BRUSSELS, Jan 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Belgium today for a two-day working visit and to meet European Union leaders.

CALIFORNIA, Nov 12 — Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalised ads”, the tech giant announced today, in an effort to allay regulators’ mounting concerns.

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 — Apple was told by the European Union today to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user’s geographical location, on services such as its App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts.

BRUSSELS, Nov 7 — This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said today.

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 — X will not be designated gatekeeper under landmark European Union tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said today.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — The European Central Bank (ECB) has started issuing fine notices to lenders not meeting its long-defined expectations on disclosing and managing climate risk, Irene Heemskerk, the head of ECB’s climate change centre, told Reuters yesterday.

BRUSSELS, Aug 27 — Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court over its emissions rules for 2030, seeking a ruling from Europe’s second-highest court that would force the bloc to strengthen its climate policy, they said today.

BRUSSELS, Aug 12 — Social media platform X today was the target of complaints in nine European Union countries over artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI allegedly collecting personal data without users’ consent, Anadolu Agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Malaysia must start implementing carbon pricing to facilitate trading and taxing as the European Union prepares to start its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in 2026.

BRUSSELS, June 6 — Meta Platforms was hit with 11 complaints today over proposed changes that would see it use personal data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without consent, which may breach European Union privacy rules.

BERLIN, March 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the German capital on Sunday for his official visit to Malaysia’s largest trading partner among European Union member countries.

BERLIN, March 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will join more than 5.5 million Muslims in Germany to mark the beginning of the auspicious month of Ramadan that falls on Monday, March 11.

MOSCOW, Feb 19 — The European Union (EU) intends to impose the first-ever fine on US tech company Apple in the amount of €500 million (US$538.8 million) for violating the bloc's legislation on access to music streaming services.

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 — Chinese Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Fu Cong on Thursday dismissed a recent claim that China is exporting its overcapacity of electric vehicles (EV) to the European market, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 — US-based technology company Meta plans to charge users in Europe for ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday.

JAKARTA, Aug 11 — The European Union (EU) has said that its efforts to enhance cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are part of its strategy for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

BRUSSELS, May 31 – The European Union (EU) is open for engagement to address issues raised by the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) on the unjust European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which is detrimental to free and fair trade.

BRUSSELS, May 31 – The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme, introduced in 2013, is constantly evolving and improving, said Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

BRUSSELS, May 29 – The government will fight against any discriminatory trade practices against Malaysia’s agricommodity sector, says Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The Malaysian and Indonesian governments are expected to engage with the European Union's (EU) top leader on the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), during a joint mission under the Council of Palm Producing Countries (CPOPC).