EU condemns Georgia ruling party for reintroducing foreign-agents law
The EU condemned on Thursday Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, for reintroducing a controversial foreign-agents law. If the law is adopted, civil organizations that receive over 20 percent of their funding from abroad must register as “agents of foreign influence.” Georgia’s parliament had previously adopted the law in February 2023. That sparked national and international [...]
US Chamber of Commerce sues Federal Trade Commission over 'unlawful and self-aggrandizing actions'
The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claiming that the FTC has taken “unlawful and self-aggrandizing actions,” including counting votes from departed commissioners and coordinating with foreign governments, and unlawfully withholding internal records of these actions from the public. The US Chamber, a business lobbying group, made [...]
HRW: EU must step up pressure on Sri Lanka to reform its controversial counter-terrorism laws
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the EU on Thursday to increase pressure on the Sri Lankan government to reform its controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and ensure its compliance with international standards. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry (“the Ministry”) announced a proposed amendment to the PTA on Monday, which it hailed as the [...]
Microsoft announced Friday that it has filed an appeal with the European Court of First Instance in hopes that it will annul the record fine of 899 million euros ($1.3...
EU levies $1.3B fine against Microsoft for noncompliance with antitrust decision
The European Commission (EC) issued a record fine of 899 million euros ($1.3 billion) against Microsoft on Wednesday as penalty for failing to comply with a 2004 landmark ruling requiring...
Microsoft to comply with EU ruling by licensing Windows code
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will comply with a European Union antitrust ruling by licensing its Windows source code in order to allow competitors to...
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission in the European Court of First Instance over the "issue of broad licences for the source code of communications protocols." The lawsuit...
