European Commission Archives

Meta failed to prevent under-13s from accessing Instagram and Facebook, EU finds

by Harry Baldock | Apr 29, 2026

The European Commission accused Meta of “failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services”

WindTre and Iliad mull Italian merger

by Harry Baldock | Oct 31, 2025

According to multiple sources cited by Reuters, the discussions could lead to a joint venture combining CK Hutchison’s subsidiary Wind Tre and Iliad’s Italian operations, which currently operate under the Free brand.

EU looks to revamp merger rules to remain globally competitive

by Harry Baldock | May 9, 2025

This week, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on the bloc’s longstanding merger rules, which it is hoped will encourage investment and innovation.

“European competitiveness has one foot in the morgue,” warns Nokia CEO

by Harry Baldock | Jan 16, 2025

In a rare display of unity, today the CEOs of telecoms tech rivals Nokia and Ericsson both took to the stage at the New Industrial Ambition for Europe summit in Brussels, arguing that Europe needed major reform to ensure competitiveness on the global stage.

New European Commissioners set sights on bloc’s international competitiveness

by Harry Baldock | Nov 29, 2024

Earlier this summer, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as President of the European Commission, granting her a second five-year term as head of the European Union’s most powerful institution. Now, this week has seen von der Leyen’s selection of European Commissioners ratified by parliament, setting the stage for a new European regulatory era to begin next year.

EU lines up €865m funding tranche for digital projects

by Harry Baldock | Oct 11, 2024

This week, the European Commission has announced the start of the second phase of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital programme, which will provide €865 million in funding to various digital infrastructure projects from 2024 to 2027.

German govt to more than triple state fibre funding

by Harry Baldock | Jul 29, 2024

After approval from the EU, the government aims to increase fibre network funding from €12 billion to €38 billion

European Commission ends antitrust probe into Apple’s contactless payments

by Harry Baldock | Jul 18, 2024

The Commission will close its four-year antitrust investigation into Apple’s mobile payment platform Apple Pay following the US tech giant’s decision to open up its tap-and-go payments tech to third parties

e& under investigation over PPF acquisition

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 11, 2024

The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into UAE-based operator e&’s acquisition of Czech telco group PPF over concerns that it has been “granted foreign subsidies that could distort the EU internal market”.

KKR preparing to soothe EU regulatory concerns over TIM’s NetCo

by Harry Baldock | May 15, 2024

News A report suggests that the US-investment firm is preparing to file a number of concessions...

EU passes Gigabit Infrastructure Act

by Georgia Sweeting | May 1, 2024

The European Council has passed the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA), which aims to simplify and accelerate the roll out of high speed networks like fibre and 5G to meet Europe’s connectivity objectives.

Vestager quashes rumours that EU will loosen merger rules

by Harry Baldock | Feb 20, 2024

This week, European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has moved to dispel rumours that the European Union will ease merger rules for the telecoms sector, saying that she has not heard of any such proposals.