Author: News Desk

Talking Europe hosts the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. The EU has put the Green Deal at the heart of its policy making, and Hoekstra was confirmed in the key job after somewhat fractious hearings in the European Parliament, where some MEPs drew attention to his past work for oil and gas giant Shell. We discuss his plans for implementing the green transition, and the upcoming COP28 summit in Dubai.

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Microsoft cleared to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard The updated bid by Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard, the creator of Call of Duty, has received the nod from UK regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority expressed satisfaction with the modifications made in the deal, having previously rejected the initial £56 billion ($69 billion) offer in April. This approval signifies the conclusion of an almost two-year-long battle to finalise the gaming industry’s largest acquisition. But despite the green light for the takeover, the CMA has issued criticism of Microsfot’s conduct. In response to the CMA’s earlier rejection of the…

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