"No Peace without Justice": EU Commission paid millions to suspect NGO:

berliner-zeitung.de/news/suchtgefahr-tiktok-setzt-nach-drohung-der-eu-die-belohnungsfunktion-aus-li.2209127

7h

Danger of addiction: TikTok suspends reward function after EU threat: TikTok is responding to the threat from Brussels to block the controversial points system ...

Quick Glance: Measures Against TikTok: Biden Sets Deadline for Sale

President Biden has signed legislation requiring ByteDance to fully divest from TikTok within a year or potentially face a nationwide ban.

This action poses a significant challenge to the future of the video-streaming app in the U.S. and escalates the technological conflict between America and China.

TikTok plans to take legal action against the Biden administration, citing concerns that the law could impede the free speech of millions of Americans.

This requirement was incorporated into a bill providing foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, mandating ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok within 12 months under the threat of closure.

9

15h

Exclusive: Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking: German email service Tuta Mail has complained to European Union tech regulators ...

reuters.com/technology/google-rival-tuta-complains-eu-tech-regulators-about-de-ranking-2024-04-24/

14

23h

EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market: The European Commission launched a probe into China's public procurement of medical devices on ...

reuters.com/world/europe/eu-opens-investigation-into-chinese-medical-device-market-2024-04-24/

4 similar articles

18

12 8

BBC News 15h

Andrew Kamanga: Zambia FA president charged with money laundering: Andrew Kamanga, the president of the Football Association of Zambia, is arrested and charged ...

bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cv29eqdlp2po

21

14h

Allegations against members of the state parliament: AfD politician Halemba is threatened with expulsion from the party

spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/daniel-halemba-afd-plant-ausschlussverfahren-gegen-bayerischen-abgeordneten-a-c2d7bed8-da02-4c61-a4fa-ad4b7faf6d4d

115

Apr 23

MEPs call to seize Russia’s hundreds of billions in frozen assets: Lawmakers want to see more support for Ukraine as US and UK counterparts advance.

euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/23/meps-call-to-seize-russias-hundreds-of-billions-in-frozen-assets

Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade

The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.

34 similar articles

81

57

OCCRP Apr 23

‘You’re Never Too Busy For Your Banker’: How Italy’s ’Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks - OCCRP

occrp.org/en/investigations/youre-never-too-busy-for-your-banker-how-italys-ndrangheta-mafia-allegedly-infiltrated-canadian-banks

Quick Glance: How Italy’s 'Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks

A Canadian faction of the 'Ndrangheta allegedly had close relationships with employees at two major Canadian banks to facilitate their financial activities.

Angelo Figliomeni, the suspected mob boss, was at the center of the investigation, indicating that bankers were involved in the money laundering process of the group.

The investigation revealed that the 'Ndrangheta organization generated income through illegal activities such as gambling and loan sharking, which were used for money laundering by bankers like Martino.

Police seized assets worth millions of dollars and closed around 500 accounts at the implicated banks. Charges against Figliomeni and his co-defendants were dropped due to procedural errors.

27

12h

European Commission disburses €1.5bn macro-finance tranche to Ukraine: On Wednesday, 24 April, the European Commission announced the disbursement of a €1 ...

pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/24/7452746/

5

17h

EU to China: Open your public markets or we’ll close ours: The European Commission has launched a probe into how Beijing grants public contracts for medical ...

politico.eu/article/european-commission-china-medical-devices-probe-trade-markets/

4

Apr 23

Stability Pact: The EU introduces new debt rules: The EU has strict budget requirements that member states must adhere to. However, many of them are ignoring the ...

nzz.ch/wirtschaft/stabilitaetspakt-die-eu-fuehrt-neue-schuldenregeln-ein-ld.1827553

5

Apr 23

Chinese security equipment company raided in EU over foreign subsidies concerns: A Chinese security equipment company was raided by the European Commission at ...

reuters.com/world/europe/security-equipment-company-raided-eu-over-foreign-subsidies-concerns-2024-04-23/

11

19h

Focus harder to rival China’s vast global investment plan, Brussels is told : EU’s Global Gateway funding has been spread “too thinly” and must be concentrated ...

politico.eu/article/focus-hard-rival-china-investment-plan-belt-road-initiative-brussels-eu-global-gateway/

3

Apr 23

Iran's foreign minister calls EU sanctions 'regrettable': European Union sanctions announced following Iran's attack against Israel are "regrettable" because the ...

reut.rs/3Ua04OW

3 similar articles

23

16

ekathimerini.com 20h

Auditors say it’s hard to tell how Turkey is using EU refugee funds: European Union auditors said on Wednesday that they are unable to establish whether some of ...

ekathimerini.com/news/1237214/auditors-say-its-hard-to-tell-how-turkey-is-using-eu-refugee-funds-some-officials-arent-helpful/

0

Apr 23

EU Weighs Sanctions on Firms Shipping Weapons Tech to Russia - Bloomberg: The European Union is assessing potential sanctions against more than a dozen companies ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/eu-weighs-sanctions-on-firms-shipping-weapons-tech-to-russia

1

euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/video/european-ai-roundtable/

Apr 24

European AI Roundtable: In 27 March 2024, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the inaugural edition of the European AI ...

1

Apr 23

Strasbourg: New rights for EU consumers on the way: There will soon be a "right to repair" in the EU. As long as a product can still be repaired ...

rp-online.de/wirtschaft/strassburg-neue-rechte-fuer-eu-verbraucher-auf-dem-weg_aid-111195099

22 similar articles

12

3

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

A-

17h

EU supply chain law: European Parliament votes for controversial project: It is intended to prevent child labor and set environmental standards: On Wednesday ...

faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/eu-lieferkettengesetz-europaparlament-stimmt-fuer-umstrittenes-vorhaben-19675244.html

5

12h

EU could be preparing tougher car emissions rules: Report from Court of Auditors shows that real-world performance is well below laboratory results on emissions ...

irishtimes.com/motors/2024/04/24/eu-could-be-preparing-tougher-car-emissions-rules/

9

euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/gig-gling-at-last-eu-adopts-gig-work-directive/

18h

Gig-gling at last: EU adopts gig work directive: The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a watered-down version of the EU's long-awaited platform work

0

euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/eu-parliament-approves-new-ecodesign-rules-to-make-products-more-sustainable/

21h

EU Parliament approves new 'ecodesign' rules to make products more sustainable: The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (23 April) new rules to make products ...

0

euractiv.com/section/politics/news/german-conservatives-push-for-national-ban-on-russian-agricultural-imports-2/

Apr 23

German conservatives push for national ban on Russian agricultural imports: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German conservatives ...

3

Apr 24

Spying scandals: EU capitals on high alert ahead of June elections: Germany has been hit by espionage scandals in recent days, with several persons being ...

euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spying-scandals-eu-capitals-on-high-alert-ahead-of-june-elections/

0

Bloomberg

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/china-s-putin-ties-risk-relations-with-eu-top-diplomat-says

Apr 23

China’s Putin Ties Risk Relations With EU, Top Diplomat Says: China needs to take a stand over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rein in its enormous trade ...

1

Apr 23

Repair instead of throwing away: customers get new rights: Cell phone broken after two years and buying a new one is cheaper than repairing it? This should ...

saechsische.de/geld-und-recht/reparieren-statt-wegwerfen-kunden-bekommen-neue-rechte-neukauf-eu-gesetz-handy-staubsauger-waschmaschine-spuel-5992647.html

6

Apr 23

European Parliament adopts fiscal rules reform amid warnings of austerity risk: The European Parliament adopted the reform of the EU’s rules for national debt ...

euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/european-parliament-adopts-fiscal-rules-reform-amid-warnings-of-austerity-risk/

1

Apr 23

European Medicines Agency makes recommendations to improve supply of critical medicines

euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/european-medicines-agency-makes-recommendations-to-improve-supply-of-critical-medicines/

0

Bloomberg

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/post-brexit-food-checks-will-be-light-touch-uk-minister-says

Apr 23

Post-Brexit Food Checks Will Be ‘Light-Touch,’ UK Minister Says: The UK will enforce “light-touch” post-Brexit checks on food and plant products beginning later ...

1

Apr 23

TikTok could face EU fines and a suspension over sister app TikTok Lite: European officials are threatening TikTok with massive fines and a possible forced ...

cnn.com/2024/04/22/tech/tiktok-lite-eu-investigation/

Quick Glance: Implications of a TikTok Ban on China's Technology Plans and Global Digital Divide

TikTok is at a critical juncture in America as its Chinese owner must complete the sale of the app within a year to avoid a ban in its largest market.

The potential TikTok ban would not only greatly weaken China's technology ambitions but also deepen the divide between the digital worlds of rival economic superpowers.

The potential enforcement of a TikTok ban could expedite a transformation that divides the world's technological landscape into two factions, one around the US and the other around technologies from China.

Chinese companies and apps operating in the US are encountering increasing challenges as the US government implements measures to restrict the access of Chinese companies to the market.

27

Apr 23

The Brief – How Ursula von der Leyen’s pet project fell flat: The New European Bauhaus, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pet project ...

euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/the-brief-how-ursula-von-der-leyens-pet-project-fell-flat/

1

19h

EU launches probe into Chinese procurement of medical devices: The European Commission has launched a probe to examine how China favours its domestic companies ...

euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/24/eu-launches-new-probe-into-chinas-public-procurement-of-medical-devices

2

Apr 23

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says: European firms such as automakers and financial institutions need to step up ...

reuters.com/markets/commodities/european-firms-banks-must-boost-investment-critical-minerals-official-says-2024-04-22/

16

Apr 23

Cum-Ex public prosecutor resigns: an indictment of the German state: A passionately committed public prosecutor resigns and gives up her civil servant status and ...

n-tv.de/wirtschaft/kommentare/Ein-Armutszeugnis-fuer-den-deutschen-Staat-article24894025.html

22

Apr 23

E-car prices need to halve to win over mass market - ECA: The European Court of Auditors has said that electric car prices would need to halve to ensure they are ...

rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0423/1445081-electric-cars/

38

Apr 23

Hungary to block EU's €1.5 billion aid for Ukraine, claiming "witch-hunt" against Hungarian companies - Euromaidan Press

euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/23/hungary-to-block-eus-e1-5-billion-aid-for-ukraine-claiming-witch-hunt-against-hungarian-companies/

15

Apr 23

EU vows to double efforts as Lebanon requests migrant return support: The European Union will support Lebanon, both financially and politically ...

euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-vows-to-double-efforts-as-lebanon-requests-migrant-return-support/

channelnewsasia.com/singapore/company-director-jailed-scammers-money-laundering-4288971

0

CNA 15h

Company director jailed for multiple offences; firms' bank accounts used to receive S$18 million in scam proceeds

4

Apr 23

The banking lobby's influence on policymakers risks undermining digital euro's potential

euronews.com/business/2024/04/23/the-banking-lobbys-influence-on-policymakers-risks-undermining-digital-euros-potential

2

5h

EU conducts ‘dawn raid’ on Chinese security equipment supplier: Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing

ft.com/content/4aa9b10f-93bf-4af3-b5e0-e2865ad78af7

0

2h

Binance Founder Should Get 3 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say: Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/24/technology/binance-changpeng-zhao.html

Quick Glance: DOJ Calls for Binance Founder to Spend Three Years in Prison

The U.S. Department of Justice stated that Binance's founder, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, should spend three years in prison for enabling the crypto exchange to violate federal laws on money laundering and sanctions.

Zhao pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act, with the DOJ recommending a 36-month prison sentence and a $50 million fine.

Emphasizing the need for a significant punishment, the DOJ highlighted Zhao's financial gains from illegal activities and the importance of deterring others from similar actions.

The court will decide between incarceration and probation for Zhao, with his defense arguing against his knowledge of specific transactions and advocating for probation due to a lack of risk of repeat offenses.

0

21h

Russian minister detained after taking especially large bribe, law enforcement agency says

theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/russian-defence-minister-timur-ivanov-us-eu-sanctions-jail-term

2

7h

Crypto.com delays Korean market entry indefinitely : Crypto.com's entry into the Korean market has been delayed indefinitely due to regulatory issues.

koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/04/816_373373.html

0

5h

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren files fresh plea in SC against arrest in money laundering case

scroll.in/latest/1067011/former-jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-files-fresh-plea-in-sc-against-arrest-in-money-laundering-case

macrumors.com/2024/04/24/apple-spotify-app-store-rules-eu/

0

MacRumors

C

7h

Spotify and Apple Again Clash Over App Store Rules and Fees: Spotify has not been able to get Apple to approve an EU app update that added information on ...

landundforst.de/landwirtschaft/agrarpolitik/buendnis-geht-gegen-zulassung-fluopyram-571235

0

28

LAND & FORST 1h

Alliance takes action against approval of fluopyram: The European Commission will soon have to deal again with the approval of the crop protection active ...

asiatimes.com/2024/04/firm-offices-raided-china-calls-eu-protectionist/

0

Asia Times

B+

9h

Firm offices raided, China calls EU ‘protectionist’: Beijing has called the EU “protectionist” after the latter raided the offices of a Chinese security ...

Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung

0

C

11h

Raid in the Hochtaunuskreis: Strike against the Nigerian mafia in Hesse: One person was also arrested in Hesse in a nationwide raid against the Nigerian mafia ...

giessener-allgemeine.de/rhein-main/razzia-gegen-nigerianische-mafia-festnahme-im-hochtaunuskreis-zr-93031592.html

4 similar articles

0

Stuttgarter Nachrichten

B-

3h

Arrests in four federal states - Nigerian mafia busted in Germany: Investigators arrest the leaders of a large clan during raids in four federal states and ...

stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.festnahmen-in-vier-bundeslaendern-nigerianische-mafia-in-deutschland-ausgehoben.694498d0-d051-42ba-9f1d-17dbf07c62d3.html

0

18h

EU Right to Repair Rules Force Companies to Fix Out-of-Warranty Devices: The European Commission has waved through new 'right to repair' legislation that ...

macrumors.com/2024/04/24/new-eu-right-to-repair-law-devices/

0

3h

TikTok will stop paying people to watch videos every day: TikTok Lite launched in two European countries earlier this month, but now it’s putting the brakes on a ...

theverge.com/2024/4/24/24139341/tiktok-lite-reward-program-suspended-european-commission

khaleejtimes.com/world/gulf/new-schengen-visa-rules-for-saudi-arabia-oman-bahrain-and-india

0

3

Khaleej Times 17h

New Schengen visa rules for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and India - News | Khaleej Times

0

10h

Other countries are asking ‘who made you world regulator?’ - EU trade chief: Sabine Weyand said the EU’s attempt to leverage single market power to drive better ...

businesspost.ie/news/other-countries-are-asking-who-made-you-world-regulator-eu-trade-chief/

0

22h

Ethics and AI: Basics, Dangers & Outlook: What dangers the new technology poses and what rules we have to set up to enable the sustainable development of ...

news.at/a/ethik-und-ki

0

11h

MEPs approve new anti-money laundering rules – but what do they cover? : EU lawmakers voted in a landslide in favour of new curbs on crypto, football clubs and ...

euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/24/meps-approve-new-anti-money-laundering-rules-but-what-do-they-cover

0

11h

The European Court of Auditors criticizes the refugee agreement with Turkey: The EU has paid Turkey more than six billion euros to look after Syrian refugees ...

nzz.ch/international/der-europaeische-rechnungshof-kritisiert-das-fluechtlingsabkommen-mit-der-tuerkei-ld.1827733

0

14h

Macron Gauging Support for Plan to Install Draghi in Top EU Job: French President Emmanuel Macron, who was instrumental in making Ursula von der Leyen the ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/macron-is-gauging-support-for-a-plan-to-install-draghi-in-the-top-eu-job

Paid articlePaid

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

0

1

A-

14h

Trade with China: Brussels intensifies confrontation course: Shortly before Chinese President Xi's first visit to the EU since the corona pandemic ...

faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/handel-mit-china-bruessel-verschaerft-konfrontationskurs-19675219.html

0

11h

EU "takes note of" Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's decision on consular services for men liable for military service

pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/24/7452762/

bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-samourai-cryptomixer-founders-for-laundering-100-million/

0

BleepingComputer

A-

8h

US charges Samourai cryptomixer founders for laundering $100 million: Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been charged by the U.S ...

0

8h

European Union Parliament approves weakened green rules for farmers

deccanherald.com/world/european-union-parliament-approves-weakened-green-rules-for-farmers-2993235

businesspost.ie/news/big-business-to-be-liable-for-suppliers-esg-abuses-from-2027/

0

Business Post

C+

14h

Big business to be liable for suppliers’ ESG abuses from 2027: Just 40 Irish firms will be impacted by the new rules, according to MEP Barry Andrews ...

0

16h

Van Ameren Bad arsonist sentenced to four years in youth prison: The verdict in the Van Ameren Bad arson case has been reached: the main perpetrator was ...

nwzonline.de/region/van-ameren-bad-haupttaeter-wegen-brandstiftung-zu-vier-jahren-jugendstrafe-verurteilt_a_4,1,863197564.html

0

16h

Euro cloud group blasts Broadcom over VMware licensing maneuvers: CISPE says concessions 'solve nothing'

theregister.com/2024/04/24/cispe_broadcom_vmware/

0

Daily Maverick

dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-24-south-africa-sends-top-officials-to-uae-over-gupta-extraditions/

10h

South Africa Sends Top Officials to UAE Over Gupta Extraditions: South Africa’s state prosecuting authority urged the presidency to help resolve an impasse with ...

0

18h

Rushed rollback of EU green farming rules triggers dismay: The bloc’s notoriously complex legislative process can apparently be simplified — when it comes to ...

politico.eu/article/rushed-rollback-eu-green-farming-rule-draw-dismay/

0

12h

MEPs approve new laws to tackle money laundering: New laws to tackle money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion have been approved by the ...

rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0424/1445278-european-parliament/

0

12h

Broad majority for GAEZ easing: The majority of European Parliamentarians want to abolish compulsory fallow land within the framework of the CAP ...

topagrar.com/management-und-politik/news/breite-mehrheit-fuer-gloez-lockerungen-20002549.html

0

euractiv.com/section/cybersecurity/news/eu-space-law-commission-official-reveals-details-on-cybersecurity-aspects/

12h

EU Space Law: Commission official reveals details on cybersecurity aspects: A Commission official revealed key details of the content and shape of the upcoming ...

businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/eu-kommission-laesst-chinesisches-sicherheitsunternehmen-durchsuchen/

0

Business Insider 13h

EU Commission orders Chinese security company searched: On Tuesday, the European Commission carried out raids on the branches of the Chinese security supplier ...

0

The Straits Times

straitstimes.com/singapore/3b-money-laundering-accused-su-baolin-handed-3-new-charges

19h

$3b money laundering accused Su Baolin handed 3 new charges, to plead guilty on April 29

aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150935/EU-Parlament-macht-Weg-frei-fuer-Europaeischen-Gesundheitsdatenraum

0

22

Deutsches Ärzteblatt 13h

EU Parliament clears the way for European Health Data Space: Berlin - The European Parliament has cleared the way for the European Health Data Space (EHDS) ...

0

Berliner Zeitung

berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/sanktionen-der-usa-treffen-russlands-lng-hart-li.2208321

19h

“Bury the project”: US sanctions hit Russia’s LNG hard: Even the federal government once wanted to promote Arctic LNG 2. Now it is clear: US sanctions have ...

0

15h

Truck goes off the road and ends up in a ditch: A truck slipped into a ditch on Ostermarscher Strasse in the north this morning. Nobody got hurt - and the driver ...

nwzonline.de/norden/unfall-in-norden-auf-der-ostermarscher-strasse-lastwagen-kommt-von-strasse-ab-und-landet-im-graben_a_4,1,864535933.html