The USB-C directive, which requires mobile devices to have a universal charging port, is now in place in the EU. The directive's end goal is to reduce e-waste and solve market fragmentation.

Starting today, all new mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, speakers, keyboards and many other electronics sold in the EU will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port ...

As of Saturday, EU consumers will no longer need a different charger for their smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, video game consoles and other devices, as USB Type-C charging ports are to ...

"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common ...

If you've got a drawer full of USB cables, you're probably aware they're not all the same, so how should you make sure you're ...

All the impending EU fines and rulings against Apple, Google, and Meta, are reportedly off the table as Europe awaits Trump — and reveals just how political its regulations are. For ten years ...

Starting today, the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE have been fully removed from Apple's online store in most EU countries, due to an imminently-effective regulation that ...

EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday, in a change Brussels said will cut costs and waste. Manufacturers are now obliged ...

The UK government has been involved in a lot of shuttle diplomacy with the EU since Labour won the UK election Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit ...

On January 1, Hungary will pass the baton of the European Union's six-month rotating presidency to Poland, drawing a curtain on what has been a turbulent half-year for the bloc. Instead of acting ...

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has consistently flouted EU standards and democratic principles. The question now is whether he has run out of options. The European Union mobilises and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hungary is set to permanently lose access to just over €1bn in EU funds on January 1, as disputes between ...