the swedish company Spotify asked this Wednesday to the American Manzana to put an end to its “anti-competitive practices”, after the European Commission forced it today to comply with the new antitrust rule of the European Unionwhich among other things, allows users to subscribe to services without the intermediation of technology giants. “For a long […]
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London delays controls on imports of EU goods after Brexit
He british government will delay the full imposition of import controls on goods from the European Union behind the Brexitas announced this Tuesday, delaying the start date until January 2024. The UK left the EU single market in January 2021 and has delayed full implementation of border controls several times due to concerns about disruptions […]
Internet giants subjected to unprecedented rules in the EU
the giants of Internet They must respond as of this Friday in the European Union to reinforced obligations of transparency and the fight against illegal contentunder penalty of significant fines, under a new law without precedent in the world. The ambitious Digital Services Law (LSD) is imposed as of this Friday on the 19 main […]
Ruble, at its worst moment 25 years after Russia’s bankruptcy
He ruble goes through bad times 25 years after Russia declared bankruptcy. A quarter of a century after the crisis that forced Russia to declare bankruptcy and drastically devalue its currency, the ruble is going through bad times again, this time due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The Russian currency, which will […]
Boric sees the EU as a “key partner” to prevent Chile from depending only on China
The president of Chili, gabriel boricjudged that it is not good to depend on a single country, alluding to Chinaand therefore go to the European Union (EU) as a “key partner” to diversify the economy of the influence of Beijing, the main trading partner of the South American country. “China is an opportunity as long […]
Elections in Spain could push another EU member to the right
Spanish voters endured the strong summer heat and went to the polls on Sunday in a general election that could lead to Spain to the list of members of the European Union that turn to the right. He Ministry of Interior reported that at 2 in the afternoon the turnout was more than 40%, that […]
Spain: Amazon and Apple are fined 194 million euros for restricting competition
The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) Spanish fined this Tuesday 194.15 million euros to different companies of the groups Amazon and Manzana for agreeing and executing certain competition restrictions on the website of the first company. As reported in a statement by this independent government entity but subject to parliamentary control, it specifically […]
EU promises investments to Celac, which refuses to become a “quarry of resources”
The European Union promised this Monday 45,000 million euros in investments from its institutions and its member states until 2027 to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (Celac), which in turn called for a deeper relationship between both parties and that the region does not become in a meremineral extraction region either “quarry […]
Challenges of Peruvian cocoa: climate change and new regulations in the EU
Revered as “the food of the gods” for its flavor and nutrients, cocoa is traditionally one of the main sources of income for farmers in the region. Peruvian Amazone. However, now this crop faces several challenges that directly threaten its commercialization and production. Between January and May of this year, 62,164 tons of cocoa have […]
The meeting paths at the EU-CELAC Summit
The geostrategic struggle between USA and Chinathe challenges of the climate crisis or food security are pressing aspects on which Latin America and the European Union they can approach positions in the EU-CELAC Summitwhich will be held next week in Brussels. The Summit between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean […]