Thierry Breton

Europe Letter: Broken supply chains, tricky neighbours and vaccine rifts prompt change

Commission convinced reluctant member states to make an exception for the North

The move will impact Apple more than its rivals

All electronic devices will have to be built to accept a USB-C charger by 2024

Commission vice-president notes ‘worrying trend’ of cyberattacks against health systems

App will allow citizens to securely access private and public services with a single online ID

Bloc signs deal with Pfizer-BioNTech as cost of jabs expected to be higher than earlier versions

Chip manufacturer eyes Germany and Benelux states for potential semi-conductor factory

Deliveries on track to provide target of 55 million doses to the bloc by the end of June

EMA to investigate whether Russian studies followed global clinical and scientific guidelines

National campaigns struggle to take off in Europe as new wave of infections takes hold

Pressure rises as Italy prepares to confine citizens to homes again to counter Covid surge

Fine Gael party meeting hears calls to allow more people attend religious services

Agenda: From tax to regulation of big tech Irish economy will be affected by White House decisions

Covid-19 crisis has opened the industry’s eyes, but old problems haven’t gone away

New rules to rein in big tech would allow commission to enforce them directly

Digital Markets Act takes aim at anti-competitive practices and will include fines of 10% of global revenues

There is also growing appetite in the US for tougher regulation of the tech sector

With a clear and predictable framework for the single market we will be able to prevent harmful behaviour before it even takes place

Ambition is to to increase platforms’ responsibility for illegal content and take on digital gatekeepers”

European Commission unveils new strategy to tip data balance away from US tech giants

Investigations are often too long and come too late, report finds

Chief executive of parent company Alphabet says document was ‘not sanctioned’

Industry seeks new Europe-wide testing protocol to end travel restrictions

Move aims to join app with those of Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Latvia

Ireland will have to accept reform of its corporate tax regime or continue to frustrate fellow EU member states’ attempts to levy taxes

Europe Letter: Brussels set to update digital laws amid debate over acceptable content

Opinion: It could be a good thing if public spending spreads the wealth around

Founder of social media giant makes the call in online discussion with European internal market commissioner Thierry Breton

A road map to recovery

Officials considering plans to force tech companies to be more transparent

Ministers meet to co-ordinate help for sector as pandemic shutdown crushes travel plans

We need a purpose-built European fund to ensure no country is left behind

Streaming service says it will reduce bit rates in Europe, after pressure from EU chief

Netflix and YouTube asked to take steps to help ensure the internet can cope with traffic

Booking.com, Expedia and Tripadvisor also sign up to landmark agreement with EU

Head of global policy management warns of trade-offs in focusing on taking down content

Global cross-border taxation rules are set to be rewritten

Coalition of tech firms and carmakers say competition is suffering in connected devices

Paris Letter: ’Tis the season to be gloomy as city brought to a standstill over pensions