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#Europe agenda: John Oliver’s latest on #Brexit
Spain: Protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists’ trial Al Jazeera English (In Depth) Thousands marched in Barcelona against the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders that started this week. Remainers... Read more
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Google hit hard. £44m GDPR fine over ads… #Europe agenda…
Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads BBC News | Europe | World Edition Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL. Amazon,... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Theresa May’s #Brexit Deal Failed Epically…
Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Failed Epically in Parliament. But No One Has a Better Idea. Slate Articles / One of the more dramatic subplots of the very dramatic day in Britain’s... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Protests against President Aleksandar Vučić spread from Belgrade to cities across Serbia…
Protests against President Aleksandar Vučić spread from Belgrade to cities across Serbia Global Voices Online Protesters in the streets of Belgrade, Serbia, on December 29, 2018. Unknown author, widely shared... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “German politicians targeted in mass data attack…
German Leaks Slate Articles Hackers have just stolen a vast cache of highly sensitive data on the who’s who of the German political establishment. Since German politicians targeted in mass data... Read more
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#Europa agenda: “‘Man-free’ event found guilty of discrimination (!)
Statement festival: ‘Man-free’ event found guilty of discrimination BBC News | Europe | World Edition The festival is billed as “the world’s first major music festival for women, non-binary and... Read more
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#Europe agenda: Protests in Hungary continues (but also in Serbia and Albania…)
Hungary’s Fidesz leaders caught out by spontaneous protests BBC News | Europe | World Edition / The demonstrations are into their seventh day and have drawn supporters from across the spectrum.... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Thousands in Hungary protest PM Viktor Orban’s ‘slave law’…
Thousands in Hungary protest PM Viktor Orban’s ‘slave law’ AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Protesters wave Hungarian and EU flags shouting slogans such as ‘Don’t steal’ and ‘Independent courts’. Hungarians... Read more
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From #Europe: What do conservatives want? … Haircuts?
via Angela Merkel’s mixed legacy: Open-door policy, rise of far right Al Jazeera English (In Depth) As Merkel hands CDU leadership to her successor, analysts say open-door immigration policy has... Read more
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#Europe agenda: Looks like French government retreated, for the moment…
What’s happening in France? The ‘yellow vest’ movement explained AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Here’s all you need to know about the French protest movement that has tested Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Gilets jaunes” riots in Paris…
France Considers State of Emergency Following Worst Riots Since 1968 Slate Articles by Daniel Politi It was a tough homecoming for French President Emmanuel Macron. As soon as he stepped off... Read more
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#Europe agenda: France fuel protests: Police in Paris fire tear gas [And Turkish Foreign Ministry condemns (!)
EU hates cryptocurrency and likes blockchain – for all the wrong reasons The Next Web by Mix The European Commission – the executive arm of the European Union – is a supporter... Read more
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“Black Friday in Finland vs US” #Europe agenda…
Black Friday in Finland vs US from europe A meal on wheels – France, 1917 from ColorizedHistory Champs-Élysées (Paris) this afternoon (24/11) from europe... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “one in four Europeans vote populist…
Revealed: one in four Europeans vote populist The Guardian – Paul Lewis Exclusive research shows how populists tripled their vote over the past two decades Meeting Kosovo’s clickbait merchants BBC News... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis announce Progressives International, to counter rising ultra-nationalism…
Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis announce Progressives International, to counter rising ultra-nationalism Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis (previously) (the “libertarian Marxist” former Greek finance minister who split... Read more
