Jennifer Baker
Brussels correspondent
Jennifer Baker reports on the European Union: Commission, Parliament, technology policy, regulation, and competition.
Google hit with new anticompetition complaint in EU
Europe’s top competition watchdog confirmed Thursday that it had received yet another formal complaint against Google.
EU court ruling on Google links could encourage paywalls
An EU court ruling that Google must delete links to private data could encourage online publishers to put more information behind paywalls according to a legal expert.
Motorola Mobility found guilty of breaching EU competition law, but escapes a fine
Google-owned Motorola Mobility has been found guilty of breaching EU competition law but escaped a fine from European Union regulators.
Motorola Mobility breaches E.U. competition law, but escapes fine
Google-owned Motorola Mobility has been found guilty of breaching EU competition law but escaped a fine from European Union regulators.
EU looks to micro-licensing for user generated content issues
European Union lawmakers believe that micro-licensing could solve all user generated content problems (UCG) according to a European Commission document leaked on Monday.
ICANN delays uncorking of wine-related domains
European lawmakers are concerned that cyber-squatting could undermine the entire wine industry and on Monday welcomed a decision to put the allocation of new top level domains on hold.
ICANN delays uncorking .wine and .vin domains
European lawmakers are concerned that cyber-squatting could undermine the entire wine industry and welcomed a decision to put the allocation of new top level domains on hold.
EU votes net neutrality into law, abolishes mobile roaming charges
Blocking and throttling Internet traffic will become illegal in the European Union following a parliamentary vote on Thursday.
Chinese telco hardware makers no longer under EU investigation
The European Union will not take action against Chinese mobile telecommunications product manufacturers it announced Thursday.
European net neutrality law clears committee hurdle
Telecommunication operators are closer to losing lucrative roaming revenue after the European Parliament's industry committee approved a contentious package of legislation Tuesday that also establishes net neutrality.
How to avoid a €100 million data fine in Europe
A new law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday aimed at protecting citizens’ privacy comes with sweeping penalties for breaches - up to €100 million or 5 percent of global annual turnover, whichever is larger.
EU mobile devices will be forced to use common charger
European Union politicians have vowed to end the “nightmare” of non-compatible phone chargers.
New EU cybersecurity law avoids making big Internet companies report breaches
Europe on Thursday approved a new cybersecurity law, but held back from requiring Internet giants such as Google, Amazon, Ebay and Skype, to report security incidents.
Europe approves new data protection law
The right to data protection was underlined by European politicians on Wednesday as the European Parliament voted by a huge majority in favour of new laws safeguarding citizens rights.
Is Apple running out of ideas in Europe?
The figures released by the European Patent Office (EPO) on Thursday paint a grim picture of the European Union IT sector, but it also showed that some of the so-called global tech giants are not leading the way in innovation.
EU could extend copyright levies to cloud services
Controversial rules to maintain copyright levies on mobile devices and potentially extend them to cloud services were passed by the European Parliament on Thursday.
'Free' apps may be violating EU consumer protection laws
Europe's app providers were Thursday warned by authorities that many of them are breaking consumer protection laws.
EU Internet survey finds widespread blocking, fueling net neutrality issue
A quarter of European Union Internet users have experienced content blocking a survey revealed on Thursday.
EU approves €1 billion funding for broadband, digital services
The European Union will spend €1 billion on improving its digital services and high-speed broadband networks as part of a deal agreed on Wednesday.