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Policy ·8 sources ·1d ago

EU fines AliExpress €550 million for illegal products

Trending Topics

The European Commission penalized AliExpress for breaching the Digital Services Act.

More: StartupCafe.ro · Tweakers · The Next Web · Silicon Republic · Emerce · t3n · Trending Topics · EC Digital Strategy +

AliExpress, amendă de 550 milioane EUR în UE - StartupCafe.ro
AliExpress krijgt EU-boete omdat het niet genoeg doet tegen illegale producten - Tweakers
The EU just fined AliExpress €550M, its biggest DSA penalty yet - The Next Web
EU hits AliExpress with €550m fine over sale of illegal products - Silicon Republic
AliExpress krijgt EU-boete van 550 miljoen euro om illegale producten - Emerce
Rekordstrafe in der EU: Warum Aliexpress 550 Millionen Euro zahlen muss - t3n
550 Millionen Euro: EU-Kommission verhängt Rekordstrafe gegen AliExpress wegen DSA-Verstößen - Trending Topics
Commission fines AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act - EC Digital Strategy

AI ·3 sources ·2d ago

EMA and EISMEA team up to boost EU health innovation

The partnership aims to accelerate health innovations across the European Union.

More: EMA News · European Commission DG Research & Innovation +

EMA and EISMEA boost cooperation to accelerate health innovations - EMA News
EU and Portugal team up to keep brightest tech talents at home - European Commission DG Research & Innovation

Startups ·2 sources ·2d ago

Lakestar closes $300M fund for European defense and tech

Tech Funding News

The fund will invest in dual-use technologies that serve both civilian and military purposes.

More: MamStartup +

Ponad miliard złotych na europejską obronność. Lakestar zamyka potężny fundusz dual-use - MamStartup

Policy ·3 sources ·2d ago

EU aims to double electrification by 2040

pv magazine Global

The plan seeks to cut fossil fuel imports by €240 billion annually.

More: Energy-Storage.News · eeNews Europe +

EU releases Electrification Action Plan, reaffirms 200GW 2030 energy storage target - Energy-Storage.News
Europe unveils electrification plan to drive competitiveness - eeNews Europe

Policy,Science,Deep Tech ·5 sources ·2d ago

European Commission launches EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance in Kyiv

The alliance aims to expand joint drone and counter-drone production, with startups and defence groups as founding members.

More: Defence Industry Europe · EU Reporter · EC Press Releases · EC Press Releases · Defence Industry Europe · Defence24 +

European Commission launches EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance to expand joint drone and counter-drone production - Defence Industry Europe
EU launches Ukraine defence industrial partnership, Drone Deal and disburses €1 billion for drones * - EU Reporter
Commission launches EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance to boost drone and counter-drone technology - EC Press Releases
EU launches Ukraine defence industrial partnership, Drone Deal and disburses €1 billion for drones - EC Press Releases
European Commission launches Ukraine defence industry partnership, Drone Deal and €1 billion drone funding under support loan - Defence Industry Europe
Grupa WB w gronie założycieli EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance - Defence24

Science ·2 sources ·7d ago

France's Pasqal to list on Nasdaq at $2bn valuation

Paris can veto ownership, and quantum computing may not pay off.

More: The Quantum Insider +

Pasqal Appoints Former HPE Executive Mark Armstrong as Commercial Chief - The Quantum Insider

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