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Biden’s antitrust revamp may face congressional pushback; EU and UK clash over Northern Ireland
19 Mar 2021 12:00 am
Duration: 24:04
Although Democrats now have a majority in both houses of the US Congress, the Biden administration may still struggle to have its ambitious plans for an antitrust revamp adopted. Meanwhile, the EU is preparing a legal battle with the UK over one of the most controversial aspects of Brexit: the trade status of Northern Ireland.
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James, an Australian journalist with over 25 years’ experience in print and electronic media, is spearheading MLex’s coverage of regulatory risk in Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, James was appointed as MLex’s managing editor for continental Europe, overseeing the Brussels bureau’s coverage of EU regulatory affairs and managing a team of 16 journalists in Brussels and Geneva. Previously James worked for the European Voice newspaper, before joining the European operation of US political website... Read more
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Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. Based in the UK since 2012, he previously worked as the UK Correspondent for the Polish Press Agency, leading the coverage on Brexit, UK politics and relations with the EU. His stories have been featured in other leading outlets,... Read more