(BRUSSELS) – The European Commission published its annual Report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Thursday, outlining EU initiatives taken in 2016 to strengthen fundamental rights.The…

Facebook fined for misleading EU over WhatsApp

WhatsApp (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission fined Facebook EUR 110m Thursday for providing misleading information during the Commission’s 2014 investigation of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp.When Facebook notified the acquisition of…

MEPs greenlight online films and TV while abroad

TV – Photo European Parliament (STRASBOURG)- The European Parliament gave the green light Thursday to new rules enabling EU citizens with subscriptions for online films and TV series to access…

EU-ACP defend Paris climate deal despite U.S. uncertainty

Photo Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (BONN) – The EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific developing countries reaffirmed their commitment to full implementation of…