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Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes

In the area of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the UK budget can be a barometer of technological development and hype. However, there is a worrying drive towards deregulation in the background – combined with an apparent desire to encourage the rights holders for data to share it with…

The Conversation

The European Central Bank seems to have got away with raising interest rates in the middle of a banking crisis – here's why

In the middle of a market panic that has felled two US banks and pushed several others to the brink, the European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by another 0.5 percentage points. The ECB’s president, Christine Lagarde, had been warning this was necessary to bring eurozone inflation back…

The Conversation

Cost of Living: Dublin could lose its Stag Party Capital of Europe crown after pints skyrocket to nearly €10

The Irish capital was given the gong after beating off other hotspots such as Barcelona and Budapest this year.

Irish Mirror

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Microsoft seeks EU nod for Activision Blizzard bid

BRUSSELS: Microsoft said on Friday that it has offered formal commitments to the EU in its bid to persuade the bloc to approve its $69-billion takeover of the video game giant Activision Blizzard.

Bangkok Post

An international battle over cheese has left European producers feeling bitter

For most cheese lovers, taste is the thing. Whether it’s a tangy blue stilton or a creamy oozing camembert, the most important element is the eating.

The Conversation

Montenegro presidential vote seen as test of future policies

Montenegro is holding a presidential election this weekend that is seen as a test of whether the country will push forward toward European Union integration or move closer to neighboring Serbia and Russia

The Independent UK

Belgium to become second EU country to recognize Buddhism

Belgium is expected to officially recognize Buddhism after the federal government approves a draft law on Friday, opening the door to federal funding, official delegates and school classes.

Reuters

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Trump’s Tariffs Couldn’t Save the California Olive Industry

A cautionary tale on how protectionism can backfire—just as the US and EU consider new subsidies in strategic industries.

Businessweek

Passport Office strike: How will five-week walkout affect your travel plans?

Even the announcement of a strike by members of the PCS union will precipitate a surge in applications

The Independent UK

EU Parliament Calls for Suspending Tunisia Support Programs

The European Union Parliament has called for suspending certain EU support programs to the Ministries of Justice and Interior Affairs in Tunisia. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, it deeply deplored President Kais Said's “instrumentalization of Tunisia's dire economic and political situation to stop the country's historical democratic transition.” The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Calls for UN to Probe Iran Schoolgirl Poisonings

European lawmakers called on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into a wave of poisonings that have hit schoolgirls in Iran. Some 13,000 pupils, mostly girls, have fallen ill after "suspected poisonings" according to state media and officials in Iran, with some politicians blaming…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The TikTok wars – why the US and China are feuding over the app

The US says the extremely popular video-sharing app ‘screams’ of national security concerns and considers a countrywide ban

The Guardian - US

Serb leader says he won't sign anything during Kosovo talks

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he won’t “sign anything” during European Union-mediated talks with the Kosovo leader this weekend

The Independent UK

Do Internal Combustion Bans Work? Yes – But Not Without A Fight

Combustion engine bans might be necessary to drive the shift to EVs, but opposition is mounting both in Europe and North America.

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Scottish overseas food and drink exports at record high - with EU trade worth £9.4bn

OVERSEAS exports of Scottish food and drink reached the highest figure on record in 2022, new statistics show.

Foreign Policy

Russia Is Furious at Georgia’s Protesters

Moscow issues ominous threats as Georgians fight for their imperiled democracy.

France 24

Collapse & chaos: SVB, Signature Bank failures spark global panic

Is America facing a banking crisis? As regulators try to stem the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks, we look at the risks for the rest of the system. Kate Moody speaks to economist Nicolas Veron from the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the European…

The Independent UK

Why is migration to the UK on the rise?

What’s driving the rising number of people coming to the UK and has Brexit had an impact?

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UK bans TikTok app on government phones over security fears

LONDON — The U.K. banned TikTok from government phones with immediate effect over security fears, the latest restriction imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app after similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

The Independent UK

Hungary pressures EU by delaying Finland, Sweden NATO vote

Nearly a year after Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, their admission into the military alliance remains unresolved because two NATO members — Turkey and Hungary — still haven't approved their bids

WEKU

The U.K. is the latest to ban TikTok on government phones because of security concerns

British authorities said they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

The Independent UK

MPs to vote next week on Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

Downing Street said it was honouring a commitment to give Parliament a say on the arrangements agreed with the EU.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s post-Brexit deal to face first hurdle in Commons next week

MPs to vote on statutory instrument relating to Windsor framework’s Stormont brake on Wednesday

The Independent UK

SNP leadership race has become a ‘squabble’, says Starmer

The Labour leader said the SNP are ‘talking and arguing with themselves’.

Daily Mirror

Tory Brexit deal to face huge test on same day as Boris Johnson Partygate grilling

MPs will get a vote next Wednesday on the Stormont brake aspect of Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework, which was agreed with the EU last month in a bid to undo the worst excesses of Boris Johnson's deal

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