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“EPToday” busted for being Russian propaganda
The organization “EU vs Disinfo”, working to fight disinformation from external actors such as the Kremlin, has busted “EPToday” for being Russian propaganda. […]
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European institutions in Brussels open their doors to visitors on May 4th
This 4th of May, the European institutions in Brussels will open their doors to visitors. […]
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European Council approves updated Copyright Directive
The final version of the updated Copyright Directive has been approved by the European Council. […]
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No, Article 11 and Article 13 of the updated Copyright Directive have not yet passed
Contrary to what many people claim and believe, the European Union’s Article 11 and Article 13 of the updated Copyright Directive have not yet been fully approved. […]
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UK’s Foreign Minister, Jeremy Hunt, compares the EU to the Soviet Union
One could wonder where the UK finds its politicians, seeing the amount of “bright” people amongst them. […]
EU News
London’s mayor backs a second Brexit referendum
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has backed the idea of a second referendum on Brexit. […]
Europe
Socialists & Democrats Group nominate 11 criminal NGOs to the Sakharov prize
The Socialists & Democrats Group have decided to nominate 11 criminal NGOs to the Sakharov prize, alongside a series of other people. […]
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The EU decides to reduce VAT on digital publications
During the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, held the 2 of October 2018, the European Council agreed on reducing the VAT on digital publications, a welcomed move by the publishing industry. […]
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European Commission President Juncker will deliver “State of the Union” speech the 12th of September #SOTEU
Wednesday 12th of September 2018, the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, will deliver his annual “State of the Union” speech at the European Parliament. […]
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European Commission launches consultation on summertime hour change
The 4th of July, the European Commission launched a public consultation concerning the hour change in summertime, to collect the opinions of European citizens and decide whether to keep or stop the summertime arrangements. […]
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Marine Le Pen will have to pay back the 300 000 euros stolen from Europeans
Over a year ago, the European Parliament asked Marine Le Pen to pay back 300 000 euros, suspecting her from having cheated on the financial support given to members of the European Parliament. […]
EU News
A plant should replace Nigel Farage in the European Parliament
Not too long ago, during the first hearing between Mark Zuckerberg and the European Parliament, we were able to assist at how useful Nigel Farage is in the Parliament, going as far as qualifying him of “Wasting European taxpayer money and oxygen inside the European Parliament.”. […]
Politics
Borrell, chosen as minister of Exterior for the government of Sánchez: Puigdemont unhappy
The Government of Sánchez (PSOE) has chosen Josep Borrell as minister of Exterior. […]
EU News
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. […]
EU News
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. […]
International
Bayer decides to replace the name of Monsanto
Monsanto, well-known for their pesticides and modified seeds, will be renamed to Bayer once the purchase is concluded. […]
EU News
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. […]
International
Trump keeps tariffs for 1st June
US President Donald Trump has just announced he would keep the tariffs on European steel and aluminium. […]
EU News
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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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. […]
EU News
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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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. […]
EU News
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. […]
EU News
EU’s new privacy regulation
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. […]