Canada COVID-19: Quebec to levy financial penalty on unvaccinated adults The Canadian province is following several European countries such as Austria, Greece and Italy in announcing plans to fine people who refuse the vaccine. 12/01/2022
Biztech news France fines Google and Facebook €200m over cookies consent France hands Google and Facebook a €200 million fine over tracking consent 06/01/2022
Norway Grindr fined over €6 million by Norway for breaking data privacy rules The gay-dating app was found to have shared users' personal data with third-party advertisers without their permission. 15/12/2021
Travel News US tourists fined for breaking into Rome’s Colosseum to drink beer They’re not the first to commit crimes in the famous landmark. 18/11/2021
Netherlands Netherlands: Samsung fined €39 million 'for influencing TV prices' The Dutch consumer watchdog said Samsung had exerted "undue influence" on the price of television sets sold by several online retailers. 29/09/2021
Hungary 'Scandalous and arrogant': Hungary slams EU over Poland fines move "The procedure is not only outrageous but also completely unacceptable... with this scandalous and arrogant step, the Commission crossed a border that we previously thought was unimaginable." 09/09/2021
Russia Russia fines Booking.com record €14.9m for alleged market dominance Russia's regulators said Booking.com had abused its market dominance by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other services. 27/08/2021
Russia Google fined €162,000 by Russia for failing to remove banned content A Moscow court has fined Google for violating Russian rules on banned content and failing to delete illegal posts. 17/08/2021
Sport Pink will pay fines for handball players who refused bikini bottoms Pink has said she would be "happy" to pay a €1,500 fine given to Norway's beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms. 26/07/2021
Biztech news Dutch data protection authority fines TikTok over privacy The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority has fined TikTok €750,000 for not offering an understandable privacy statement for users in Dutch. 22/07/2021
Sport Norway fined for not wearing bikini bottoms at beach handball match Regulations require players to wear "fitted, low-cut bikini bottoms". 20/07/2021
France French mayor fined for comparing police to Vichy government In July 1942, some 13,000 Jews were rounded up by the French Vichy regime and sent to concentration camps. 06/07/2021
Brazil Bolsonaro fined 75 euros for not wearing a face mask at biker rally Brazil's far-right president spoke to 12,000 bikers at an event in Sao Paulo where he cast doubt on the death toll from coronavirus. 13/06/2021
The Cube Russia fines Facebook & Telegram for failing to remove banned content A Moscow court has ordered Facebook and the messaging app Telegram to pay heavy fines for failing to remove banned content. 10/06/2021
France Google fined €220m in France over online advertising market Google said it had agreed on changes to improve its online ad market after being fined by France's competition watchdog. 07/06/2021
Biztech news Russia fines Apple €10 million for alleged abuse of market position Apple says it will appeal the decision, which relates to a parental control app from 2019. 27/04/2021
Italy Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices The Italian Competition Authority had already fined Facebook €5 million in 2018 and said the tech giant had ignored an order to correct its policies on user data. 17/02/2021
France France fines Google €1.1 million over 'misleading' hotel rankings An investigation by the French consumer watchdog and finance ministry found the tech giant was guilty of "misleading commercial practice". 15/02/2021
Travel News What are the new UK hotel quarantine rules and who do they apply to? The British government has set out stricter quarantine procedures and warn of the consequences if arrivals do not comply. 09/02/2021
Norway Norway fines Grindr dating app €9.6m over data privacy breach It comes after a complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council, which had alleged that users' personal data was being shared unlawfully for marketing purposes. 26/01/2021
Italy Apple fined €10 million in Italy over iPhone water resistance claims The firm is accused of claiming that several iPhone models were water-resistant without clarifying the exceptional circumstances. 30/11/2020
France Frenchman fined for leaving home during lockdown to 'beat someone up' A resident in Lannion was fined €135 for breaching lockdown restrictions for trying to "smash a guy's face in". 23/11/2020
Hungary Hungarian politician fined €12,000 for giving potatoes to Viktor Orbán Hungarian politician Péter Jakab has been fined €12,000 for trying to give Prime Minister Viktor Orbán potatoes during a Parliament session last week. According to the politician, many people voted for the ruling Fidesz party in recent by-elections because they were given free potatoes. 29/10/2020
Italy French tourist fined €1,000 for taking sand from Sardinia beach White grains of sand from Sardinia's pristine beaches are considered precious and are a protected resource. 03/09/2020
Austria Woman guilty of breaking quarantine just days after catching COVID-19 A woman in Austria has been fined and given a suspended jail term after breaking quarantine to visit a supermarket just days after testing positive for coronavirus. 30/07/2020
France French #MeToo: Government advisor 'optimistic' despite Muller ruling A Paris court ordered Sandra Muller to pay €15,000 in damages to a TV executive Eric Brion who she had accused of making sexually lewd remarks at a party. 26/09/2019
