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Shadow supply chain could rise in China as US pushes ahead with sanctions crackdown
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Belgian defence minister: If Putin attacks NATO, Moscow will be wiped off the map
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S Korea announces lowering of some tariffs as part of new US trade deal
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Big Tech’s EU lobbying hit €151M in 2025, up from €113M in 2023 and €97M in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with EU officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)
Corporate Europe Observatory:
Big Tech’s EU lobbying hit €151M in 2025, up from €113M in 2023 and €97M in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with EU officials — The EU’s digital rulebook is…