Ireland becomes world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
Bill passed by parliament means more than €300m shares in coal, oil, peat and gas will be sold ‘as soon as practicable’
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Migrant numbers are way down in the EU, but the far right doesn’t want you to know that.
By Tim Hume Jun 28, 2018 The number of migrants entering Europe has dropped dramatically this year — but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the European Union’s summit agenda. The …
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Medical Cannabis Legalization Passed Unanimously by Luxembourg Parliament.
Cannabis for medical use has been made legal in Luxembourg. The government unanimously passed the draft law to decriminalise the use of cannabis for patients suffering from diseases such as …
Read MoreOVER 160 ORGANISATIONS OPPOSE JURI COMMITTEE ON EU COPYWRITE REFORM.
On 2 July, over 160 organisations sent this open letter [PDF] on the EU copyright reform to the Members of the European Parliament ahead of the 5 July plenary vote on the JURI mandate …
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The EU’s disastrous copyright reform will sabotage the EU’s online industry.
When you say “copyright law,” people’s eyes glaze over. It’s not the most interesting topic. It’s obscure and currently winding its way through the complex bureaucracy that is the EU Parliament …
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The EU’s Copyright Filter and Link Tax Battle may be a big win for fake news.
As we reported last week, JURI, the key European Parliamentary committee working on copyright reform, voted on June 20th to support compulsory copyright filters for media platforms (Article 13), and to create a new …
Read MoreUK looks at allowing cannabis oil for boy with epilepsy
The Home Office has said it will “carefully consider” allowing a 12-year-old boy to be prescribed cannabis oil after he was admitted to hospital with “life-threatening” seizures following the confiscation …
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Italy’s new govenment is a dog with 2 bones. Can they keep the Euro ?
The majority of Italians want two things: new political leadership and the euro. The question is whether they can have both. Jun 13, 2018 JOSEPH E. STIGLITZworries that the next currency …
Read MoreNewly formed Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity.
An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations by Russia and other autocratic countries. The Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI), co-chaired …
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TRUMP’S NEW AMBASSADOR SHOULD BE EXPELLED AFTER EXPRESSING ‘SUPPORT’ FOR RIGHT-WING GROUPS, GERMAN POLITICIANS SAY
German politicians have called for Richard Grenell, the new U.S. ambassador to their country, to be expelled after controversial comments he allegedly made expressing support for right-wing groups. “If people …
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