He has called the German chancellor an "incompetent idiot" and the country’s president an "anti-democratic tyrant". Perhaps such invective would not matter if Elon Musk did not have the influence that he does. But Europe is a key market for the tech billionaire, and it includes electric cars, space technologies and satellites – currently the topic of discussions between Musk's SpaceX and the Italian government – as well as social media platform …

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Among those who received the letter is Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath.

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Dozens of MEPs write to EU Commission expressing 'deep concern' over Elon Musk's interference

Fidias Panayiotou, a Cypriot YouTuber-turned-lawmaker who snatched his 15 minutes of fame by hugging Elon Musk, is doubtless the tech titan's biggest fan in the European Parliament -- but far from the only one.

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'Mini-Musks' Channel Tech Titan In EU Parliament

"Elon Musk is not just a foreign billionaire, he is a future member of the Trump administration who is attacking America's best allies," lawmakers warn.

«Ο Έλον Μασκ δεν είναι απλώς ένας ξένος δισεκατομμυριούχος, είναι μελλοντικό μέλος της κυβέρνησης Τραμπ ο οποίος επιτίθεται στους καλύτερους συμμάχους των ΗΠΑ», προειδοποιούν οι βουλευτές

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MEPs call on the Commission to take action on Elon Musk's interventions in Europe

PS MEP Ana Catarina Mendes has urged the European Union (EU) to monitor the “use of social networks for manipulative and malicious purposes”, such as that which she says is being done by the businessman Elon Musk.

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Portuguese MEP highlights Elon Musk in calls for social media monitoring

The European Commission announced on Friday new technical measures in the investigation against the social network X. The latter is suspected of spreading false information and manipulating public debate in Europe, after new provocations by Elon Musk.

La Commission européenne a annoncé vendredi de nouvelles mesures techniques dans l'enquête contre le réseau social X. Celui-ci est soupçonné de répandre de fausses informations et de manipuler le débat public en Europe, après de nouvelles provocations d'Elon Musk.

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Musk's provocations: EU announces to deepen its investigation against unknown persons

Around thirty MEPs today expressed their “strong concern” about Elon Musk’s “interferences” and “smear campaigns” in Europe, urging the European Commission to take action. “Elon Musk is not just a foreign billionaire, he is a future member of the Trump administration, who is attacking the best allies of the US,” warn these MEPs, who come from almost the entire political spectrum, right, left, environmentalists and center.

Περίπου τριάντα ευρωβουλευτές εξέφρασαν σήμερα την «έντονη ανησυχία» τους για τις «παρεμβάσεις» και τις «δυσφημιστικές εκστρατείες» του Ίλον Μασκ στην Ευρώπη, προτρέποντας την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή να αναλάβει δράση. «Ο Ίλον Μασκ δεν είναι απλώς ένας ξένος δισεκατομμυριούχος, είναι μελλοντικό μέλος της κυβέρνησης Τραμπ, ο οποίος επιτίθεται στους καλύτερους συμμάχους των ΗΠΑ», προειδοποιούν οι βουλευτές αυτοί, που προέρχονται από σχεδόν όλο το πολιτ…

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Lawmakers across the EU spectrum have voiced outrage at Musk's stance towards the bloc -- from his incendiary backing for the German far right, to his outbursts over alleged censorship by Brussels regulators.

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Elon Musk’s support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), its pejorative terms for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and attacks against the UK Prime Minister raised concerns among Members of the European Parliament (MEP) about potential foreign interference in the upcoming federal elections in Germany. German MEP Damian Boeselager, co-founder of VOLT and a member of […]

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