The two platforms are accused of lack of access to public data and absence of notification mechanisms against illegal content. Answers awaited, risk of fines of up to 6 percent of global turnover. TikTok and Meta in EU crosshairs over DSA violations

The findings come as the Brussels already rushing to spend hundreds of billions before the loan expires in 2026. https://www.euractiv.com/news/post-covid-business-reforms-show-little-impact-eu-watchdog-says/

The European Council renews its commitment to the target proposed by Brussels, but emphasises the ‘enabling conditions’ needed to reach it. Von der Leyen: ‘Important to maintain target, but be flexible, pragmatic, and adaptable’. Flexibility and revision clause: EU leaders set conditions for a 90 percent emissions cut by 2040

The EU is now “faced with protectionism and unilateral action” and the “return of hard military power,” Draghi said, arguing that the EU is not equipped to address these challenges. https://www.politico.eu/article/mario-draghi-push-pragmatic-federalism-get-europe-out-predicament/

An analysis by the European Parliament shows the EU lags in innovation in the sector: EUR 14.4 billion were spent in 2023, compared to EUR 130 billion in the US Defense: EU lacks both an industrial base and military research capacity