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Criminal español presente en las Instituciones Europeas gracias a Cataluña
El partido independentista catalán ha nombrado a un criminal español para el puesto de representante de Cataluña ante la Unión Europea en Bruselas. […]
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Spanish criminal present in the European Institutions thanks to Catalonia
The Catalonian independentist party has nominated a Spanish criminal to the position of representant of Catalonia in front of the EU in Brussels. […]
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15K young Europeans will start travelling across the European Union in a few days
At the beginning of last month, the European Commission opened the applications for the DiscoverEU program, giving free rail tickets to up to 25K 18 years old. […]
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Climate change may not be real, but pollution is
The second annual meeting of the Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) was held between the 20th and the 21st of June 2018, organized by the European Union, Canada and China and held in Brussels. […]
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100K people march against Brexit in London
Some 100K people marched in London against Brexit this past Saturday 23rd of June 2018. […]
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Airbus and BMW warn about consequences of a forced Brexit
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. […]
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European Commission: Engie received illegal tax benefits from Luxembourg
Last week, the European Commission issued a statement, concerning the illegal tax benefits Engie received in Luxembourg. […]
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Brexit and fantasy-land seem to be getting closer and closer
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. […]
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UK, excluded from EU’s Galileo program
During Brexit negotiations, it has been decided that the UK will not be able to fully access the Galileo program anymore. […]
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18 years old can now apply to an EU-funded rail ticket from the #DiscoverEU initiative
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. […]
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European Commission’s “Horizon Europe” proposal
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. […]
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ECB looking for Draghi’s successor
Soon, Mario Draghi will be leaving his position as director of the European Central Bank. Various possible successors are already lining up. […]
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The European Commission proposes to double Erasmus budget
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. […]
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EU-backed Iran deal left by Trump
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. […]
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European Parliament looking into updating the Eco-design Directive
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. […]
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The same day GDPR is applied in EU, complaints are filed
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. […]
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After meeting with the European Parliament, Facebook applies GDPR to all its users
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. […]
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Summary of the meeting between the European Parliament and Mark Zuckerberg
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. […]
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Record support for the EU amongst Europeans
The latest Eurobarometer shows that the majority of Europeans support the European Union. […]
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Companies struggling to implement GDPR
Many companies are sending e-mails, telling customers about changes in their conditions and data handling, right before the implementation of GDPR. […]
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Europe gets world’s biggest laser
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. […]
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Mark Zuckerberg has accepted the invitation from the European Parliament
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. […]
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The European Union will be giving a free rail pass to up to 30 000 young people
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. […]
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The EU is looking into blockchain to fight against counterfeit goods
The EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) recently launched a competition to use blockchain technology against counterfeited goods. […]
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The European Commission launches new architecture project
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. […]