The rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence is testing Europe’s ability to keep innovation aligned with democratic values, according to a new vision published Tuesday by the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
The European Union's new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) published its Single Programming Document for 2026–2028, the first multi-year plan since the Authority was established. The document sets out how AMLA intends to move from institutional set-up to day-to-day delivery, offering the clearest signal yet of how EU-level AML supervision will take shape in practice.
Pre-paid mobile phones are supposed to be simple. You top up when you want, use the service when you need it, and stop when you don’t. According to Poland’s consumer watchdog, that promise quietly broke down for thousands of Orange Polska customers. On 4 February 2026, Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) announced that it had fined Orange Polska roughly $8.5 million (PLN 34,030,000) for unlawfully charging fees to pre-paid customers who were deemed “inactive.”
Panera Bread has confirmed a cyber intrusion after customer contact data linked to more than 5 million people appeared online, marking the latest high-profile breach tied to the ShinyHunters extortion group and its growing focus on identity-based attacks.
UK regulators have launched parallel investigations into the Grok artificial intelligence system following reports that it has been used to generate non-consensual sexualized images and videos of real people, including children.
Spain’s competition watchdog has come down hard on the Repsol Group, handing out €20.5 million in fines and temporarily shutting several of its companies out of public fuel contracts after finding that they squeezed rivals out of the diesel market during the most volatile months of 2022.
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) has identified three areas that will shape its guidance and enforcement work over the coming year: the use of artificial intelligence in the public sector, the protection of children and young people online, and the expanding range of tools used by law enforcement authorities.