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We're live (again)! This time, following nominee for #EU Home Affairs Commissioner, Magnus Brunner by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties committee.
Join us here or on Twitter.
Hearing livestreamed at: elections.europa.eu/european-c…
Hearing of the Commissioner-designate: Magnus Brunner
Appointment of the European Commission 2024-2029 - Find out about the confirmation hearing of Magnus BrunnerEuropean Parliament Website
#Brexit is the gift that keeps on giving: #BrexitBritain has forgone £44bn in infrastructure investment since 2017
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#BrexitBrokeBritain #BrexitLies #UK #Politics #UKPolitics
#UKPol #EU #RejoinEU
Apple must ensure iPadOS complies with obligations under the Digital Markets Act.
This means Apple must:
🌐 Allow users to set their default web browser
📱 Permit alternative app stores
🎧 Ensure accessory devices like headphones and smart pens can access iPadOS features
We will now assess whether these measures effectively meet the #DMA obligations, taking also into consideration the input of interested stakeholders.
ℹ️ More info: europa.eu/!QNc6Fx
#EU
Daily News 04 / 11 / 2024
Biodiversity COP16 concludes with several landmark EU-championed outcomes with some implementation decisions requiring further discussions On Saturday, COP16 in Cali, Colombia, ended achieving importaEuropean Commission - European Commission
#UkraineWar, Day 985: #Moldova's Pro-Europe President #MaiaSandu Re-Elected
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Ukraine War, Day 985: Moldova's Pro-Europe President Sandu Re-Elected - EA WorldView
Moldova's pro-Europe President Maia Sandu wins re-election, defeating a pro-Russia opponent and boosting Chisinau's effort to join the EU.Scott Lucas (EA WorldView)
1. If you think #valencia is out of the woods, think again. The cut-off low that pulls humid air from over the meditteranean across the mountains north of Valencia is not done yet. In the coming 2 days the @kachelmannwetter multimodel ensemble predicts up to 177 mm of extra rain in the region of #castellon .
Not only #Spain but the entire #EU will have to have a difficult conversation on how we'll prepare us for #weather #disaster amplified by #ClimateChange
A thread.
#Hungary summoned the Swedish ambassador over comments by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf #Kristersson regarding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban's visit to #Georgia earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Budapest said on Wednesday.
Reacting to Orban's comment, Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT that the Hungarian leader did not speak for #Sweden or other European countries but "possibly speaks for #Russia".
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We have opened formal proceedings to assess whether Temu may have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to:
▪️ Sale of illegal products
▪️ Potentially addictive design of the service
▪️ Purchase recommendations
▪️ Access to data for researchers
More: europa.eu/!4m8GPM
Commission opens formal proceedings against Temu under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Temu may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA).European Commission - European Commission
The research community is vital in scrutinising and safeguarding the online environment.
Today, we have launched a public consultation on the rules for researchers to access online platform data under the Digital Services Act.
With the #DSA, researchers will for the first time have access to data to study systemic risks and to assess online platforms’ risk mitigation measures in the #EU.
Have your say 👉
europa.eu/!8q9Y9T
Commission launches public consultation on the rules for researchers to access online platform data under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission launched a public consultation on the draft delegated act on access to online platform data for vetted researchers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).Shaping Europe’s digital future
#WarInUkraine
Putler's got 12k fresh North Korean soldiers bought from Kim approaching the Ukrainian border in army trucks, from what I've heard.
Some #EU politicians have tentatively begun to think out loud of putting #European volunteers in #Ukrainian uniforms. If that happens,..
And, yes, with #TFG's likelihood of becoming Potus again on Jan 6, the probability of the war having to end to #Ukraine 's detriment for lack of future #US military 🪖 aid under an #OangePeril presidency
“Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday likened the European Union to the former Soviet Union and called on Hungarians to ‘resist’ Brussels as they did Moscow in 1956.”
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Remind me again why Hungary is still a member of the EU?
#hungary #EU #orban #fascism #russia
Hungary: Orban compares EU to USSR, urges people to 'resist'
At a rally to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, Hungary's Viktor Orban compared the EU to the Soviet Union and criticized the bloc's support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's ongoing invasion.Deutsche Welle
“‘It is no coincidence that the request was transmitted to the Parliament on October 10, the day after my speech in the Plenary on the Hungarian presidency, when I harshly criticized Orbán’s actions,’ Salis said in a press release, adding sarcastically, ‘Evidently, tyrants have a hard time digesting criticism.’”
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#hungary #EU #IlariaSalis #orban #fascism
Hungary requests revoking parliamentary immunity for Ilaria Salis
Roberta Metsola's announcement in the Strasbourg hemicycle. Now the Hungarian judges' request will be referred to the Legal Affairs Committee, which will adopt a recommendation ahead of a simple majority vote in the Eurochamber.Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 (Eunews)
“Hungary requests revoking parliamentary immunity for [European MEP] Ilaria Salis … who spent 15 months in preventive imprisonment in Budapest on charges of assault against … neo-Nazi militants”
(Yes, you read all of that right.)
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Here’s an idea: how about we lift Hungary’s EU membership instead and tell Orban in no uncertain terms that he can go fuck himself?
#hungary #EU #IlariaSalis #orban #fascism
Hungary requests revoking parliamentary immunity for Ilaria Salis
Roberta Metsola's announcement in the Strasbourg hemicycle. Now the Hungarian judges' request will be referred to the Legal Affairs Committee, which will adopt a recommendation ahead of a simple majority vote in the Eurochamber.Simone De La Feld @SimoneDeLaFeld1 (Eunews)
The #EU is now trying to find means of its own to bolster enforcement & reinforce its curbs on #Russia.
Tom Keatinge, of think tank the Royal United Services Institute, said European policy makers had been preparing "autonomous European #sanctions considering the possibility of a #Trump presidency" but would have to bolster enforcement.
#geopolitics #Authoritarianism #StrongMen #dictatorship #totalitarianism
#ForeignPolicy #Security #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
#Europe seeks to underpin #Russia #sanctions, fearing that a return of #Trump could undermine Western efforts to isolate Moscow….
The talks among #EU ofcls & envoys are centred on several initiatives to ensure that European sanctions would remain in place longer term, bolstering them through tighter enforcement, even if Washington changes tack.
#geopolitics #Authoritarianism #StrongMen #dictatorship #totalitarianism
#ForeignPolicy #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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