Meta Threatened With EU Restrictions Over WhatsApp AI Concerns - Bloomberg.com

Meta Threatened With EU Restrictions Over WhatsApp AI Concerns  Bloomberg.com

The weird resilience of the EU

A decade into the age of nationalism, the idea of quitting the club is still remarkably taboo

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

EU to invest over €1 billion in 57 defence projects, including with Ukraine's participation

Following the results of the 2025 calls, the European Union will allocate €1.07 billion to implement 57 new projects under the European Defence Fund, with Ukrainian companies also taking part.

By Tetyana Vysotska,Alona Mazurenko

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

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EU chief urges bloc-wide push on age verification app to protect children online

EU chief calls for a bloc-wide push on an age verification app to protect children online. If enforced, users will have to prove their age to access legally restricted sites.

EU budget chief pitches collaboration and bonds on Hong Kong leg of Asia tour

The European Union will remain open to capital from mainland China and Hong Kong even as the bloc pursues a “de-risking” strategy in certain key sectors, its budget chief has said on his first visit to the city. Piotr Serafin, the European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, also said that the EU was keen to explore opportunities for financial collaboration with Hong Kong in areas such as green bonds, describing the city as a “bridge” to Asia. It is understood...

By Connor Mycroft

EU urges swift reform in Hungary as election night 'euphoria' gives way to 'Monday morning hangover'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Zsuzsanna Szelényi, foreign policy specialist, former politician, author and founding director of the CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy. For more than three decades, she observed, first-hand, Hungary’s political transformation from within. There was no sudden descent into autocracy, she witnessed a gradual and deliberate restructuring of political power. While the election result signals a historic turning point, she argues that the underlying po...

By FRANCE24

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

Australia says Meta, Snapchat, TikTok not fully complying with child ban

Australia's eSafety Commissioner released her first report since the laws took effect demanding 10 platforms remove all Australian account-holders under 16.

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 'technically ready'

The EU's age verification app for online platforms is technically ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

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 […]

EU targets Meta with possible interim measures over WhatsApp AI rival ban

EU moves to force Meta Platforms to restore rival AI access on WhatsApp

The European Commission said Wednesday it plans to order Meta Platforms to reinstate third-party artificial intelligence assistants on WhatsApp, warning the company’s new fee-based...

Meta urges ‘nuanced’ approach as Malaysia eyes social media restrictions for youths

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Meta Platforms has cautioned the Malaysian government that a blanket social media ban for...

By Kenneth Tee

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...

By Tyler Durden

European Commission to invest EUR 1.07B in defense projects, including cooperation with Ukraine

The European Commission will invest EUR 1.07 billion in 57 new defense projects under the 2025 European Defense Fund (EDF), including initiatives aimed at strengthening cooperation with Ukraine's defense industry.

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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EU says age-check app ‘ready’ in push to protect children online - Kuwait Times

EU says age-check app ‘ready’ in push to protect children online  Kuwait Times