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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13703
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition/digital

European Commission fines Google €2.95 billion over abusive practices in online advertising

After a week of uncertainty, the European Commission has finally flexed its muscles: on Friday 5 September, it announced a fine of €2.95 billion against Google for breaching European competition rules in the field of online advertising.

The company had been the subject of a European investigation since 2023, when the Commission suspected Google of abusing its dominant position in the field of online advertising (‘Adtech’) by favouring its own ad services to the detriment of those of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: REPowerEU - adoption of regulation would send “strong message” to Russia, according to European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen
CLIMATE: despite national differences, Danish Presidency of EU Council reaffirms determination to adopt 2040 climate target in September
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to discuss EU agriculture’s competitiveness on Tuesday, 9 September
FISHERIES: European organisations call for an EU action plan to promote ‘blue foods’
MIGRATION: SOS MÉDITERRANÉE calls on EU to stop funding Libyan coastguards
RESEARCH: European Union inaugurates its first supercomputer
DIGITAL: European Commission launches process to create a free data circulation area with Brazil
DIGITAL: European Commission accused of being too accommodating in face of repeated US attacks on its digital legislation
TRANSPORT: truck and bus manufacturers are calling for conditions necessary to achieve 2030 targets to be put in place more quickly
TRANSPORT: EASA identifies several concerns among aviation professionals regarding introduction of AI in their sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION/DIGITAL: European Commission fines Google €2.95 billion over abusive practices in online advertising
MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF, Egmont Group, Interpol and UNODC call for enhanced global collaboration
ECONOMY: second quarter sees 0.1% growth in GDP and employment in euro area
FINANCE: European insurers call for greater ambition in drawing up measures to implement ‘Solvency II’ directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: uncertainty remains on reduction of US and European tariffs
CHINA: Beijing imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on European pork of up to 62.4%
SAUDI ARABIA: Hana Jalloul Muro calls for closer relations
PACIFIC: EU invests almost €300 million in region
SERBIA: Aleksandar Vučić’s policy of repression “undermines credibility and European future” of Serbia, according to Sandro Gozi
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: António Costa promises EU will increase pressure on Russia
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: wars, global trade, climate, competitiveness – MEPs more eager than ever to hear Ursula von der Leyen’s views on EU’s level of ambition
FUTURE OF EU: Renew Europe group in European Parliament announces measures to strengthen EU’s competitiveness and resilience while maintaining sustainability objective
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: António Costa continues his tour of European capitals
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: relocation of league matches - “European football must stay in Europe”, insists Glenn Micallef in an op-ed
SPORT: study published by European Commission analyses use of artificial intelligence for clubs and fans
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Secretary General of Council of Europe to pay official visit to Cyprus at the beginning of week
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: far right in European Parliament preparing own no confidence motion in ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
CRIMEA: EU sanctions heads of Directorate for Enforcement of Sentences
EDUCATION: 73 international cooperation projects in vocational education and training selected by European Commission
IRAN: nuclear programme - High Representative Kaja Kallas held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister