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Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's executive vice-president for a clean, just and competitive transition.

"We are investigating whether Google may have imposed unfair terms and conditions on publishers and content creators, while placing rival AI models developers at a disadvantage."

Friedrich Merz, German chancellor responding to the new US National Security Strategy.

"That the Americans now want to save democracy in Europe — I don't see any need for that. If it needed saving, we'd get it done ourselves."

Donald Trump responding to being asked whether Europe could help end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

"They (European leaders)talk but they don't produce. And the war just keeps going on and on."