EU court holds news website liable for readers' comments
Seven top E.U. judges ruled Thursday that a leading Internet news website was legally responsible for offensive views posted by readers in the comments section.
Stories by Jennifer Baker
EU ministers agree in principle to new data protection oversight
Despite disagreements, Europe’s justice ministers Monday agreed “in principle” that companies doing business in the European Union will have to answer only one data protection authority rather than 28.
EU government telco provider was subjected to major attack
The Internet service and telco provider to all the European Union’s official institutions was subjected to a malware attack that “no single company or authority could withstand on its own” admitted the company’s secretary general on Thursday.
Rivals to again review Google's promises in EU antitrust case
The European Union is to put Google’s latest proposals to the marketplace in order to allow competitors and rivals to assess the search giant’s plans to avoid antitrust sanctions.
Apple should be forced to conform to a standard charger, say EU politicians
Apple may be forced to abandon its proprietary 30-pin dock charger if European politicians get their way.
Cancel data sharing deal with US, EU politicians urge
European politicians on Tuesday demanded the suspension of a wide-reaching data sharing agreement between the United States and the European Union following allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) tapped into the international bank transfer company, Swift.
EU unveils plan to end roaming phone charges
New European Union telecoms rules aimed at removing expensive roaming charges for consumers were unveiled on Wednesday.
Digital rights activist: EU's proposed net neutrality law 'as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane'
The European Union’s proposed new net neutrality law, put forward by the European Commission on Wednesday, will allow consumers to agree different price plans for different Internet speeds… to the detriment of net neutrality, according digital activists.
EU commissioners clash over proposed net neutrality law
A new draft law on net neutrality and mobile roaming in Europe has caused division between lawmakers.
EU politicians call for suspension of data-sharing deal amid new NSA spying allegations
European politicians on Monday called for a data sharing agreement between the United States and the European Union to be immediately suspended following more revelations of spying by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Google's rivals want to review new concessions in EU antitrust case
Google's rivals on Monday called for a second full review of the search giant's latest proposed measures aimed at avoiding a fine from the European Commission for allegedly breaking competition rules.
EU Parliament told to expect more revelations about NSA spying
European Parliamentarians were told Thursday to expect further revelations of mass surveillance by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) at the opening of an inquiry into the Prism scandal.
EU net neutrality seen in peril from draft law
Digital advocacy group, La Quadrature du Net (QdN), has accused Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner of caving in to pressure from telcos and abandoning her promise to protect net neutrality.
EU researchers get 2T bps capacity thanks to network upgrade
European researchers using the European Union funded GEANT network will, from Wednesday, be able to access capacity of up to 2 terabits per second.
Boost for Amazon as Penguin agrees to end Apple e-books deal
E-book publisher, Penguin has agreed to terminate its agency agreement with Apple and to allow Amazon to set its own prices for e-books in settlement of a European Union antitrust case.