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The European Union relies heavily on China for technologies and products needed for the clean energy transition.

Passing AI regulations wasn't easy for the EU. Finding people to enforce it may be even harder.

It imposes hefty fines for scofflaws. But the commission charged with enforcing it has only 80 staffers.

Apple's App Store has been a crown jewel for the company.

Ireland has been ranked the world's most productive country. In part, that was achieved by attracting foreign tech and pharma companies.

The EU has opened a formal investigation and could impose penalties to "level the playing field," while China decries that step as "naked protectionism." European automakers are hoping to avoid the fate of Europe’s solar industry a decade ago, when it was mostly wiped out by low cost Chinese competitors.

On issues from data privacy to content moderation, as Europe goes, so goes the tech industry.

Anti-money-laundering campaigners say that a recent decision by the European Court of Justice is a blow against financial transparency.

Households and businesses cut consumption by 20%. A mild winter also helped. Conservation efforts and a warm winter helped.

Ireland is at loggerheads with the European Union over the best way to police American tech giants with European headquarters on Irish soil.