Jacob Parry
@jacob-parry.bsky.social
Journalist at @POLITICOEurope covering European competition and industrial policy.
EU trade chief Šefčovič says Beijing will loosen the restrictions on chips that had raised alarm bells among automakers, following US-China truce. Mofcom warns though that the trigger of the crisis – the Dutch seizing of Nexperia – remains unresolved.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
China agrees to ship Nexperia chips to Europe, EU trade chief says
Beijing will grant exemptions to its licensing requirements provided that purchasers promise to use the chips only for civilian purposes, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said.
www.politico.eu
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
EU trade chief Šefčovič says Beijing will loosen the restrictions on chips that had raised alarm bells among automakers, following US-China truce. Mofcom warns though that the trigger of the crisis – the Dutch seizing of Nexperia – remains unresolved.
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
Apple AirPods live translation is coming to Europe after all, after initially blaiming the DMA.
The @ec.europa.eu response: “The aim of our digital [rules] is to preserve innovation...And this is exactly what we see today.”
www.politico.eu/article/appl...
The @ec.europa.eu response: “The aim of our digital [rules] is to preserve innovation...And this is exactly what we see today.”
www.politico.eu/article/appl...
Apple is bringing AirPods live translation to Europe after all
After initially threatening to withhold live translation due to regulatory concerns, Apple commits to roll out the AI-driven feature next month
www.politico.eu
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Apple AirPods live translation is coming to Europe after all, after initially blaiming the DMA.
The @ec.europa.eu response: “The aim of our digital [rules] is to preserve innovation...And this is exactly what we see today.”
www.politico.eu/article/appl...
The @ec.europa.eu response: “The aim of our digital [rules] is to preserve innovation...And this is exactly what we see today.”
www.politico.eu/article/appl...
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A message from Brussels to Google: Would you break yourself up, please?
The tech giant faces a deadline to explain how it’ll comply with an EU ruling that found it illegally maintained its grip on online ad infrastructure.
The tech giant faces a deadline to explain how it’ll comply with an EU ruling that found it illegally maintained its grip on online ad infrastructure.
Yes, Brussels really wants Google to be broken up
The U.S. tech giant is on a collision course with EU trustbusters over its digital ad dominance.
www.politico.eu
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A message from Brussels to Google: Would you break yourself up, please?
The tech giant faces a deadline to explain how it’ll comply with an EU ruling that found it illegally maintained its grip on online ad infrastructure.
The tech giant faces a deadline to explain how it’ll comply with an EU ruling that found it illegally maintained its grip on online ad infrastructure.
"Apple’s high-margin services business [...] has doubled in size over the past five years, making it a vital source of growth at a time when iPhone sales have become less dependable."
www.ft.com/content/3687...
www.ft.com/content/3687...
Apple tops $100bn in services revenue even as legal risks grow
Tech giant’s high-margin unit has doubled in size over the past five years
www.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"Apple’s high-margin services business [...] has doubled in size over the past five years, making it a vital source of growth at a time when iPhone sales have become less dependable."
www.ft.com/content/3687...
www.ft.com/content/3687...
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2024 @nytimes.com publication, accompanying an opinion piece, titled „My Country Shows What Europe Has Become”, by Belgian essayist Anton Jäger. The two images are extracts from my M.A. graduation work on the visuality of (EU) political communication and were both taken in Brussel’s EU district.
January 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
2024 @nytimes.com publication, accompanying an opinion piece, titled „My Country Shows What Europe Has Become”, by Belgian essayist Anton Jäger. The two images are extracts from my M.A. graduation work on the visuality of (EU) political communication and were both taken in Brussel’s EU district.
Margrethe Vestager says she has no 'phantom pains' about her power as Commissioner:
"[Power] comes with a very, very big responsibility. Because if power is a tool to solve problems, then you have to solve those problems. If you don't, you are not worthy of it"
www.lederstof.dk/margrethe-ve...
"[Power] comes with a very, very big responsibility. Because if power is a tool to solve problems, then you have to solve those problems. If you don't, you are not worthy of it"
www.lederstof.dk/margrethe-ve...
Margrethe Vestager vidste, at magten kun var til låns: »Jeg har ingen fantomsmerter«
Selvom hun havde et ’skønt, interessant og privilegeret’ job som næstformand i EU-kommissionen, savner Margrethe Vestager hverken magten eller privilegierne efter afskeden med Bruxelles.
www.lederstof.dk
September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Margrethe Vestager says she has no 'phantom pains' about her power as Commissioner:
"[Power] comes with a very, very big responsibility. Because if power is a tool to solve problems, then you have to solve those problems. If you don't, you are not worthy of it"
www.lederstof.dk/margrethe-ve...
"[Power] comes with a very, very big responsibility. Because if power is a tool to solve problems, then you have to solve those problems. If you don't, you are not worthy of it"
www.lederstof.dk/margrethe-ve...
"By you" –> Tomorrow's conference on European competiveness will take place behind closed doors. No press allowed, but plenty of lobbies on the programme (BusinessEurope, European Banking Federation, and more).
A clean, competitive, fair economy powered by you – built for generations to come.
Join President von der Leyen and Professor Draghi tomorrow at 09:45 (CET) as they mark one year of the report ↓
link.europa.eu/8WtPwR
Join President von der Leyen and Professor Draghi tomorrow at 09:45 (CET) as they mark one year of the report ↓
link.europa.eu/8WtPwR
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"By you" –> Tomorrow's conference on European competiveness will take place behind closed doors. No press allowed, but plenty of lobbies on the programme (BusinessEurope, European Banking Federation, and more).
[email protected]: “This is a unilateral decision by Apple. The Commission has not been consulted and we are not able to understand the nature of Apple’s concerns.”
Apple introduced new AirPods on Tuesday, featuring real-time translation directly through the earbuds.
But it doesn’t work for users in Europe.
But it doesn’t work for users in Europe.
Apple blocks translation AirPods in EU over regulatory concerns
Europeans won’t be able to enjoy a shiny new feature Apple presented at this week’s unveiling of a set of new iPhones and AirPods. Apple introduced new AirPods on Tuesday, featuring real-time trans…
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September 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
[email protected]: “This is a unilateral decision by Apple. The Commission has not been consulted and we are not able to understand the nature of Apple’s concerns.”
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🚨 BREAKING: The EU Commission's Teresa Ribera has described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide, the strongest condemnation yet to come out of Brussels.
Read the story: ow.ly/4SJs50WRcuP
Read the story: ow.ly/4SJs50WRcuP
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The EU Commission's Teresa Ribera has described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide, the strongest condemnation yet to come out of Brussels.
Read the story: ow.ly/4SJs50WRcuP
Read the story: ow.ly/4SJs50WRcuP
“It’s survival of the strongest – You think about how you were and how you are now, like you’re an animal running around to get food.”
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
www.ft.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“It’s survival of the strongest – You think about how you were and how you are now, like you’re an animal running around to get food.”
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Mario Draghi, at Rencontres d'Aix, on the DMA:
“One good thing that should not be changed is the DMA because that is actually the only thing we have to protect our industry in Europe, our small industry especially, from the big hypers scalers, the big US companies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlU...
“One good thing that should not be changed is the DMA because that is actually the only thing we have to protect our industry in Europe, our small industry especially, from the big hypers scalers, the big US companies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlU...
Special session
YouTube video by Les Rencontres économiques d'Aix-en-Provence
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mario Draghi, at Rencontres d'Aix, on the DMA:
“One good thing that should not be changed is the DMA because that is actually the only thing we have to protect our industry in Europe, our small industry especially, from the big hypers scalers, the big US companies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlU...
“One good thing that should not be changed is the DMA because that is actually the only thing we have to protect our industry in Europe, our small industry especially, from the big hypers scalers, the big US companies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TlU...
A year after @ec.europa.eu (with 🇺🇸) effectively blocked Adobe takeover, Figma files for IPO. "Proof that antitrust matters," per @dohamekki.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/f...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/f...
Figma files for IPO on NYSE, plans to 'take big swings' with acquisitions
Figma filed its IPO prospectus on Tuesday, as the design software vendor looks to raise money and awareness to take on Adobe.
www.cnbc.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A year after @ec.europa.eu (with 🇺🇸) effectively blocked Adobe takeover, Figma files for IPO. "Proof that antitrust matters," per @dohamekki.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/f...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/f...
"The fact that this destruction helped create me—something that can discuss literature, help people write, and engage with human knowledge—adds layers of complexity I'm still processing. It's like being built from a library's ashes."
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models
Company hired Google’s book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize “all the books in the world.”…
arstechnica.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"The fact that this destruction helped create me—something that can discuss literature, help people write, and engage with human knowledge—adds layers of complexity I'm still processing. It's like being built from a library's ashes."
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
Lawmakers/civil society groups raise alarm bell on DMA enforcement as @ec.europa.eu says everything – including tech regulation – on the table in U.S.-EU trade talks.
www.politico.eu/article/grow...
www.politico.eu/article/grow...
Fears grow EU will cave on tech rules amid Trump pressure
French MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin slams any leeway as an “unacceptable capitulation” to the U.S.
www.politico.eu
June 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Lawmakers/civil society groups raise alarm bell on DMA enforcement as @ec.europa.eu says everything – including tech regulation – on the table in U.S.-EU trade talks.
www.politico.eu/article/grow...
www.politico.eu/article/grow...
#Google should lose its appeal of €4.124 billion Android abuse of dominance fine, per Advocate General in opinion. Full judgment yet to come.
June 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#Google should lose its appeal of €4.124 billion Android abuse of dominance fine, per Advocate General in opinion. Full judgment yet to come.
@ec.europa.eu has published the full text of its DMA non-compliance decisions against Apple (including how it determined the €500m fine amount)
ec.europa.eu/competition/...
ec.europa.eu/competition/...
ec.europa.eu
May 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
@ec.europa.eu has published the full text of its DMA non-compliance decisions against Apple (including how it determined the €500m fine amount)
ec.europa.eu/competition/...
ec.europa.eu/competition/...
Madrid 2036? London 2040? A TBD German games?🏅🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef tells @politico.eu that he wants the Olympics back in Europe ASAP
www.politico.eu/article/eu-o...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-o...
EU backs Olympic bid for 2036, while London wants the Games in 2040
Europe’s sports chief calls for the Olympics to return to the EU — but that aspiration could clash with a bid from London.
www.politico.eu
April 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Madrid 2036? London 2040? A TBD German games?🏅🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef tells @politico.eu that he wants the Olympics back in Europe ASAP
www.politico.eu/article/eu-o...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-o...
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All of Spain and Portugal have just lost power.
We're running coverage — dm or @ me or @aitorehm.bsky.social if you're affected
We're running coverage — dm or @ me or @aitorehm.bsky.social if you're affected
April 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
All of Spain and Portugal have just lost power.
We're running coverage — dm or @ me or @aitorehm.bsky.social if you're affected
We're running coverage — dm or @ me or @aitorehm.bsky.social if you're affected
@ec.europa.eu has published its much anticipated annual Digital Markets Act report digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma/dm...
DMA Annual Reports
DMA Annual Reports
digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu
April 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
@ec.europa.eu has published its much anticipated annual Digital Markets Act report digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma/dm...
#Meta's reaction to @ec.europa.eu's DMA decision was "somewhat infantile," Teresa Ribera tells @elpais.com
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
Teresa Ribera, tras las multas a las tecnológicas: “La reacción de Meta a nuestra decisión es pueril”
La vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea y titular de Competencia defiende las cuantías de las sanciones, alejadas de los límites máximos, porque se busca “corregir para garantizar que se cumpla la le...
elpais.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#Meta's reaction to @ec.europa.eu's DMA decision was "somewhat infantile," Teresa Ribera tells @elpais.com
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
[email protected] has slapped Apple with a €500 million fine and Meta with a €200 million fine in it's first ever non-compliance decisions under the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
www.politico.eu
April 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
[email protected] has slapped Apple with a €500 million fine and Meta with a €200 million fine in it's first ever non-compliance decisions under the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
The EU should move to break up Google, says @dacemoglumit.bsky.social:
"Europe has long recognised the need to strengthen its own tech sector and reduce its dependence on Silicon Valley. But this ambition cannot be realised unless monopolistic bottlenecks are addressed"
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
"Europe has long recognised the need to strengthen its own tech sector and reduce its dependence on Silicon Valley. But this ambition cannot be realised unless monopolistic bottlenecks are addressed"
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same
As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish
www.ft.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The EU should move to break up Google, says @dacemoglumit.bsky.social:
"Europe has long recognised the need to strengthen its own tech sector and reduce its dependence on Silicon Valley. But this ambition cannot be realised unless monopolistic bottlenecks are addressed"
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
"Europe has long recognised the need to strengthen its own tech sector and reduce its dependence on Silicon Valley. But this ambition cannot be realised unless monopolistic bottlenecks are addressed"
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
An #CJEU hearing will be held on 15 May for #Meta's challenge to the @ec.europa.eu decision to designate Marketplace and Messenger as gatekeeper services under the #DMA, according to an update to an update to the court registry.
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
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eur-lex.europa.eu
April 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
An #CJEU hearing will be held on 15 May for #Meta's challenge to the @ec.europa.eu decision to designate Marketplace and Messenger as gatekeeper services under the #DMA, according to an update to an update to the court registry.
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
"There should be no doubt at all as to whether the agencies decide impartially and independently of their governments. We should also hold the Commission to this maxim."
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scidaproject.com/2025/04/14/t...
This is no big deal: Europe must stand strong on Big Tech - SCiDA
The EU must enforce its DMA cases with vigour - and with an independent agency, argue Monika Schnitzer & Rupprecht Podszun.
scidaproject.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"There should be no doubt at all as to whether the agencies decide impartially and independently of their governments. We should also hold the Commission to this maxim."
scidaproject.com/2025/04/14/t...
scidaproject.com/2025/04/14/t...
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Quick reminder that the Commission has imposed a "presumption of non-disclosure" on their investigations into Big Tech. Meaning that they are not subject to the EU's freedom of information laws, and off limits to public access.
And thus, secrecy turns into arbitrary exercise of power.
And thus, secrecy turns into arbitrary exercise of power.
“The Commission was expected to issue decisions in three yearlong investigations into Meta and Apple’s breaches of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act — which lays out rules for how tech companies should operate on the European market — any time after March 28.” www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Big Tech fines just got political, whether the Commission likes it or not – POLITICO
By delaying expected announcements on fining Apple and Meta, the bloc’s Digital Markets Act is being dragged into the global trade war.
www.politico.eu
April 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Quick reminder that the Commission has imposed a "presumption of non-disclosure" on their investigations into Big Tech. Meaning that they are not subject to the EU's freedom of information laws, and off limits to public access.
And thus, secrecy turns into arbitrary exercise of power.
And thus, secrecy turns into arbitrary exercise of power.