The European Union will overhaul its tax relationship with Big Tech, a leading politician has revealed. Speaking to Le Journal du Dimanche, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that Brussels plans to…
Ex-Catalan Leaders Says Tech Will Help Him Govern from Belgium
Carles Puigdemont, the fired former leader of want-away Spanish region Catalonia, has announced his intentions to return to power. The politician, who faces charges of sedition and rebellion over an independence declaration…
Catalonia’s Independence Bad for Madrid – and Tech
The images coming from Catalonia this weekend have been a worrying throwback to less peaceful times in Spain, Europe’s sixth largest economy. An independence referendum, outlawed by the government in Madrid, went ahead despite…
Google Faces Record Fine over Search Results
The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion ($2.7bn), a record amount, for breaching its antitrust rules. It deemed the company has abused its power as the world’s leading search engine, by manipulating…
Belgium’s Startups Are Justifying Some Surprising Statistics
Europe’s tech scene is diversifying. No longer is it confined to a handful of cities and regions. And little Belgium is evidencing that more than most nations. The country, which is home…
European Commission Telco Deregulation Plan ‘Will Help Giants’
A European Commission plan to further deregulate its telecommunications market has come under fire, after it was claimed the plans would help the continent’s biggest players increase their grip on the market.…