The European Commission is due to finalise a new data transfer pact with the United States by mid-July, a lawyer for Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the bloc’s lead regulator…
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Families of Tunisia Opposition Say EU Aid Won’t Stop Migration
Families of jailed Tunisian opposition politicians have dismissed an aid package offered to Tunis by the European Union, warning the money would not help the north African country stop migrant…
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‘A Lamentable Situation’: Hungary Maintains Veto on €500 Million in EU Military Aid for Ukraine
The Hungarian government is preventing the EU from approving a new tranche of €500 million in military assistance for Ukraine. The month-long veto was re-affirmed during a meeting of foreign…
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Belgium Pitches EU Agency to Screen Algorithms
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesBRUSSELS — Belgium thinks the European Union needs an agency with technical expertise in algorithms — and it will push for one during its stint at the Council presidency next…
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Black Bloc in France: How to Handle a ‘Culture of Conflict’?
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesFrankfurt, Brussels (3/7 – 27) France has been plagued by multiple outbreaks of rioting following mass protests over the death of a teenager at the hands of a police officer…
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US Convenes Nuclear Weapons Meeting With China, France, Russia, UK
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State…
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Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansRiots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the…