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EU ban on destroying unsold clothing and footwear enters into force

Large fashion companies operating in the European Union can no longer destroy unsold clothing, accessories and footwear under a new rule intended to reduce textile waste and promote more circular...

July 20, 2026

EU Regulators Raid Temu’s Dublin Headquarters Amid Foreign Subsidy Investigation

European Union regulators have conducted a raid on Temu's Dublin headquarters as part of an investigation into potential violations of EU law on foreign subsidies. The move signals a significant...

December 15, 2025

EU Accessibility Act Takes Effect Today: A New Era for E-Commerce Across Europe

As of today, June 28, 2025, the EU Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) is officially in force across all 27 EU member states. This legislation establishes a uniform standard for digital...

July 28, 2025

The EU wants to make Temu and Shein accountable for selling unsafe or illegal products

The European Union plans to implement regulations that will make e-commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace accountable for selling unsafe or illegal products, as reported by the...

February 4, 2025

LinkedIn gets fined €310 million for breaching the EU - GDPR

The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) has fined LinkedIn €310 million after concluding that the social network's processing of personal data by its users does not comply with the European...

October 28, 2024

Meta won’t launch their AI models in the EU

Meta – parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – will not launch its upcoming multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) models in the European Union (EU) due to the “unpredictable nature” of...

July 22, 2024

Vinted fined 2.3 million euros for ‘shadowbanning’ + Vinted official response

Vinted will have to pay a fine of 2.3 million euros for allegedly violating several aspects of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine follows complaints from several...

July 11, 2024