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    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
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      EU and US turn up the heat on Musk over Twitter

      EU commissioner warns billionaire he must adhere to the rules as Janet Yellen indicates Washington could review purchase

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Cyber Security
      EU to impose tough rules on ‘internet of things’ product makers

      Companies will face fines of €15mn or 2.5% of turnover if they do not comply with cyber security requirements

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
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      EU digs for more lithium, cobalt and graphite in green energy push

      Brussels plans to lower regulatory barriers to mining raw materials needed for wind farms and electric vehicles

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      EU energy
      Brussels backs ‘crucial’ €5.4bn hydrogen project

      Approval comes under state aid rules as EU seeks to diversify its energy supplies

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
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      EU commissioner warns Musk; another NFT hack; TikTok on top

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      EU warns Elon Musk over Twitter moderation plans

      EU commissioner Thierry Breton tells Tesla chief executive: ‘Elon, there are rules’

    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
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      Intel pours €30bn into chip manufacturing in Europe

      US giant announces investment in German plant as part of wider plan to put EU at forefront of advanced technologies

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
      EU tech regulation
      Breton accuses US commerce secretary of campaigning for Big Tech

      EU internal markets chief engages in transatlantic tit-for-tat over planned new regulations

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      The Big Read
      European defence: the quest for ‘strategic autonomy’

      The Aukus deal shows the need for more military collaboration between EU states but the US remains the indispensable partner

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
      Geopolitics
      Top EU official warns ‘something broken’ in transatlantic relations

      Thierry Breton’s intervention comes as Franco-American tensions threaten broader diplomatic efforts

    • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
      News in-depthEU defence
      Afghanistan pullout deepens EU concern over lack of military power

      Emmanuel Macron leads calls for bloc to develop more ‘strategic autonomy’

    • Saturday, 10 July, 2021
      Intel Corp
      Intel offers to spread $20bn chip factory investment across EU

      Semiconductor maker talks of ‘ecosystem-wide project’ as it lobbies for support from bloc

    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      News in-depth
      Breton seeks to inject drive into EU’s stuttering vaccine push

      French industrialist and former minister has clashed with UK and AstraZeneca over jab supply

    • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
      InterviewCovid-19 vaccines
      EU warns ‘zero’ jabs shipped to UK until AstraZeneca meets bloc’s targets

      Thierry Breton plays down chance of breakthrough in talks over vaccine production

    • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      UK and EU move to calm tensions over access to jabs

      Move comes despite top Brussels policymaker accusing London of ‘vaccine nationalism’ in pandemic response

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Sputnik vaccine developers hit out at EU commissioner over ‘bias’

      Thierry Breton said the bloc had ‘absolutely no need’ for Russian-made jab

    • Monday, 15 March, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      EU steps up effort to boost domestic production of jab raw materials

      Fears that US export curbs could lead to bottlenecks in manufacturing of vaccines

    • Friday, 13 November, 2020
      Google LLC
      Google apologises to Thierry Breton over plan to target EU commissioner

      Sundar Pichai says he was unaware of plan for ‘pushback’ against the regulator

    • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
      EU tech regulation
      EU seeks new powers to penalise tech giants

      Thierry Breton says concerns exist Silicon Valley companies have become ‘too big to care’

    • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
      European Union
      EU industrial supply lines need strengthening, commissioner warns

      Thierry Breton says coronavirus crisis shows vital supplies are vulnerable to disruption

    • Sunday, 8 March, 2020
      Industrials
      Europe to unveil EU-wide hydrogen fuel partnership

      Launch comes as officials including Thierry Breton set to announce new industrial strategy

    • Monday, 17 February, 2020
      Meta Platforms
      EU rejects Facebook’s proposals for online regulation

      Social media company warned that it will have to accept more responsibility for illegal content

    • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
      European Commission
      Breton wins green light from MEPs for industrial portfolio

      Former Atos chief executive pledges to shed conflicts of interest

    • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
      European Commission
      Thierry Breton scrapes through first European Parliament scrutiny

      Narrow vote sets up French nominee as EU commissioner for tough confirmation hearing

    • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
      French politics
      Macron picks tech veteran Thierry Breton for European Commission job

      MEPs vow to scrutinise former finance minister over business conflicts of interest

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