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09 Feb
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European Commission | Commission Notifies Meta of Possible Interim Measures to Reverse Exclusion of Third-Party AI Assistants from WhatsApp

The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party Artificial Intelligence (‘AI') assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. Meta's conduct risks blocking competitors from entering or expanding in the rapidly growing market for AI assistants. The Commission therefore intends to impose interim measures to prevent this policy change from causing serious and irreparable harm on the market, subject to Meta's reply and rights...

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09 Feb
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ECB | The Digital Euro: Strengthening Europe’s Payments Ecosystem

Speech by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the event “The digital euro in Cyprus” Nicosia, 6 February 2026 It is a pleasure to be in Cyprus today. I would like to thank Governor Patsalides and the organisers for inviting me. Cyprus’s Presidency comes at a pivotal moment for Europe. In a global environment defined by rapid change, strategic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the Presidency’s priority, “Autonomy through security and competitiveness”, captures Europe’s ambition to strengthen its independence by...

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05 Feb
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European Commission | Commission Increases Submarine Cable Security with €347 Million Investment and New Toolbox

Submarine data cables, carrying 99% of intercontinental internet traffic, are essential for modern life and the European economy. As the EU faces increasing risks to this critical infrastructure, the European Commission is intensifying efforts to enhance its security and resilience. Today, it introduced a new Cable Security Toolbox of risk mitigating measures and a list of Cable Projects of European Interest (CPEIs). It also amended the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) - Digital Work Programme to allocate €347 million to strategic submarine...

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05 Feb
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ECB | Monetary Policy Statement- Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB Press Conference

Frankfurt am Main, 5 February 2026 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. We would like to begin by congratulating Bulgaria on joining the euro area on 1 January 2026. We also warmly welcome Dimitar Radev, the Governor of Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank), to the Governing Council. Membership of the euro area has almost doubled since 1999 and is testimony to the attractiveness of the single currency and the enduring benefits of European integration. We will...

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04 Feb
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European Commission | Joint Press Statement Among the European Commission, the United States Government, and the Japanese Government Following February 4 Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting

Today, the European Union, the United States and Japan met during the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting held in Washington, DC in which several EU member states also took part. The European Union, the United States and Japan are now taking significant steps towards increasing their economic security and national security by jointly enhancing resilience in critical minerals supply chains. They have announced their intention to expedite cooperative efforts for a mutually beneficial Partnership, with two components. This includes a commitment within...

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04 Feb
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IMF | Re-energizing Europe Speech by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director At the European Commission

Good morning to all. Thank you, dear Ursula, for this special treat: to join your amazing team for a little while. I’m here to talk about re-energizing Europe, why it matters, and how it can be done. I loved being part of the Commission, and I love coming back home. Europe is a wonderful place—affluent, creative, fair. Home to the ancient cities of Athens and Rome but also to the makers of cutting-edge microchip machines and one in every two airliners worldwide. Above all,...

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02 Feb
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ECB | Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: Lending Conditions Tightened

2 February 2026 Firms reported a net tightening in bank loan interest rates and in other loan conditions related to both price and non-price factors. Financing needs rose modestly, accompanied by a small perceived decline in availability. Inflation expectations were broadly unchanged across horizons, with firms continuing to report upside risks to their long-term inflation outlook. The use of artificial intelligence is widespread among euro area firms, though most firms use it very infrequently or moderately. In the most recent...

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28 Jan
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European Council | Russian Gas Imports: Council Gives Final Greenlight to a Stepwise Ban

Today, the 27 EU member states formally adopted the regulation on phasing out Russian imports of both pipeline gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) into the EU. The new rules also include measures on effective monitoring and diversification of energy supply. The regulation is a key milestone in delivering the REPowerEU objective of ending the EU’s reliance on Russian energy. "As of today, the EU energy market will be stronger, more resilient and more diversified. We are breaking away from detrimental...

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27 Jan
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European Commission | Commission Opens Proceedings to Assist Google in Complying With Interoperability and Online Search Data Sharing Obligations Under the Digital Markets Act

Today, the European Commission has started two sets of specification proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA'). The specification proceedings formalise the Commission's regulatory dialogue with Google on certain areas of its compliance with two DMA obligations. The first set of proceedings concerns Google's obligation under Article 6(7) of the DMA to provide third-party developers with free and effective interoperability with hardware and software features controlled by Google's Android operating system. Today's...

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27 Jan
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European Commission | EU and India Conclude Landmark Free Trade Agreement

The EU and India concluded negotiations today for a historic, ambitious and commercially significant free trade agreement (FTA), the largest such deal ever concluded by either side. It will strengthen economic and political ties between the world's second and fourth largest economies, at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and global economic challenges, highlighting their joint commitment to economic openness and rules-based trade. European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “The EU and India make history today, deepening the partnership between the world's biggest...

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