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Yolanda Díaz, the minister of labor and social economy from the left-wing Sumar party, said: “Last night, the whole planet could see Elon Musk emulating the Nazi salute in the context of Donald Trump’s inauguration. It has been a very harsh image that has made me make a decision that I have been meditating on for several months.”

Far-right lawmakers, whose influence has grown following June European elections, have rejected calls for the commission to firmly apply the Digital Services Act – the EU’s landmark rules tackling illegal and harmful activities online – which could place Musk at risk of copious fines.

STRASBOURG: How to deal with Donald Trump's disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk into European affairs?  EU lawmakers will launch

He played a crucial role in Donald Trump's election victory; he has launched scathing attacks on the UK's Keir Starmer; and now, Elon Musk is meddling in our politics ... This is a party that wants to take Germany out of the EU – a crazy idea for an ...

Musk has spent the last few weeks engaged in a campaign against various European governments. The most dramatic conflict has involved Musk’s war on Keir Starmer in Britain, though Musk has also spent a significant amount of time promoting a far-right political party in Germany that is said to have ties to neo-Nazis.

In the years since Sen. Mike Lee and Elon Musk first began exchanging posts, the businessman has only seen his political power — and wealth — grow.

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

Experts say the EU can wield its digital services rules against election interference – but even that won’t be easy.

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(Yicai) Jan. 22 -- Europe may not be fully prepared for the return of Donald Trump as President of the United States, according to Lorenzo Codogno, chief economist at his own consulting vehicle Lorenzo Codogno Macro Advisors and visiting professor in practice at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science.