The European Union's independent advisers have warned against watering down the bloc's planned 2040 climate goal, as EU officials consider softening the target to try to contain a political backlash against ambitious environmental policies.

Karol Nawrocki’s victory in the Polish presidential election will also strengthen Euroscepticism in central Europe, officials fear

The European Commission has doled out a total of €329 million in fines to online food delivery group Delivery Hero and its subsidiary Glovo for operating a cartel in the run-up to their 2022 merger.

In a narrow run-off victory on Sunday, Nawrocki — a historian and political newcomer representing the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party — defeated Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate backed by Tusk’s centre-right Civic Coalition, with a vote margin of less than 2 per cent.

Under the EU's new rules, these companies may need to either extend software support even further or discontinue sales of older flagship models after two years. Brands like Xiaomi and Honor will be significantly impacted due to the new directive, as they currently offer only a maximum of five years of updates from the device's launch date.

German online food takeaway company Delivery Hero and its Spanish unit Glovo were hit with a 329-million-euro ($376 million) EU antitrust fine for taking part in a cartel which included an agreement not to poach each other's employees,

According to Brussels, Chinese medical device manufacturers have largely free access to public procurement tenders in the EU market, compared to the restrictions faced by European competitors in China.