New Copyright Rules Will Be Devastating to the European economy.
Activists, start-ups, and businesses alike warn that a new copyright proposals out of the European...
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200 stars urge ‘serious’ action on climate change in letter to Le Monde
Two hundred of the world’s most prominent artists and scientists signed an open letter in French...
Read MoreSweden’s Economy Is Getting a Lift From Migrants
Hussam Al-Homsi came to Sweden in 2015, along with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeingunimaginable horrors in the Syrian war. Three years on, he finds himself part of a demographic group that’s at the center of the biggest...
Read MoreIreland 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’
Read MoreMigrant 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 make-or-break, two-day summit kicked off...
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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...
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 which was granted on 20 June. During this...
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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...
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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...
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 of his supply. Billy...
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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...
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 by former...
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