Is the EU back in vogue? – podcast

Lisa O’Carroll reports on the ‘resetting’ of the relationship between the UK and the EU This week, the Guardian reported that Labour is planning to bring in new legislation that will forge closer ties between the UK and the EU. Nearly 10 years on from the Brexit vote, the Guardian’s senior correspondent Lisa O’Carroll speaks to Helen Pidd about what a UK-EU reset would look like. Lisa and Helen also discuss the strength of the EU in the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungary elections o...

By Presented by Helen Pidd with Lisa O’Carroll; produced by Tom Glasser, Joe Pinner and Ross Burns; executive producer Elizabeth Cassin

Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU

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The Iran war could worsen almost every threat to the global economy, Mohamed El-Erian says

Economist Mohamed El-Erian has warned of global economic fallout from war in the Middle East. PIMCO The IMF's latest outlook sends a "sobering" message about the global economy, Mohamed El-Erian says. The economist said the Middle East war threatens growth, inflation, inequality, and public finances. El-Erian warned of a "stagflationary wind" and "unsettling financial instability" in recent weeks. The global economy faces a laundry list of threats, and the war in the Middle East could worse...

Lavrov in Beijing: EU attempting to turn Serbia into a buffer zone against Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday in Beijing that the European Union (EU) is attempting to turn Serbia into a buffer zone against

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children’s social media access - The Straits Times

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children’s social media access  The Straits Times

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children’s social media access

The EU’s age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as member states push ahead with plans to limit children’s access to social media. Following Australia’s groundbreaking social media ban for children launched last year, a growing number […]

Concerns over use of Public Services Card as age ID

Civil liberties groups have raised "serious concerns" about Government plans to make Public Services Cards an acceptable form of age verification.

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves to curb children's social media access

EU warns of lasting energy shock, forced cuts if Iran war continues

The European Union on Wednesday warned member states that a prolonged Iran conflict could trigger a lasting energy supply shock, potentially forcing cuts in fuel consumption, accor...

Is The EU's €90 Billion Loan To Ukraine Meant To Buy Time For The Return Of Democrats

Is The EU's €90 Billion Loan To Ukraine Meant To Buy Time For The Return Of Democrats Authored by Andrew Korybko, Orban’s “democratic ouster” is expected to remove Hungary’s procedural opposition to the EU’s planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine that’ll be financed by members raising common debt. RT published a detailed article about this plan here last December, which was a compromise for financing this loan after the bloc failed to reach a consensus to either outright confis...

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EU unveils age verification app to shield children online

The EU has developed a new, anonymous age verification app to shield children from harmful online content and help platforms enforce age limits. Read More: https://punchng.com/eu-unveils-age-verification-app-to-shield-children-online/

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New EU app aims to restrict minors’ access to social media

Ursula von der Leyen presented a tool to restrict minors' access to inappropriate content - The app will allow users to prove their age by means of an ID card or passport The post New EU app aims to restrict minors’ access to social media appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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