took part in an election stress test on Friday.
Fact-checkers under fire as Big Tech pulls back
Meta’s move to ditch fact-checking put a target on the back of fake-news fighters, they warn.
Tech billionaires want to ‘overthrow democracy’ with social media, Spain PM Sánchez says
“The technology that was intended to free us has become the tool of our own oppression.”
Don’t go soft on US Big Tech, European Parliament urges
Resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants, lawmakers tell Commission.
European Parliament finally devises plan to force lawmakers to actually turn up
Debate after debate, MEPs often speak to an empty chamber. A trial next week could change all that.
Zuckerberg’s censorship claims were ‘misleading’ — EU tech chief
Meta boss is fact-checked by top European commissioner after accusations that EU restricts free speech.
Musk, Meta fuel far-right attack against EU tech ‘censorship’
Far-right lawmakers feel empowered to step up their attacks against EU social media rules.
Elon Musk’s man in the European Parliament
Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou met the billionaire in 2023 and has taken his line on some big political issues, from Ukraine to digital rules.
Elon Musk: Europe’s Bloviator-in-Chief
The world’s richest man has a lot to say, a vast platform, and the ear of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Now he has turned his focus to …
When Elon met Alice: 9 weird moments from Musk’s German far-right chuckle-fest
God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.
‘Woke mind virus has infected Germany,’ Musk tells far-right AfD chief on X
Tech billionaire backs Alice Weidel as “leading candidate” to run Germany — but gets her name wrong.