European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave the clearest signal yet that she is willing to cooperate with the European Conservatives and Reformists group.

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More than ever before, Ursula von der Leyen just signaled willingness to cooperate with the European Conservatives and Reformists group: politico.eu/article/europe…

NEW: Ursula von der Leyen opens door to banning TikTok in the EU.

“It’s not excluded,” she tells Maastricht debate, adding the app is already restricted for European Commission staff.

Done: The European Commission has officially designated Shein. The countdown is on.

The fashion app will face stringent rules on how it handles content on its platform starting in late August.

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Europe's phoney war with China is at an end.

After years of building up an improved arsenal for a trade war, Europe is now showing it is willing to get tough on Beijing.

EU pulls its gun on China, with Stuart Lau Koen Verhelst
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TikTok has only become more deeply interwoven with its China-based mother company ByteDance as tensions over the app’s ownership escalated in the US, according to more than two dozen current and former employees.

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If you have one story to read this week, it's this one on the impact of a potential return of Trump to the White House on Europe.

Great, detailed, informative writing from US, EU colleagues Barbara Moens, jacopo barigazzi, Karl Mathiesen, Alex Ward Camille Gijs

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Terrorism, drones loaded with lethal ammunition, Russian cyberattacks, Macron's grand moment 'of beauty, art, celebration of sports' is turning into a security nightmare for officials. A joint effort with Victor Goury-Laffont politico.eu/article/france…

The EU has raided Chinese security equipment firm Nuctech over foreign subsidies.

But Nuctech has received millions through contracts with EU governments, too - despite national security warnings.

Financial Times with alicemhancock Henry Foy Joe Leahy

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New: The European Commission plans to designate Chinese fashion app Shein as a very large online platform in the coming two days, exposing it to extra scrutiny under the Digital Services Act (DSA), two people familiar with the decision said.

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In an unprecedented move, the US today adopted a bill to force China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok within a year or face a ban.

But Europe has this time around avoided the debate around the app's security and interference risks.

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Our children are not guinea pigs for social media.

I take note of TikTok’s decision to suspend the #TikTokLite “Reward Program” in the EU.

The cases against TikTok on the risk of addictiveness of the platform continue.

#DSA ensures the safety of our 🇪🇺 online space.

Six EU countries are facing legal action from the EU Commission over inadequate enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Poland, Slovakia, Estonia: no DSA watchdogs
Cyprus, Czechia, Portugal: no relevant powers (regulators can't fine companies)

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