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Friday, 28 August 2026
European Union
Arkady Dvorkovich steps down as FIDE chess president after EU sanctions listing34dEU fines Google €890 million for favouring own services and restricting app store competition35dEU approves Paramount-Warner Bros. merger with conditions on film distribution36dEU Commission suspends methane penalties for oil and gas companies until 202937dNetherlands to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements from 22 September37dMoldova elects political newcomer Vasile Tofan as prime minister amid EU membership push37dFrance becomes first EU country to ban social media for children under 1537dNew British PM inherits stalled EU ties and fresh tensions with Trump38dEU fines AliExpress record €550 million for failing to stop illegal goods sales38dEU and Ukraine launch drone alliance to develop counter-drone technology41dEU relaxes carbon emissions targets for businesses amid industry pressure41dPoland's president blocks civil partnership law for same-sex couples41dEU experts recommend banning social media for children under 13, with gradual access thereafter45dEuropean Parliament calls for Rapid Support Forces in Sudan to be designated as terrorists48dEU rules Facebook and Instagram addictive designs breach digital law, threatens Meta with billions in fines48dEU weighs import restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank49dEuropean Parliament votes to open negotiations on digital euro regulation49dEU proposes sanctions regime targeting migrant smuggling and organised crime networks49dGreenland definitively rejects Trump's renewed push for US control50dPope Leo XIV visits Lampedusa to pray for migrants and challenge EU detention policies on site[Updated]52d