🇪🇺 Discussion: The European Union

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

European leaders discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit as concern grows about direction of US

Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community. The focus is on migration and Ukraine.

apnews.com

 

[Sithborg]

Looks like Macron is pulling some **** with the Prime Minister selection. So, good chance Olympic guests are about to experience one of France's great pastimes, protesting.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

‘Holiday poverty’ affects 40 million workers in EU, finds new study

New study shows that 39.7 million workers, 14% of the EU’s population, couldn’t afford to go on holiday for a week in 2022. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Well Bulgaria just made the list...

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

EU warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview

“With great audience comes greater responsibility.”

www.politico.eu

European Commission warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned X owner Elon Musk the company may face penalties if it doesn’t address the spread of illegal and dangerous content.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Lily Adler]

EU warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview

“With great audience comes greater responsibility.”

www.politico.eu

European Commission warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned X owner Elon Musk the company may face penalties if it doesn’t address the spread of illegal and dangerous content.

www.cnbc.com

This is how Uncle Sam got involved in different industries and regulated them. Social media is next.

 

[Iceman]

This is how Uncle Sam got involved in different industries and regulated them. Social media is next.

About time!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Looks like Macron is pulling some **** with the Prime Minister selection. So, good chance Olympic guests are about to experience one of France's great pastimes, protesting.

Macron after calling for elections: “I've been preparing this for weeks, and I'm delighted. I threw my grenade with the pin pulled at their legs. Now we'll see how they get on..."



He really wanted the right and Le Pen’s party to win. And calling the early election on purpose was to that goal and having failed, he’s trying again.

 

[blueharvest]

German chancellor pledges swifter deportations in wake of Solingen attack

Olaf Scholz also promises tougher weapons laws after three killed in last week’s rampage

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

German chancellor pledges swifter deportations in wake of Solingen attack

Olaf Scholz also promises tougher weapons laws after three killed in last week’s rampage

www.theguardian.com

Nice to see other countries take their violence seriously

 

[Iceman]

German far-right heading for vote win in east - projections

Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany is on course for victory in the state of Thuringia, projections say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

German far-right heading for vote win in east - projections

Germany's anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany is on course for victory in the state of Thuringia, projections say.

www.bbc.co.uk

East Germany was Soviet occupied for the longest time a lot of the Russian bull**** has rooted there to the present time.

FBI dossier reveals Putin’s secret psychological warfare in Europe

Russian information warriors identified Germany as a particularly easy target for Moscow’s influence, U.S. law enforcement said.

www.politico.eu

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Breaking Impasse, Macron Names Michel Barnier to Be French Prime Minister

The president’s choice of a right-wing politician, after an extraordinary delay, is certain to inflame opponents on the left who came out on top in an inconclusive election.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Clock is ticking again for Michel Barnier, France’s anorak-wearing, spreadsheet-loving new PM

A councillor at 22, now country’s oldest premier in modern history, the former Brexit negotiator must win over a divided parliament

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Dude's a Trump supporter, so we see what kind of regime he wants.

 

[blueharvest]

Thousands of leftwing protesters show anger as Michel Barnier made PM

Demonstrators accuse Emmanuel Macron of perpetrating ‘denial of democracy’ by choosing conservative politician

www.theguardian.com