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Kait Bolongaro
@kbolongaro.bsky.social
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Managing Editor, Europe at MLex
Award-winning reporter
PhD far-right politics
Ex Bloomberg, Politico Europe, DW
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bolongaro@mlex.com
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We’re hiring a Senior Tax Correspondent for @law360.bsky.social in Brussels.

Do you love breaking stories, connecting dots across jurisdictions, and explaining how complex regulation shapes global business?
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🎉 Exciting milestone — my first academic publication from my PhD research 🎉

How do news outlets decide which political voices get taken seriously and which are kept at the fringes? And how does that shape our democracy? 🌍
August 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🗞️ Weekend read 🗞️

Five 🇪🇺 countries are fighting the @ec.europa.eu 's plan to row back its #law on SEPs that will impact 5G, WiFi, Bluetooth & more.

But can a deal be saved before summer?

@inbarpreiss.bsky.social takes a look

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#patent #SEPs #innovation #tech #EU
April 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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The 🇪🇺’s standard-essential #patent regulation was headed for the scrapheap.

But Germany, Italy, Spain & others won't let it go without a fight. Will the @ec.europa.eu blink?

Read @inbarpreiss.bsky.social story 👇 ($)

www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

#IP #SEPs #policy #EU
April 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Just in time for the #weekend:

MLex dives into #Adolescence, the @netflix.com show tackling online radicalization.

It's got #Europe’s politicians + regulators taking notice.

Read the 🔓 story 👉 lnkd.in/dh4Y4hHt

#OnlineSafety #Tech #Policy #ChildSafety #WeekendReads
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April 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🚨 Scoop 🚨

The @ec.europa.eu updated 🇪🇺 countries on its plans to implement the #AIAct, such as rules for general-purpose #AI and the requirements for high-risk AI systems.

@lucabertuzzi.bsky.social has more for MLex readers 👇

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#news #tech #policy #EU
March 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#ICYMI:

Scrapping the 🇬🇧 dedicated regulator risks losing focus #payments, a senior official told MLex.

But consolidation could also bring opportunities — if competition + #innovation are priorities.

Read Phoebe Seers' story here 👉 www.mlex.com/mlex/financi...

#finance #fintech #crypto #tech
March 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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🇪🇺 producers are pushing to add certain 🇺🇸 goods to the retaliatory tariff list amid rising #trade tensions, @joannasopinska.bsky.social reports.

What's clear is that the battle over #tariffs is heating up

Read the MLex story 👉

www.mlex.com/mlex/trade/a...

#EU #US #news #TradeWars
March 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🚨 #scoop 🚨

🇪🇺 #customs union overhaul is falling further behind schedule, with final talks unlikely before late 2025

EU countries remain deadlocked over #governance, technical procedures + e-commerce rules

@oscarpandiello.bsky.social has more 👉

mlex.com/mlex/trade/a...

#trade #news #business
March 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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🔥 MLex Europe is hiring 🔥

We're looking for an Editor for our London bureau.

Are you keen to join an outstanding news organization focusing on breaking regulatory news and sharp analysis?

Then I have the role for you 🤩

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March 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The 🇪🇺 drive to develop sovereign #technology is receiving a new impulse with the erratic behavior of the 🇺🇸

The @ec.europa.eu's first likely test case? The #cloud sector

@lucabertuzzi.bsky.social takes a look on MLex 👇

mlex.com/mlex/article...

#sovereignty #trump #EU #policy
March 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu is renewing its bid to strengthen supervision of financial services 💶

The issue is now on the agenda at today's 🇪🇺 summit

@fannyroux.bsky.social looks at what lies ahead for MLex readers 👇

www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

#finance #savings #markets #EU #policy
March 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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🚨 Breaking 🚨

Two big #antitrust decisions against Google and Apple
under the 🇪🇺 tech gatekeeper rules have just landed from the
@ec.europa.eu

So what do they mean?

@lewiscrofts.bsky.social + Nick Hirst take a look for MLex
readers

#competition #policy #EU

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March 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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ICYMI: 🇬🇧 Online Safety Act’s first deadline is here, but how can Ofcom enforce it?

The regulator now has the power to investigate and fine online services that fail to follow the new rules.

Read Patricia Figueiredo's piece for MLex ($) 👇

www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...

#privacy #safety #data
March 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Breaking News: Chief Justice John Roberts, in a rare statement, rebuked President Trump for calling for a judge’s impeachment.
Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump, Saying Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Is Improper
The chief justice rarely issues public statements. This one was reminiscent of another in 2018 defending judicial independence after the president criticized a different judge’s ruling.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The market needs to be ready for “more things to go wrong," as the 🇬🇧 asks regulators to help grow the economy,
the Financial Conduct Authority's Nikhil Rathi says. 🌍

Read Sofia Gerace's interview here 🔓

mlex.com/mlex/article...

#news #finance #markets #economics #exclusive #interview
March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#ICYMI:

With the 🇺🇸 tariffs kicking in today, the 🇪🇺 plans to tighten its tariff-quota regime for global steel imports.

@joannasopinska.bsky.social got a leak outlining the EU's plan.

Her story for MLex readers ($) 👇

www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

#scoop #exclusive #trade #news #tariffs
March 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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#SCOOP: 🇪🇺 should consider new plans for retail investment and venture capital, move to common #financial supervision, fight high energy costs, and prioritize #simplification, EU countries are set to say

@jeancomte.bsky.social has more for MLex readers👇 ($)

www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
March 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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ICYMI:

Prosus' plan to buy Just Eat Takeaway to create a 🇪🇺 food delivery champion is likely to hinge on how @ec.europa.eu views a 29.3% stake the investor holds in rival Delivery Hero.

Andrew Boyce dives into what that means 👇

www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

#competition #mergers #news #analysis
March 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu adopted its implementing act on the 🇪🇺 AI Act's scientific panel last week -- and @lucabertuzzi.bsky.social has gone digging into the fine print of the law for MLex readers.

#AI #tech #AIAct #policy #news #analysis
March 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🚀 MLex is hiring a Senior Correspondent to cover intellectual property in London 🇬🇧

From patents + trademarks to copyright + trade secrets, we're looking for someone with a knack for breaking news and writing analysis

#hiring #journalism #journojob #media

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March 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Exclusive: Defense investment won't put 🇬🇧 financial services at odds with #ESG standards, the Financial Conduct Authority told Sofia Gerace 🌍

More for MLex readers 👇 ($)

#finance #green #news

www.mlex.com/mlex/financi...
March 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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The steel industry needs secure and affordable #energy supply, a business case for #steel made in 🇪🇺 and a framework for #carbon capture, @eppgroup.bsky.social says in a draft paper seen by MLex

@helenaiffreitas.bsky.social +
@oscarpandiello.bsky.social have more 👇 ($)

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March 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🇪🇺 countries in the @press.consilium.europa.eu remain divided over a law to fight child sexual abuse material.

The key issue? They just can't agree.

Júlia Tar + Sara Brandstätter have more details for MLex readers 👇 ($)

#tech #privacy #policy #CSAM

www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...
March 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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ICYMI: @lucabertuzzi.bsky.social + Júlia Tar scored a series of #AI and #cybersecurity leaks for MLex readers

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