On International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasised the need to “reclaim” these fundamental values, which he says have been undermined in Europe.
Category: 3. Europe
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'Never take human rights for granted in any part of the world,' UN's Volker Türk says
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Australia’s social media ban for kids is here. Experts warn it could have ‘a lot of mistakes’
As Australia’s world-first social media ban comes into effect on Wednesday, experts tell Euronews Next that it might not be very effective at improving children’s online lives.
As of December 10, Australian children under age 16 will be unable to create or keep accounts on platforms…
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Der Merz-Endspurt und das Trump-Beben – POLITICO
Die Bundesregierung verschiebt die Entscheidung über das neue Bürgergeld. In der vorletzten Kabinettssitzung des Jahres wird deutlich, dass wichtige juristische Fragen noch offen sind. Rasmus Buchsteiner erklärt, warum die Regierung mehr Zeit braucht, welche technischen…
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Union des droites : ce que Sarkozy a (vraiment) en tête
Lorsque Nicolas Sarkozy, le 1er juillet dernier, a surpris son monde en recevant le président du Rassemblement national, Jordan Bardella, dans ses bureaux de la rue de Miromesnil, à Paris, certains observateurs y ont vu l’expression de sa rancoeur envers Emmanuel Macron. L’ex de…
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Trump’s backing splits European far right – POLITICO
“Trump treats us like a colony — with his rhetoric, which isn’t a big deal, but especially economically and politically,” he told POLITICO. The party’s national leaders, Mariani added, see “the risk of this attitude from someone who now has nothing to fear, since he cannot be…
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Britain distances itself from Australia’s social media ban for kids – POLITICO
The U.K. has also upset the White House with its existing online safety measures, and the Trump administration said earlier this year it is monitoring freedom of speech concerns in the U.K.
Australia is used to facing down the Big Tech lobby, explains Daniel Stone, who advised the ruling…
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Energy is the next battlefield – POLITICO
That risk isn’t theoretical. China’s recent export controls on key minerals are already disrupting defense and energy manufacturers — a sharp reminder of how supply chain leverage can be a form of coercion, and of our reliance on a fragile ecosystem for the very technologies meant to…
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How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow
Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent
BBCRussia’s full-scale war on Ukraine will soon enter its fifth year. Mysterious incidents of so-called “hybrid warfare” are mounting in Europe, increasing tensions. And in the UK, military chiefs have warned we must prepare for war if we want to avoid it. But…
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Canada’s DC envoy to exit as US trade talks stall – POLITICO
Hillman, a trade lawyer and career diplomat, was a key member of the Canadian negotiating team that faced off against Trump’s first administration during the talks that led to the creation of the USMCA.
“While there will never be a perfect time to leave, this is the right time to put a…
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Video. Pope Leo says Trump is trying to ‘break apart’ Europe-US alliance
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Pope Leo XIV said US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Europe were “trying to break apart what needs to be a very important alliance.”
Pope Leo added…
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