eu news - Search News

Musk, EU and German politics

EU politicians warn against Elon Musk's incursions into European politics

Now Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from European governments amid increasing calls for regulatory action in Europe against X.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk uses X to roast European leaders, promote the far right

WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on European leaders. Musk frequently wields his 211.5-million-follower account on X, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to air political grievances and promote far-right issues.

The Financial Times · 39m

Elon Musk lavishes praise on Germany’s far right co-leader

Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal elections

EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

Reuters · 23h

In a first, EU Court fines EU for breaching own data protection law

In a first, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission must pay damages to a German citizen for failing to comply with its own data protection regulations.

Yahoo · 5h

EU fines itself after accidentally breaching its own data rules

The European Union has been fined for breaking its own data protection laws after a court forced it to pay €400 (£335) to a German citizen for transferring his data to the US.

Gizmodo · 1d

The EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

The European Union has investigated itself and found…actual wrongdoing! For the first time ever, the EU has been found to have violated its own privacy rules established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will have to pay a fine,

France Urges EU to Get Tough on Musk's Political Comments

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

France Urges EU to Get Tough on Musk's Political Comments as Bloc Struggles for a Response

France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain's prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U.S. tech billionaire steps up his comments about European politics.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

France's Foreign Minister urges tougher EU action on Musk, says laws must be enforced

The European Commission must use its existing legislation in a much tougher manner, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, referring to Elon Musk. "Either the European Commission applies wit

Yahoo · 1d

France urges European Commission to be firm against Musk interference

France on Wednesday urged the European Commission to protect its member states with "the greatest firmness" against interference in political debate particularly from the billionaire owner of social media platform X,

11h

Armenian government approves bill to launch EU accession bid

Armenia's government on Thursday gave approval to a bill that calls for the country, once part of the Soviet Union, to launch ...

As storm Trump approaches, EU tries to play it cool

Donald Trump hasn't even moved back into the White House yet -- but the volatile US president-elect has already succeeded in ...

UK presses ahead with gene editing plans despite EU warnings

UK ministers are pressing ahead with legislation to adopt gene editing technology despite warnings from Brussels that it ...

6hon MSN

Viktor Orban's challenger sees strong EU, NATO ties, 'pragmatic' approach to Russia

Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in ...

EU Court of Auditors criticizes hidden surcharges for credit card payments

The EU Commission intervenes relatively blindly in the setting of card fees, complains the Court of Auditors. It also has ...

11h

EU Bank Regulator Tightens ESG Rules as Climate Risk Grows

Europe’s financial regulator for banks said lenders in the bloc must regularly and comprehensively measure ESG risks, in new ...

1hon MSN

Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents ...

11h

European EV Sales Resuming Growth, But Too Slowly For EU 2030 Targets

Electric vehicle sales in Europe will resume strong upward momentum in 2025. But the push for close to an 80% market share ...

EU “energetically” probing disinformation, right-wing bias on X, report says

The European Commission (EC) is planning to "energetically" advance its probe into content moderation on X (formerly Twitter) ...

Iceland Sees EU Support Rise as Government Promises Referendum

Support for joining the European Union is increasing in Iceland after the nation’s new government said it plans to hold a ...

Does The EU Hate Stablecoins?

The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework is designed to enhance transparency, reduce financial risks, and foster ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results

Musk, EU and German politics

EU Fined Itself for Breaking Its Own Data Privacy Law

France Urges EU to Get Tough on Musk's Political Comments

Related topics