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Twitter hit by ‘state-sponsored’ inauthentic behaviour

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 16:53
Social media giant Twitter revealed on Tuesday (4 February) that its platform has been subjected to inauthentic coordinated activity which led to the matching of users' profiles with their phone numbers. The company says that the activity may have been conducted by a state-sponsored actor.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – How many Orbans can dance on the head of a pin?

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 16:44
The European People’s Party (EPP) leadership failed to expel Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party from its ranks on Monday. It's the usual European way of kicking the can down the road. But the real question that needs to be answered now is how many little Orbáns are hiding behind the Hungarian leader and his ideas.
Categories: European Union

EU condemns US lifting of landmine ban

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 16:00
The EU on Tuesday (4 February) strongly condemned the decision by US President Donald Trump to lift US restrictions on the usage of landmines.
Categories: European Union

Google hit by Irish data protection probe

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 15:37
The Irish Data Protection Commission has announced that they have launched a formal investigation of Google due to concerns over the way the company processes user location data.
Categories: European Union

Paris aims to become EU’s top financial hub in post-Brexit world

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 15:14
London is currently Europe's leading financial centre but the French authorities dream of seeing Paris in the lead. However, it remains to be seen if the City will lose access to European markets after the UK-EU negotiations this year. EURACTIV's partner EUROEFE reports.
Categories: European Union

MEPs push for raw materials focus in EU’s new industrial strategy

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 15:12
Foreign competition and access to raw materials top the agenda for steelmakers and other basic industries as they await European Commission plans to accompany the EU Green Deal.
Categories: European Union

Eurostar launches direct Dutch link, targets short-haul flights

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 15:10
Cross-Channel rail service Eurostar will operate a return London-Amsterdam service from April, the company announced on Tuesday (4 February), as it aims to up its game against short-haul plane travel. Eurostar has operated a one-way service to Amsterdam from the...
Categories: European Union

Trade MEP chief says national parliaments not needed for post-Brexit ratification

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 14:42
The chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee voiced hope on Tuesday (4 February) that an agreement with the UK could be achieved by November and said national parliaments would not be needed to ratify the deal as it would be an EU-only association agreement.
Categories: European Union

Five empty chairs remind of Cuba’s regime true nature

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 14:15
The EU needs to change strategy if it wishes to stand for democracy in Cuba, by opening up to independent civil society, write Anders L. Petersson and Erik Jennische.
Categories: European Union

Macron’s jolt, Danube dilemma & mind the Brexit gap

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 10:59
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Transport Brief – your one port of call for all the news moving the world and much more!
Categories: European Union

Cancer – A common European endeavour

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 10:09
Every day in Europe, new cancer cases are diagnosed. Every day in Europe, patients, their families and friends experience the tidal wave of emotions that a cancer diagnosis brings with it. Uncertainty about the future, feelings of shock, sadness, anger,...
Categories: European Union

Uzbekistan resists as US seeks to rally Central Asians against China

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 09:26
Uzbekistan on Monday (3 February) gently resisted Washington’s efforts to rally China’s central Asian neighbors against Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a contentious issue for the region which has close economic ties to China.
Categories: European Union

Orbán still in EPP for at least one year

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:40
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the issues on which Kurz and Merkel disagree on, Spanish separatist parties rejecting Spain's royalty, Macron's long-anticipated visit to Poland, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

TIRANA – Turning geography into politics

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:35
During his visit to Tirana, European Parliament President David Sassoli strongly urged the opening of EU accession negotiations for both Albania and Northern Macedonia, as their membership would mean turning a geographical space into a political space”. Sassoli reiterated once...
Categories: European Union

BUCHAREST – An unambitious green energy plan

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:34
Romania has revised its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)for the 2021-2030 period following the EU Commission’s assessment. Yet, it still envisages a very low share of renewables in the country’s total energy mix. In the initial plan, Romania forecast...
Categories: European Union

SARAJEVO – Lack of border police

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:33
Bosnia and Herzegovina Security Minister Fahrudin Radončić said in Zagreb that economic migration is not a humanitarian issue and that he would do everything so that Bosnia and Herzegovina does not become a “parking lot” for migrants.  “BiH finds it...
Categories: European Union

ZAGREB – Unifying HDZ members.

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:32
The election debate for party president, deputy and four vice-presidents for Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ) which will be held on 15 March is heating up. These functions are elected directly, by one member, one vote. Plenkovic’s opposition candidate for party...
Categories: European Union

Spanish minister: The next 4-6 years will be key in tackling climate change

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:31
Spain’s Minister for Climate Action and Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, considers that  “the next four to six years will be key” in the global fight against climate change, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. In an exclusive interview published on Monday by...
Categories: European Union

MADRID – Rejecting the Spanish monarchy

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:29
Spain’s main separatist political forces (JxCat, CUP, ERC, EH Bildu and BNG) expressed their rejection of the Spanish monarchy on Monday (3 February) in a joint manifesto. They criticised the monarchy for being an “anachronistic institution inherited” after the death...
Categories: European Union

BRUSSELS – Defender2020 kick-off

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 08:28
The port of Antwerp kicked off preparations for the largest exercise in Europe by US forces in 25 years, which aims to test the delivery and mobility of military reinforcements to Europe in the context of NATO. For more, read...
Categories: European Union

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