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100K people march against Brexit in London

27/06/2018 DRSC Media

Some 100K people marched in London against Brexit this past Saturday 23rd of June 2018. […]

Airbus and BMW warn about consequences of a forced Brexit

27/06/2018 DRSC Media

As the deadline for Brexit gets closer, more and more companies are worried about the future, seeing no deal is being reached between the European Union and the British government. […]

European Commission: Engie received illegal tax benefits from Luxembourg

25/06/2018 DRSC Media

Last week, the European Commission issued a statement, concerning the illegal tax benefits Engie received in Luxembourg. […]

Brexit and fantasy-land seem to be getting closer and closer

25/06/2018 DRSC Media

As we get closer and closer to March 2019, when the UK will stop being a full member of the European Union, a proper agreement between the British government and the European Commission seems harder and harder to obtain. […]

UK, excluded from EU’s Galileo program

20/06/2018 DRSC Media

During Brexit negotiations, it has been decided that the UK will not be able to fully access the Galileo program anymore. […]

18 years old can now apply to an EU-funded rail ticket from the #DiscoverEU initiative

16/06/2018 DRSC Media

Since the 12th of June, it is possible for people turning 18 years old before this summer to apply for a free rail ticket to discover the EU. […]

European Commission’s “Horizon Europe” proposal

10/06/2018 DRSC Media

The European Commission proposed an ambitious plan for funding research & development in the EU. This plan, currently at the stage of proposal, forms part of the proposed 2021-2027 EU budget. […]

ECB looking for Draghi’s successor

08/06/2018 DRSC Media

Soon, Mario Draghi will be leaving his position as director of the European Central Bank. Various possible successors are already lining up. […]

The European Commission proposes to double Erasmus budget

04/06/2018 DRSC Media

The European Commission is currently discussing future EU budgets. For the 2021-2027 period, the EC proposed to double the funding of the Erasmus program, to 30 billion euros. […]

EU-backed Iran deal left by Trump

02/06/2018 DRSC Media

Back in November 2017, US President Donald Trump threatened leaving the Iran deal, as, supposedly, the country had violated the agreement. The EU heavily criticized this threat, as it took 12 years to reach an agreement between Iran, the US and the EU. […]

European Parliament looking into updating the Eco-design Directive

29/05/2018 DRSC Media

The European Parliament will be looking into the possibility of updating the Eco-design Directive to include smartphones, which, until now, where not required to follow these rules. […]

The same day GDPR is applied in EU, complaints are filed

29/05/2018 DRSC Media

The 25th of May 2018, the new GDPR rules came into effect in the European Union. Few hours after, a few companies were already accused of breaching the new regulation. […]

After meeting with the European Parliament, Facebook applies GDPR to all its users

28/05/2018 DRSC Media

Tuesday 22nd of May, Mr. Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, met with the European Parliament to discuss the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as well as other matters related to the company. […]

Summary of the meeting between the European Parliament and Mark Zuckerberg

27/05/2018 DRSC Media

The meeting announced a few days ago between the European Parliament and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, caused quite a lot of controversy, as originally it wasn’t going to be webstreamed. […]

Record support for the EU amongst Europeans

26/05/2018 DRSC Media

The latest Eurobarometer shows that the majority of Europeans support the European Union. […]

Companies struggling to implement GDPR

26/05/2018 DRSC Media

Many companies are sending e-mails, telling customers about changes in their conditions and data handling, right before the implementation of GDPR. […]

Europe gets world’s biggest laser

19/05/2018 DRSC Media

In Czech Republic, the world’s biggest laser is currently being built. 85% of its funding comes from the European Structural and Investment Funds, an EU fund for development. […]

Mark Zuckerberg has accepted the invitation from the European Parliament

19/05/2018 DRSC Media

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, was invited a few months ago to explain the Cambridge Analytica scandal in front of the European Parliament. […]

The European Union will be giving a free rail pass to up to 30 000 young people

17/05/2018 DRSC Media

The idea to give a free rail pass on the 18th birthday of European citizens is quite old, dating all the way back to at least 2016. […]

The EU is looking into blockchain to fight against counterfeit goods

17/04/2018 DRSC Media

The EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) recently launched a competition to use blockchain technology against counterfeited goods. […]

The European Commission launches new architecture project

31/03/2018 DRSC Media

The European Commission launched an international architecture contest to design a new building that will replace the one currently located at rue de la Loi, 130. […]

EU’s new privacy regulation

31/03/2018 DRSC Media

On April 16, 2016, a new privacy regulation was approved by the European Parliament. This new regulation, called GDPR for short, will be enforced in less than 2 months, the 25th May 2018. […]

The European Commission delays the vote on glyphosate, substance used in hundreds of herbicides

27/10/2017 DRSC Media

More well known as Roundup’s main ingredient and produced by Monsanto (providers of the “Agent Orange” used during the war of Vietnam), the glyphosate is currently having a rough time: the European Commission has to decide whether they allow its commercialization for the next 10 years or not. […]