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Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules

TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Amazon and other Big Tech companies are facing rising pressure in Europe as London and Brussels advanced new rules to curb the power of digital companies

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Georgia's fragile European dream confronted with Russian influence

Russian forces occupy some 20 percent of Georgia's territory, a consequence of two wars. Officially, Georgia wants to join NATO and the EU; these ambitions are even written into its constitution. But behind the scenes, the country's de facto ruler – oligarch Bidzina Ivanizhvili – is suspected of sabotaging the…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2023

Rishi Sunak seeking to end post-Brexit travel delays in new deal with Brussels

The Prime Minister is reportedly seeking to end excessive passport check border delays for Britons heading to EU countries.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

‘It was scary’: acts of resistance in Russian-occupied Kherson

Risky actions of Ukraine’s secretive grassroots Yellow Ribbon movement recalled in Brussels exhibition

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Seafood giant Young's sets sights on European sales

UK market leader to exhibit at international seafood exhibition in Barcelona

Birmingham Post · Apr 18, 2023

EU to discuss Ukraine grain ban this week - official

European Union member countries' envoys in Brussels will discuss this week a move by Poland and Hungary to ban grain and other food imports from Ukraine, a senior EU official said on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Terror accused say Western bombing of Syria inspired 2016 Brussels attacks

Defendants at the 2016 Brussels attacks trial have described the anger they felt at the bombing of Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq by the international coalition, saying that anger motivated them to strike back.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2023

British science will not flourish outside EU’s Horizon scheme, academics warn

Experts insist successes of Brussels’ €95bn programme could never be replicated by a UK-only substitute

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Commentary: Now that Finland is part of NATO, can it help Ukraine?

Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were celebrating at their headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday as the alliance welcomed Finland into its fold. In joining NATO, Finland has abandoned a 75-year tradition of military neutrality, throwing its lot in with the West against an increasingly isolated Russia.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023

Ursula von der Leyen: EU’s ‘general’ nears endgame of turbulent first term

European Commission president is praised for work ethic and response to Covid and Ukraine war, but some see her as aloof

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023