The social media platforms will have to delete hateful messages

Riots: For Thierry Breton, “Social Media Networks Have not Done Enough”

From August 25th, social media platforms will have to comply with European law. Invited to Franceinfo, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton felt that “social media networks did not do enough” during the riots in France, linked to the death of young Nahel. “  They will have to do more,  ” he added. During the four nights of riots, […]

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The EU has voted that trvellers from China need to be tested for Covid-19

Covid-19: EU Calls for Systematic Testing of Travellers from China

TENSION: The “overwhelming majority” of EU countries voted on Tuesday in favour of systematic Covid-19 tests for travellers from China Faced with the relaxation of the zero Covid policy and the multiplication of cases in China, Europe is tense. The “overwhelming majority” of EU countries voted on Tuesday in favour of systematic Covid -19 tests for travellers from China before […]

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Like Pfizer, the Moderna vaccine is one of the most administered in the European Union

Vaccination: Pfizer and Moderna have Increased the Price of their Vaccine for the EU, Reveals the “Financial Times”

BUSINESS: The Pfizer vaccine goes from 15.5 euros to 19.5 euros and that of Moderna from 19 euros to 21.5 euros Business is business. According to the British business newspaper the  Financial Times, pharmaceutical companies  Pfizer and Moderna increased the price of the vaccine against the coronavirus as part of an agreement with the European Union. The Pfizer vaccine goes from 15.5 euros […]

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A 20% VAT tax will apply from this Thursday, July 1, 2021 on products purchased online and not coming from European Union countries

Shein, Wish, Amazon, Alibaba: A New Tax on Your Online Purchases Arrives on July 1st

A 20% VAT tax will apply from this Thursday 1st July 2021 on products purchased online and not coming from European Union countries.  This is a new regulation that will directly affect your purchases on the internet. From the 1st July 2021, for all online orders of products from countries outside the European Union (EU), a 20% VAT […]

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The EU thinks it can caccinate 70 percent of adults with the Covid-19 vaccine by July

Coronavirus: EU Thinks it can Vaccinate 70% of Adults by July

VACCINATION: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen relies on accelerated production and new vaccine contracts The European Union hopes to be able to reach the goal set for September of vaccinating 70% of adults against the coronavirus by July, announced the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, this Friday during a visit to a Pfizer factory. -BioNTech […]

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During a virtual summit, European Council President Charles Michel (top left) called on leaders not to ease restrictions against the coronavirus on February 25, 2021.

Coronavirus: Europe Calls for Maintaining “Firm” Restrictions on Mutations

PANDEMIC: At the end of a European summit, leaders warned of the next “difficult” weeks, especially on the vaccination front It is too early to let our guard down. European leaders at the summit called on Thursday to “maintain firm restrictions” while speeding up vaccination campaigns to stem the mutations of the coronavirus, but have not settled their differences on the […]

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European Union looks at common vaccine certificates to help summer tourism amid pandemic

European Union Looks at Common Vaccine Certificates to Help Summer Tourism Amid Pandemic

The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travellers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from suffering another disastrous year due to the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the certificates for individuals who have been vaccinated could be combined with coronavirus Covid-19 tests for […]

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Paris denounces the "continuous deterioration of the situation in Hong Kong"

Paris Denounces the “Continuous Deterioration of the Situation in Hong Kong”

REPRESSION: More than fifty opposition figures, including a US lawyer, has been arrested in Hong Kong, the biggest crackdown to date under China’s recent national security law France criticized this Wednesday the arrest of fifty opposition figures militant for democracy in Hong Kong, denouncing “the continued deterioration” of the political situation in this former British colony and recalling […]

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6 billion for a European broadband Internet

6 Billion for a European High-Speed Internet by Satellite

HIGH-SPEED: European high-speed internet could emerge in the late 2020s with the development of the Internet by Satellite After developing its own satellite positioning system – Galileo – Europe wants to free itself from foreign satellites by setting up its own network in order to guarantee its digital sovereignty. In this way, the European Union could offer high-speed Internet […]

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Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls for a new independence referendum to join the EU.

Brexit: Scotland Hopes to ‘Join’ the EU as an Independent Nation

UNITED KINGDOM: Majority of people in Scotland support independence and rejoining EU, latest poll finds Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday that she hoped Scotland would gain independence and be able to “join” the European Union, stressing that Brexit was done against the wishes of the Scots, who were mostly opposed to it during the referendum of 2016. “We […]

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