European Union

Cheap parcels from China fell by up to half after the EU's €3 duty began on 1 July. A second charge of €2 per item is due on 1 November.

A YouTube survey of creators in all 27 EU countries finds most get no public support, and YouTube uses the results to argue against EU prominence rules.

Shein sold goods worth $3.77bn in Europe in the second quarter of 2026. That is 13.9 per cent less than a year earlier, the company reported on 28 September.

Google stopped showing flight and hotel prices in EU search results on 8 September, under the Digital Markets Act.

TikTok now has 189 million users a month in the European Union, up from 178 million six months earlier. Computers now make 94 percent of its decisions to remove posts.