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European countries in particular say the so-called GAFAGoogle, Apple, Facebook and Amazonare unfairly exploiting tax rules that let them declare profits in low-tax havens, depriving them of a fair share of their fiscal payments.

France says it will go ahead with taxing Big Tech if US plays hooky on...

In January, 137 countries, including India, agreed to negotiate tax on tech firms but since tech gains during lockdown,...

18 Jun 2020 6:57 PM IST

Short-video app TikTok is set to soon sign up to the disinformation code of conduct aimed at halting the spread of disinformation linked to the virus. Twitter was also appreciated for tagging President Donald Trumps tweets as needing to be fact-checked.

What are you doing about fake news, EU asks Google, Facebook, wants...

Open up and offer more evidence that measures taken are working well, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova...

10 Jun 2020 7:39 PM IST

Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as applause or for free that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacyof its employees, says EU...

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees' private...

28 July 2020 4:38 PM IST

The top EU court said, however, that another arrangement known as standard contractual clauses, could stand, giving companies an alternative framework, as these were backed up by GDPR, the EUs strict rules on data privacy that can result in massive fines to companies.

EU-US data pact does not conform to GDPR: Top EU court junks privacy...

It will no longer be assumed that tech firms like Facebook will adequately protect European users' privacy when it sends...

16 July 2020 5:21 PM IST

Trade minister Piyush Goyal. (PTI Photo)

India in talks with EU for trade deal, open to pact with UK

Piyush Goyal said that India is open to engage with UK for a preferential trade agreement with the ultimate goal of a...

12 July 2020 9:34 AM IST

India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th bilateral Summit on July 15 via video conference. (Photo- Twitter)

India-EU virtual bilateral summit on July 15

Summit will review India-EU cooperation covering political & security relations, trade & investment and economic...

10 July 2020 10:29 AM IST

The rules require telecommunications providers to treat all data traffic the same, and prevent them from reserving better access for their own services, or selling bandwidth to big companies like Google and Netflix while leaving a slower Internet for everyone else.

European Union top court verdict keeps the internet egalitarian

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday issued its first interpretation of the EU's net neutrality rules since they...

15 Sept 2020 7:22 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: File/PTI)

Sunanda K Datta Ray | Amid pandemic, Britain, EU eye India trade deals

India desperately needs the emergency medical aid that is pouring in from several richer countries

12 May 2021 12:28 AM IST

A woman receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese mission opposes EU push for COVID-19 origins study

Chinese spokesperson said politicising the study of the origin has created difficulties for countries to fight the...

30 July 2021 10:38 AM IST

England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | In today's world, the signalling' of virtue' could...

It's difficult to see what the footballers who 'take the knee' can do to combat racism outside the football stadium

10 July 2021 12:01 AM IST

The appeal of erecting physical border barriers waned after the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989. (Photo: AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trading with enemy: What drove Germans to...

Mighty Berlin's submission to Beijing durbar was also symbolic of the shifting reality of geopolitics

24 Nov 2022 12:08 AM IST

Once approved, all the three services would be getting 10 drones each which would be used for surveillance as well striking targets when required. (Representative Image: ANI)

India-EU to curb ultras from using drones

The initiative is part of ongoing counterterrorism engagement between the EU and India

8 Feb 2024 1:20 AM IST