Bulgarian government resigns amid protests
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced his government’s resignation on Wednesday following days of sometimes violent street protests in the European Union’s poorest member. The move paves the...
View ArticleCzech President Charged With High Treason in Last Week of Presidency
Earlier this year Czech President Vaclav Klaus pardoned almost one third of prisoners. Today, Czech lawmakers in the upper house of parliament voted narrowly to impeach Klaus for high treason,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Faces Fine in Europe After Breaking a Deal
It would be the first time that regulators in the European Union have punished a company for failing to follow through on an antitrust settlement. … Read More
View ArticleA.M. Links: Obama Approval Rating Down Precipitously, White House Tours...
President Obama’s approval rating is at 43 percent, down 7 points from two weeks ago, in the Reuters/IPSOS poll. Google is now including information on the national security letters it receives and...
View ArticleEuropean Regulators Fine Microsoft, and Then Promise to Do Better
The European Union fined Microsoft $732 million on Wednesday for failing to respect an antitrust settlement with regulators, but in a highly unusual admission, the union’s top antitrust regulator said...
View ArticleE.U. bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
The European Union Monday announced a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals. The move by regulators builds on legislation already in place that bans the...
View ArticleCyprus parliament rejects bailout deal
The Cypriot Parliament sent European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund officials back to the drawing board on Tuesday by rejecting their controversial bailout package, reported The New York...
View ArticleU.S. seeks public comment on proposed European Union trade deal
The United States put its proposed trade partnership with the European Union to the public Monday, marking another step toward creating the world’s largest free-trade area. The US Trade Representative...
View ArticleSwitzerland angers Brussels over immigration quotas
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View ArticleCroatia’s EU turning point
||Related“Our next goal: to join the Schengen area”: Croatia’s… 10/04/2013 12:51 CET First first MEP. elections in Croatia 13/04/2013 12:59 CET EU enlargement 09/11/2012 05:21 CET EU executive backs...
View ArticleSwedish salmon sellers ignore EU ban over dioxins
||RelatedManage your mussels 29/04/2013 16:52 CET Eurovision: Songs, Scandals and Sequins 09/05/2013 18:15 CET Bonus interview: David Goodman, Eurovision Song… 09/05/2013 18:12 CET EU ministers agree...
View ArticleEurozone slips into its longest ever recession
||RelatedThe Great Call of China 03/05/2013 11:01 CET Europe Weekly: May Day protests ring alarm bells over… 03/05/2013 14:15 CET Eurozone recession bites deeper 03/05/2013 17:41 CET Europe faces up to...
View ArticleCroatia upgrades borders as it enters EU
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View ArticleJalili says nuclear issues unaffected by Iran’s presidential outcome
||RelatedMixed outlook for future talks on Iran’s atomic… 19/06/2012 23:38 CET New proposals on the table in Iran nuclear talks 23/05/2012 23:34 CET UN Security Council wants talks with Tehran on…...
View ArticleWar crime arrests in Kosovo prompt mass protests
||RelatedSerbs angered by another UN war crimes acquittal 30/11/2012 14:20 CET Tomatoes pelted as Kosovo and Serbia talk 21/06/2012 23:53 CET Demonstrators demand Brussels outlaws fish discards...
View ArticleEU fails to reach decision on arming Syrian rebels
||RelatedEU lifts embargo over arms to Syrian opposition 28/05/2013 04:56 CET Chemical weapons in Syria – is there proof? 28/05/2013 06:26 CET Hezbollah now fighting openly in Syria 27/05/2013 19:22...
View ArticleAnger spreads over Greek state broadcaster shutdown
||RelatedGreek public service TV taken off air to save money 12/06/2013 00:40 CET Shock and disbelief at Greek shutdown of ERT 12/06/2013 00:57 CET Greece: public sector workers austerity protest...
View ArticleMore flights cancelled as French air traffic control strike intensifies
||RelatedFrench air traffic control strike 2013 latest news 12/06/2013 13:48 CET Air traffic control strike hits French airports 11/06/2013 13:06 CET France air traffic controller strike over EU...
View ArticleFrance lifts block on EU-US trade negotiations
||RelatedTransatlantic trade talks in sight 13/02/2013 17:59 CET European wine the next victim of EU-China trade war? 05/06/2013 11:34 CET EU shines ‘anti-dumping’ light on Chinese solar panels...
View ArticleFrench cinema to be protected in EU-US trade deal
||RelatedFrance lifts block on EU-US trade negotiations 15/06/2013 04:16 CET Transatlantic trade talks in sight 13/02/2013 17:59 CET ‘This Is The End’ hits cinemas 10/06/2013 15:17 CET Hollywood’s...
View ArticleG8: Cameron sets the agenda
||RelatedCameron hints at UK EU referendum 01/07/2012 09:11 CET Economic case for UK to stay in Europe is… 20/05/2013 16:04 CET UK: Conservatives to publish draft EU referendum bill 14/05/2013 03:25...
View ArticleMEPs welcome Croatia to the EU club
||RelatedCroatia countdowns to joining EU 30/06/2013 08:47 CET Croatia: Building for the future 28/06/2013 11:51 CET Is a bigger EU a better EU? 27/06/2013 11:49 CET Croatia: hey, but I’m an EU citizen...
View ArticleDetails Emerge of Potential Google Monitor in Europe
The outlines of the job offer a window into what Google faces if it agrees to the latest settlement offer from the European Commission in the long-running antitrust case against the company. … Read More
View ArticleIn Europe, Thousands of Requests for Facebook Data
Richard Allan, the director for public policy for Facebook in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the company received 8,500 requests from the European Union affecting 10,000 user accounts during...
View ArticleUkraine protests: ‘Pros and cons of EU deal not evaluated, just emotions’
RT:We've heard it so many times that association with the EU is good for Ukraine in the long run. Why isn't there much talk of what it would cost the people to implement all this in the short term?...
View Article‘It’s about democracy’: EU delegation urges Ukraine protesters to seek...
A delegation of Members of the European Parliament descended on Ukraine on Saturday, to meet with the opposition leaders and address the crowd in the streets of Kiev, fueling the protest further....
View ArticleEU wants big depositors to be first supporters of failing lenders
Deposits below 100,000 euro ($137,700) will be exempt from any losses, and bigger deposits from individuals and small businesses will receive preferential treatment, says Reuters. The proposal was...
View ArticleNew leaks show NSA targeting economic regulators and charities
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has provided us with an enormous wealth of information regarding government spying activities. New leaked documents suggests the agency has been tapping some unusual...
View Article‘Hopefully, Britain will decide to leave the declining EU bloc’
RT: George Osborne says 'no reforms - no Britain in the EU'. How serious is he? Is it really London's final warning? Robert Oulds: There won’t be any reform in the EU, it can’t actually change. And...
View ArticleDaily Report: Google Reaches Tentative Deal in European Antitrust Case
Google reached a tentative settlement with European antitrust authorities on Wednesday, ending a lengthy competition investigation into the American tech company’s practices that could have led to...
View ArticleSwiss referendum: Victory of democracy or immigration phobia?
Leinen in Brussels argued that Switzerland needs to work out a new deal with the EU if it hopes to be part of the larger market; otherwise, it needs to face the consequences of its actions. Paul...
View ArticleWebsite links to free content don’t infringe copyright, rules ECJ
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View ArticleRon Paul: Leave Ukraine alone!
Protesters occupying the main square in the capitol city, Kiev, clashed with police leaving many protesters and police dead and many more wounded. It is an ongoing tragedy and it looks like there is...
View ArticleAt the RSA Security Conference, Things Get Testy and Then They Get Awkward
A look at some of the highlights, lowlights and more awkward happenings that took place at the annual RSA security conference this week. … Read More
View ArticleAnonymous Ukraine Message 2014
http://www.youtube.com/v/5-971beSyOU?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Link - Anonymous Ukraine Message 2014
View ArticleDaily Report: Europe Moves to Reform Rules Protecting Privacy
The provisions, which require approval from all 28 European Union governments, are meant to replace a hodgepodge of privacy rules with a single body of law. … Read More
View ArticleMicrosoft Touts Data Protection Approval in Europe; Eager for New Customers
Microsoft’s top lawyer said the company’s cloud computing services had met Europe’s stringent data protection rules, and he used the news as a way to woo potential new customers. View post -...
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Ukraine can’t guarantee full transit of gas to Europe, warns Russian energy...
Aleksandr Novak reminded reporters that during Friday’s Warsaw meeting, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yury Prodan stated Ukraine can’t guarantee the injection of the required amount of gas into its...
View ArticleUK’s far-right party UKIP gains support
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EU bans poultry imports from Israel-occupied West Bank
The European Union has informed the Israeli Agricultural Ministry that the veterinary standards of supervision in the Palestinian areas it had taken over after the six-day 1967 Middle East War are not...
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MP suggests international exhibition on Ukrainian villainy
MP Yaroslav Nilov outlined the plan in a letter to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and it was also published on the party’s web-site. Nilov said the exhibition should be based in Russian embassies and...
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Hillary Tells EU to Use MH17 Tragedy to Find Alternatives to Gazprom (dollar...
Ah, now the agenda is starting to make a bit more sense. Hillary Clinton doesn’t want a good crisis to go to waste. Taken from: Hillary Tells EU to Use MH17 Tragedy to Find Alternatives to Gazprom...
View ArticleGoogle Details Problems With Handling Right to Be Forgotten Requests
Google said that the company often had to rely only on information provided by the submitters, and that it struggled to decide whether the requests complied with Europe’s recent ruling. Original...
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’Default the only solution for the Greek debt crisis’
The Greek debt crisis erupted in 2009 and the economy is still struggling to generate growth and reduce high levels of unemployment. Long-term unemployment in Greece will reach almost 27 percent in...
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Finance, energy & defense sectors: EU and US set to impose new Russia sanctions
The US is to provide details of their sanctions on Friday. “These measures will increase Russia’s political isolation as well as the economic costs to Russia, especially in areas of importance to...
View ArticleNominee for European Post Voices Concern About U.S. Tech Giants
Günther Oettinger, the E.U.’s nominee for digital economy commissioner, said that were Google to manufacture goods like cars and TVs, European businesses could be consigned to playing a small role in...
View ArticleNominee for European Digital Job Explains Positions in Hearing
Günther Oettinger, the nominee to be the European Union’s next digital economy commissioner, emphasized that he wanted to create greater connections across the 28-member bloc. Visit link: Nominee...
View ArticleGerman Regulator Warns Google Over Collecting Users’ Data
The city of Hamburg’s data protection commissioner said the tech giant’s aggregation of data across its services risked creating “meaningful and comprehensive personal records” of individuals without...
View ArticleAntitrust Nominee in Europe Promises Scrutiny of Big Tech Companies
Margrethe Vestager, the nominee to become the next antitrust chief for the European Union, signaled that she would look more deeply into whether amassing data entrenched the strength of digital...
View ArticleEurope Approves Facebook’s $19 Billion Purchase of WhatsApp
The European Commission approved the deal despite vocal opposition from telecom companies concerned that the acquisition will harm their messaging and voice businesses. Original source - Europe...
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