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    Javier Espinoza

    EU Correspondent

    Javier Espinoza is the FT’s EU correspondent covering competition and digital policy from Brussels. Prior to that he was the paper's private equity correspondent in London. He was part of the original group of reporters that formed the FT's Due Diligence newsletter in 2017.

    He was the Daily Telegraph’s education editor for two years prior to joining the Financial Times. Before joining the Telegraph in 2015, he was a multimedia reporter for the Wall Street Journal in London. He's done stints at Forbes, the Observer and other UK and international outlets. He studied journalism at City University. He is also a Political Economist having completed a second Master’s degree at King’s College London. He recently completed an executive MBA at IE Business School.

    Email Javier Espinoza @javierespft  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Booking accuses EU regulators of acting unlawfully in blocking Etraveli deal

      US online travel site says Brussels has not shown €1.63bn acquisition of Swedish group will force rivals to close

      Booking.com logo on a mobile
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber warns of threat to drivers under EU gig work plan

      Brussels starts negotiations on final text of legislation to improve conditions for workers

      An Uber driver travels towards the Palais Garnier Opera House in Paris, France
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The newfound influence of the UK’s competition watchdog

      The Competition and Markets Authority has enhanced clout post-Brexit. Critics are questioning its decision-making

      Sarah Cardell, chief executive officer of the CMA, against a montage of corporate logos
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      European Investment Bank
      German government split over top job at EU lender

      Bloc’s finance ministers discuss future leadership of European Investment Bank

      Olaf Scholz and Nadia Calvino
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      WhatsApp Inc
      Meta mulls putting ads in WhatsApp as it seeks revenue boost

      Talks are at an early stage, sources say, as Facebook parent looks for new ways to increase revenue

    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The global race to set the rules for AI

      The industry and policymakers agree that the emerging technology needs regulating. But no one is quite sure how

    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      EU pushes back on ‘too big to care’ tech companies

      US and European corporate bond markets have started September with a bang

    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      InterviewMargrethe Vestager
      European Investment Bank must take more risk, says Vestager

      Danish candidate to run EU bank argues prudent lending will be insufficient for green transition and Ukraine

      Margrethe Vestager
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Big Tech faces fresh legal obligations as Brussels lists services bound by new rules

      Apple’s App Store and Google’s YouTube among 22 digital services classed as ‘gatekeepers’ as new EU law kicks in

      A montage of the logos of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Ukraine doubles down on counteroffensive

      Didier Reynders to take over as EU competition chief

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      European Commission
      Didier Reynders takes over as EU competition chief

      Belgian politician appointed while incumbent Margrethe Vestager targets top job at European Investment Bank

      Didier Reynders
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Apple and Microsoft fight Brussels over ‘gatekeeper’ label for iMessage and Bing

      EU aims to curb Big Tech as it lists services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act

      Montage of Microsoft and Apple’s logos
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Booking.com BV
      EU set to block Booking’s €1.63bn purchase of Etraveli

      Regulators are concerned deal would consolidate US travel site’s market position and hurt rivals

      The Booking.com site on a smartphone
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Microsoft Corp
      Microsoft to unbundle Teams to appease EU competition worries

      Tech giant to also make it easier for competing apps to be interoperable in bid to stop Brussels’ antitrust probe

      Microsoft Teams website on laptop
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Tech giants race to alter online operations as EU digital rules bite

      Social media groups restrict personalised ads in scramble to comply with landmark legislation

      Montage of Google, TikTok, Zalando, Amazon and Meta logos
    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
      Microsoft Corp
      Microsoft significantly reworks $75bn Activision deal to win UK backing

      Cloud gaming rights to be sold to France-based Ubisoft under proposal

      Logos of Activision and Microsoft
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      Inside BusinessMergers & Acquisitions
      UK and EU divide opens up on dealmaking regulation

      Executives now have to pay much more attention to British watchdog on M&A

    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      EU state aid
      Ukraine war and green transition keep EU state aid near record level

      European Commission has approved more than €733bn in business subsidies since March last year

      People walk past sandbags in Kyiv, Ukraine
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Booking offers concessions to EU in bid to clinch €1.6bn Etraveli deal

      Amsterdam-based online travel group seeks to overcome competition concerns around purchase of Swedish flights site

    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Spain’s curbs on Uber-style apps face probe over potential breach of EU law

      Ride-hailing groups fighting to unlock potential growth market complain over new rules protecting the taxi industry

      Taxi cabs waiting for passengers in Plaça d’Espagna, Barcelona
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      EU probes Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with Office software package

      Concerns tech giant will gain distribution advantages by not allowing choice over access to video conferencing app

    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      European Commission
      US economist withdraws from EU post after political storm

      Fiona Scott Morton, a former Obama administration official, decides against commission job policing Big Tech

      Fiona Scott Morton
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      EU business regulation
      Macron chides Brussels for hiring American economist

      French president escalates dispute over appointment of Fiona Scott Morton to EU’s antitrust arm

      Fiona Scott Morton
    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Microsoft to face EU probe over Teams and Office bundling

      Investigation would centre on claims US tech giant is unfairly linking its videoconferencing app with popular software

      A person using Microsoft Teams on a laptop
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      European Commission
      France attacks choice of prominent US economist for EU job

      Fiona Scott Morton picked for influential post in competition department after having consulted for big tech companies

      Fiona Scott Morton
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