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European Commission orders TikTok to preserve all data on Romanian election – POLITICO

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European Commission orders TikTok to preserve all data on Romanian election – POLITICO

The new step follows the release of the declassification of Romanian intelligence documents on Wednesday, which alleged that paid influencers had boosted the account of ultranationalist Călin Georgescu in the lead-up to the first round of the Romanian presidential election. The decision should help “investigators establish the facts,” said Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission’s new … Read more

Finnish telecom company hit by cable outage – POLITICO

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Finnish telecom company hit by cable outage – POLITICO

“Most redundant services should be restored, and will hopefully not be affected further,” the company said. Finnish authorities are currently investigating the incident together with the network company, Transport and Communications Minister Lulu Ranne said on Tuesday. “We take the situation seriously,” she added. This latest disruption comes two weeks after an incident involving two … Read more

EU opens probe into Chinese e-commerce platform Temu – POLITICO

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EU opens probe into Chinese e-commerce platform Temu – POLITICO

“There is a suspicion that not enough is done, not in an effective way to really prevent the dissemination of illegal products,” a Commission official said, briefing reporters ahead of the announcement. “We have reasons to believe that Temu didn’t properly analyze the addictive nature” of some of its features, they added. Under the DSA, … Read more

Poland says it smashed gang of Russian and Belarusian saboteurs – POLITICO

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Poland says it smashed gang of Russian and Belarusian saboteurs – POLITICO

According to the minister, the number of cybersecurity incidents has doubled in the past year, but with the help of the interior ministry and the coordinated efforts of other agencies and the military, they successfully thwarted the August attack.  Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak added that the Polish government is now working to update regulations on … Read more

Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ UK ban on Israel arms exports – POLITICO

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Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ UK ban on Israel arms exports – POLITICO

But Labour is facing a domestic backlash from some quarters, with Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday asking: “Why are Lammy and [Keir] Starmer abandoning Israel? Do they want Hamas to win?” Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said the announcement “beggars belief” and “will serve to encourage our shared enemies.” He questioned the timing … Read more

Commissioners should skip Hungary’s meetings, European Commission says – POLITICO

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Commissioners should skip Hungary’s meetings, European Commission says – POLITICO

The Council’s legal service has told EU ambassadors this breaches EU treaties, and EU leaders have been fuming about Hungary’s rogue presidency. They’ve struggled, though, to do much about it beyond publicly condemning Budapest’s actions.  One of their responses is to send lower ranking civil servants instead of ministers to the informal ministers’ meetings Hungary … Read more

UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russia’s war – POLITICO

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UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russia’s war – POLITICO

Alicia Kearns MP, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, published a statement in February questioning why there had been such little action taken: “Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the number of asset freezes under U.K. sanctions has grown significantly. If this is not soon reflected in the number of enforcement actions, … Read more

Poland and Brussels to kiss and make up – POLITICO

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Poland and Brussels to kiss and make up – POLITICO

The European Commission launched the so-called Article 7 sanctions procedure, which can see a country lose its voting rights in the European Council, in 2017 against Poland under the previous Law and Justice government. The move came after the government introduced reforms which the EU’s top court found violated rule-of-law standards. When Prime Minister Donald … Read more

EU Parliament calls to strip Hungary of voting rights in rule-of-law clash – POLITICO

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EU Parliament calls to strip Hungary of voting rights in rule-of-law clash – POLITICO

STRASBOURG — MEPs demanded the EU Council explore the possibility of stripping Hungary of its EU voting rights in a clash with Budapest over the rule of law. In a vote Thursday at the European Parliament, a majority of MEPs backed a nonbinding resolution calling on the other 26 EU countries’ governments to use a sub-clause … Read more