EU fine, bridge problems and other news (Tuesday, July 21)

The European Commission fines AliExpress 550 million euros. According to the Commission, the online retailer did too little against illegal and unsafe products. AliExpress will appeal and must provide a plan before the end of October.

Rijkswaterstaat (Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management) will check within two weeks for violations of the freight ban on the Merwedebrug (Merwede Bridge). Cameras will be installed first. Afterwards, enforcement officers can issue fines of 500 euros.

Yet trucks still drive over the bridge. TLN (Transport and Logistics Netherlands) is investigating legal steps. According to TLN, the damage amounts to 1.5 million euros per day.

Judit Polgár does not want to become president of Hungary. Prime Minister Péter Magyar had mentioned her for this mostly ceremonial role. The parliament must now elect a new president.

Sophie Kronenburg won the World Cup pool of Scorito with almost 1.5 million participants. She used the chatbot Claude for her predictions. In Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, residents sweep away hundreds of Colorado beetles every day.