The European Union has urged Spain to accept special measures after tens of thousands of illegal migrants overwhelmed its borders, sparking disputes among EU member states.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The European Union (EU) has urged Spain to accept enhanced monitoring measures following the migrant crisis in Ceuta, where roughly 70,000 illegal migrants crossed into the Spanish exclave on the coast of North Africa last week. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has also been asked to provide verified figures on how many migrants have been returned to Morocco . DETAIL: Spanish officials have offered differing estimates of how many migrants remain in Ceuta, with Government delegate Miguel Ángel Pérez placing the figure at about 2,500 while regional leader Juan Jesús Vivas said it could be as high as 5,000. EU member states have requested independent verification of Spain’s reported return numbers and a…Open
The European Commission fined Google roughly $1 billion Thursday over its search rankings and Play Store practices, a penalty landing just a day before the […] Source
The European Commission has imposed its largest-ever fine under the Digital Services Act, citing AliExpress for inadequate measures to prevent the sale of dangerous and counterfeit goods.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The European Commission fined AliExpress 550 million euros ($629 million) for failing to adequately tackle the sale of unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform. This penalty is the largest issued under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to date. DETAIL: European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said the spread of counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys, dangerous cosmetics, and other illegal products reflected AliExpress’s failure to meet its obligations under the DSA, adding that the company must better identify and mitigate systemic risks regardless of its size. AliExpress claims it remains committed to complying with the DSA and has invested heavily in product safety, risk assessment,…Open
The European Union (EU) is preparing to implement strict limits on social media across all 27 of its member states, citing child safety risks.
The European Union plans to introduce strict restrictions on social media for those aged under 13, mirroring a similar proposal pursued by the British government earlier this year. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: On Monday, Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, pushed to restrict access to social media across the continent. Von der Leyen called for age-based limits on social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Formal proposals expected to be included in Von der Leyen’s State of the Union address scheduled for September. The announcement was issued alongside a paper that argued for a two-tier approach to social media. Specifically, the paper proposed that those under 13 years…Open
By Thomas Kolbe In its current energy distress, the European Commission is reaching for a project that quietly disappeared into the drawer a decade ago.
"The European Commission uses its vast power to limit online discourse ahead of major elections in the U.S. and Europe," the House Judiciary Committee wrote on X.
Long before Digital Services Act, European Commission expected Big Tech to moderate content from "populist rhetoric" and "anti-elite" sentiment to "political satire" and "meme subculture," House Judiciary Committee says.
Western civilization took 3,000 years to create, but only one day to murder. On January 27, 2026, President of the European Commission Ursula von der […] Source