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Macron proposes new political union for non-EU countries

France’s president has warned that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European Union, and is proposing a new political organization to bring together countries on the continent that share the bloc’s values but are not part of the EU

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Why social media firms will struggle to follow new EU rules on illegal content

Social media allowed us to connect with one another like never before. But it came with a price – it handed a megaphone to everyone, including terrorists, child abusers and hate groups. EU institutions recently reached agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to “make sure that what…

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

What is the Brexit Freedoms Bill and what could change if it went ahead?

The Bill will be announced in the Queen's Speech in parliament tomorrow.

Liverpool Echo · May 9, 2022

In wink to Ukraine, Britain, Macron suggests new European entity

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he was in favour of a new type of "political European community" that would allow countries outside the European Union, including Ukraine and Britain, to join the "European core values."

Reuters · May 9, 2022

What your eyes reveal about your health

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a smartphone app that can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. The app uses the phone’s near-infrared camera to track changes in the size of a person’s pupils at a sub-millimetre level. These measurements can then…

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Russian anthem played as Serbia, torn between EU and Moscow, marks WWII end

The Russian national anthem was played in Belgrade on Monday as hundreds of Serbians, including senior government officials, assembled for Victory Day, showing the political strain of a country long aligned with Moscow but now trying to join the EU.

Reuters · May 9, 2022

Russian ambassador attacked and drenched with red paint by Polish protesters

Footage shared widely online shows paint being hurled at Mr Andreev

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can't mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Taoiseach Micheal Martin's urgent message to DUP after Northern Ireland election

Mr Martin said that the Northern Ireland Protocol was not the dominant issue in the Assembly election

Irish Mirror · May 9, 2022

Scrapping NI Protocol 'on the table as one of the options' says UK minister after Stormont elections

The votes cast in Northern Ireland 'demonstrate a commitment to the Union', UK universities minister Michelle Donelan insisted

Irish Mirror · May 9, 2022