EU summits/meetings

Trump brushes dandruff off ‘perfect’ Macron BBC News | Europe | World Edition / The US president lavishes his French counterpart with praise – but there are disagreements too. What French people think about Trump and Macron meeting BBC News | Europe | World Edition / French President Emmanuel Macron has started a three-day state visit to the United States. Andrea Nahles: First … Read more

Estonia’s President Talks AI, Genetic Testing, and Dealing with Russia Wired Top Stories by Eric Niiler Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s youngest and first female president, lays out her plans for moving the country from a traditional state to a digital society.   Debate: Spring of protests in France  euro|topics French rail workers and students are protesting against President Emmanuel … Read more

Emmanuel Macron Q&A: France’s President Discusses Artificial Intelligence Strategy  Wired Top Stories by Nicholas Thompson   In an interview with WIRED, French President Emmanuel Macron describes his plans to enhance the country’s AI efforts—and differentiate them from those in the US.   Brexit: The top five cliches  BBC News | Europe | World Edition If the war of … Read more

Six Key Points from the EU High Level Group’s New Report on Disinformation First Draft News by Nic Dias By Clara Jiménez Cruz, Alexios Mantzarlis, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, and Claire Wardle* Today the EU Commission released the final report from the High Level Expert Group on Fake News, entitled “A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Disinformation”. The report, a document supported … Read more

Italy election: What does the result mean?  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Once political outsiders, a Eurosceptic movement and an anti-immigrant party are now the mainstream. Trump steel tariffs: European Union gears up for trade war  BBC News | Europe | World Edition US motorcycles, bourbon and jeans could be among the targets of retaliatory … Read more

via Europe Subreddit. Good news for humanity: Germany joins list of countries that won’t use autonomous weapons  The Next Web by Tristan Greene  / Lieutenant General Ludwig Leinhos, head of Germany’s Cyber and Information Space Command, told panel members at the Munich Security Conference yesterday that Germany would abstain from using autonomous weapons. According to the “Campaign … Read more

European Union grows at fastest pace for 10 years  BBC News | Europe | World Edition   The EU and the eurozone both expanded at their fastest pace in a decade in 2017, figures confirm. How Germany Became the World’s Safest Social Media State  Wired Top Stories by Virginia Heffernan   WIRED’s new columnist Virginia Heffernan on how … Read more

The Leaked Brexit Analysis Shows How Cutting EU Immigration Will Hit The British Economy BuzzFeed – Jan 31 Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest Pin Pinterest Pinterest The government’s secret Brexit impact analysis shows that the cost to the British economy of cutting migration from the EU … Read more

Davos explained: In 90 seconds  BBC News | Europe | World Edition     The World Economic Forum kicks off its meeting in Davos, and this year Donald Trump will be among the attendees. Sweden to issue leaflets on how to prepare for war  BBC News | Europe | World Edition     The publication of the … Read more

Austria: Protests in Vienna over far-right in coalition  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Tens of thousands of people protested against the Freedom Party’s inclusion in government. Czech election: Zeman faces presidential run-off against Drahos  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman wins the first round but faces a second round against … Read more

Fact-checking the French election: lessons from CrossCheck, a collaborative effort to combat misinformation The Official Google Blog by David DieudonnéGoogle News Lab Lead, France     Nine months ago, 37 newsrooms worked together to combat misinformation in the run-up to the French Presidential election. Organized by First Draft, and supported by the Google News Lab, CrossCheck launched a virtual newsroom, where … Read more

Spain Catalonia: Barcelona rally urges prisoners’ release  BBC News | Europe | World Edition A protest against Spain’s detention of leading separatists drew 750,000 people, police say. Polish Nationalist Youth March Draws Thousands in Capital Wall Street Journal – Drew Hinshaw – Nov 11, 11:36 AM WARSAW—Tens of thousands of Poles marched across downtown Warsaw on Saturday, … Read more

7 types of misinformation in the German election First Draft News by Nic Dias  / In the months before the Bundestag election, there was a lot of fear that disinformation might influence voters. It is clear that the worst-case scenario has not become reality: expertsgenerallyagree that such information did not largely affect the election outcome. But misinformation still made … Read more

Catalonian parliament declares independence from Spain  Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuwIk_G_lnY Catalan parliament defies Madrid, declares independence  EurActiv.com by Zoran Radosavljevic Catalonia’s parliament declared independence from Spain in a historic vote on Friday (27 October), setting the scene for a showdown with Madrid, which has announced it would strip the breakaway region of its autonomy. Catalan parliament votes to … Read more