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A ban on deep-sea fishing in parts of the Atlantic rich with marine life has been upheld by the EU’s General Court. It means these areas will remain restricted to help preserve vulnerable species and ecosystems. The decision comes after the same court ruled last month in a German case that Marine Protected Areas must be protected from bottom trawling. Separate legal actions were filed by the Spanish government and fishermen from Galicia and Asturias who challenged a 2016 EU rule that banned fishing with nets and longlines in 87 areas of the Atlantic off the coasts of Spain, Ireland, Portugal and France. Related What is UNOC? World leaders gather in Nice to confront ocean emergency ‘A golden opportunity’: UK unveils plan to ban bottom trawling in more marine protected areas When the rules came into effect in 2022, Spain sued the European Commission, claiming that it failed to consider t...

European Union regulators are preparing to hit Elon Musk Twitter’s platform faces potential penalties exceeding $1 billion due to violations of disinformation regulations, according to insider reports. The move would likely to ratchet up tensions between the EU and United States, with tech billionaire Musk a close adviser to President Trump. The social media platform could also face forced product changes for failing to abide by the landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, sources told the New York Times . It is anticipated that the fines will be unveiled this summer, according to the sources, marking the first time such penalties will be enforced under the new European Union legislation designed to compel social media firms to monitor their platforms more closely. The inquiry into X commenced in 2023, and authorities released an initial judgment last year indicating that the platform breached the Digital Services Act. The fine could be significa...