EU antitrust regulators opened on Thursday an investigation into Meta Platforms' new policy regarding AI providers' access to its messaging service WhatsApp, saying this may prevent rivals from offering their services in Europe.

The European Union unveiled a new plan to make sure its industries aren’t overtaken by global rivals as competition intensifies with the US and China.

The EU climate commissioner has dismissed the latest push against the bloc’s incoming carbon border tax led by China, India and Saudi Arabia as “not very credible”, and argued it would level the playing field for European companies.

Europe's executive Commission proposed measures on Thursday to make the 27-member bloc's capital markets more competitive by easing cross-border operations and giving broader oversight to the European Securities and Markets Authority.

Canada has joined a major European Union defense fund. The move, announced Monday by the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney, allows Canadian defense companies access to a 150 billion euro EU loan program called Security Action for Europe,

Starmer was replying to a question from Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who has launched an autumn offensive aimed at putting pressure on Starmer to rejoin the customs union. It allows for the free circulation of goods within the EU once a common external tariff has been paid.

By Foo Yun Chee, Mrinmay Dey and Rishabh Jaiswal BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Brussels has opened a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its rollout of artificial intelligence features in WhatsApp,

Canada and the European Union have concluded a deal that allows Canadian companies access to the continent's €150-billion ($244-billion) loans-for-weapons program.

Bloc’s acceptance of a narrow review process from a manufacturer may give others hope that tariffs could be reduced or removed.