A UK teacher has said she is “sick” about returning home to Spain after a three-year battle to get a post-Brexit residence permit, after her application for a residence permit was rejected because she missed a month of health cover in the first year after the UK left the EU. Mark Saxby, 56, says he… Read More »
EU plans to impose stricter post-Brexit checks on holidaymakers entering Europe from the UK have been delayed again, with the final plans watered down amid concerns about long queues at border gates. The new approach relaxes biometric rules, which are a key element of the entry-exit system, where officials must take fingerprints and photographs of… Read More »
The EU’s new digital identity wallet has sparked claims on social media and by politicians that Brussels plans to take away citizens’ privacy and gain control over their lives. Currently under development, the wallet is an application that will allow users to store important information such as government ID and banking information in a single,… Read More »
In November 2023, despite strong opposition, the European Union extended authorization for the use of the toxic herbicide glyphosate by 10 years, now abandoning its green deal promise to reduce pesticide use by 50%. The current situation with pesticides brings to mind the asbestos tragedy; There are many similarities, including a miscarriage of justice. In… Read More »
Margaritis Schinas is the European commissioner responsible for promoting the ‘European Way of Life’ – JULIO MUNOZ/SHUTTERSTOCK An EU commissioner sparked outrage by saying Gibraltar was Spanish while ruling out the possibility of a Brexit deal for the Rock before the June deadline. “Gibraltar español,” Margaritis Schinas said when asked about the ongoing sensitive negotiations… Read More »
Julien Denormandie wrote a book in which he warned of the coming farmers’ revolt – AURELIEN MEUNIER/GETTY France’s former agriculture minister has warned that the European Commission is disappointing farmers by dragging its feet on imposing the same environmental norms on foreign imports that it imposes on the continent. France receives around €10 billion a… Read More »
As the EU’s new flagship technology laws, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, come into full force, Big Tech is working hard to dismantle them. As of today, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) becomes fully applicable, following its counterpart, the Digital Services Act (DSA), on 17 February. However, while the EU’s new… Read More »
Apple shares (AAPL) are trading lower after a report by Counterpoint Research showed that iPhone sales in China fell in the first 6 weeks of the year. The company was also recently fined $2 billion from the European Commission for violating antitrust rules. Creative Strategies CEO and Principal Analyst Ben Bajarin joins Yahoo Finance to… Read More »
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s troubles in the European Union are just beginning, despite being hit with the third-largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the bloc. Most Read from Bloomberg This Thursday, the EU is betting that a sweeping new law will rein in the excesses of some of the world’s most dominant tech firms after… Read More »
As EU agriculture ministers met to discuss the crisis in their sector, farmers in Brussels’ European district engaged in violent clashes with police, sprayed officers with liquid manure and set fire to piles of tires. Farmers also protested in Madrid and on the Polish-German border, while police said at least 900 tractors blocked the streets… Read More »