In Europe, Hungary proposes Internet tax, “Big Pirate Sites ‘Raided’, Admins on the Run

  Big Pirate Sites ‘Raided’, Admins on the Run  TorrentFreak In June 2011, police across Europe coordinated to carry out the largest anti-piracy operation the continent had ever seen. Their target was Kino.to and its affiliates, a huge illegal movie streaming operation with links to Spain, France and the Netherlands. Internet tax prompts Hungary protest BBC News … Read more

US just replied Erdoğan again. Turkey doing Ballet internationally but with the last legal package more authoritarian domestically…

Turkey’s Curious Ballet  NYT > Turkey Turkey is to allow Iraqi Kurds cross into Syria to fight Islamic State. US airdrops to Kobane were not wrong, Washington says after Erdoğan criticism Washington does not think the US airdrop of weapons to the Syrian border town of Kobane was wrong, Marie Harf has said PYD not terrorist under US … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Extremism in South-Eastern Ukraine… ” Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists…

Photos: Face-to-Face With Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Separatists Mashable! by Christopher Miller DONETSK, Ukraine ? Pro-Russian separatists are tightening their grip on Ukraine‘s embattled eastern region ahead of a referendum that insurgents plan to hold this Sunday.   EU prepares more sanctions against Russia EurActiv.com EU governments reached a preliminary agreement yesterday (7 May) to expand the legal … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “12 names on EU sanctions.. Front National celebrates election success…”The Trials and Tribulations of Secure Free Software for the European Parliament…

  EU summit: 12 names on EU sanctions  Brussels Blog by James Fontanella-Khan FT Brussels blog?s chief writer Peter Spiegel has some scoopy tweets after having spoken to a few EU officials ahead of the summit MAIN FOCUS: Front National celebrates election success | 24/03/2014  euro|topics The Front National made considerable headway in local elections in France on Sunday. … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Ukranians mobilize….

Revolution in Ukraine: Take three The main threat to the revolution comes not from Crimean separatism nor from far-right groups, writes Mykola Riabchuk. The biggest threat comes from within: from old habits and oldboy networks. New politicians are needed to avoid repeating the missed opportunities of 1991 and 2004. Mobilization. Ukrainians joining the military: Sentiment Analysis of … Read more

“Clashes in Kiev after protest ban… Eurosphere agenda…

  Clashes in Kiev after protest ban Violence breaks out as tens of thousands of people gather in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in defiance of new curbs on protests. Füle calls new Ukrainian laws ?shocking?, ?disrespectful to democracy?   Enlargement and Neighbourhood Commissioner ?tefan Füle said he was ?shocked? and ?deeply disappointed? by new legislation which the … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Jubilant of the Iran nuclear deal… Interactive Map of #Euromaidan Protests in Support Ukraine’s EU Integration…

EU will likely lift some Iran sanctions in December: France France’s foreign ministe said the EU would likely lift some sanctions on Iran in December MAIN FOCUS: Breakthrough in nuclear dispute with Iran | 25/11/2013   The US, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany reached a provisional agreement with Iran in the nuclear dispute … Read more

Syria updates as “A New Trio: US, Russia and Iran” emeges…

Russia offers troops for Syria plan Moscow is ready to send troops to help in the proposed operation to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. Assad survives It was already looking likely that President Bashar al-Assad?s regime would survive Interview with Abbas Vali on Syria, Kurds and Turkey “I think government?s wrong approach and calculation … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Germany voting today….

Merkel concludes campaign trying to fend off Eurosceptic threat German chancellor Angela Merkel wrapped up her re-election campaign with an appeal to defend Europe and her centre-right coalition against Eurosceptics Will Germany’s Pirates be walking the plank? Despite recent successes, and timeliness of internet privacy issues, life’s not all plain sailing for the Pirate Party. … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Gibraltar Row and more…

  Q&A: Gibraltar row What is latest dispute between Spain and Gibraltar about?   Between a rock and a hard place: Is Spain breaching EU law by making life difficult for Gibraltarians? The ‘Gibraltar question’ has consistently been the biggest bone of contention in UK-Spanish relations ever since the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht which saw … Read more

An ominous day in #OccupyTurkey More than 400 arrests, Appearance of Thugs in Istanbul….

I am glad that most of Occupiers decided to go back home in order to prevent provocations with these appearing thugs…. via @mkozturk Thugs With Clubs These were men who skipped AKPs peaceful celebration of its power. They were running through Asmalimescit with clubs in hand, shouting ?God is Greatest?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BSIwRoQbyw Here’s pro-AKP thugs: Here is … Read more