#FactOfTheDay 18/07/2018 – Two condemnations in a row for Russia by the European Court of Human rights

Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia for its lack of effort in identifying the perpetrators of the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, known for her investigation…

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#FactOfTheDay 17/07/2018 – EU – Japan trade deal to “reject protectionism”

Today the Summit between the EU and Japan starts in Tokyo. Initially planned for 11th July in Brussels, the meeting was rescheduled due to heavy rains which killed more than…

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#Factoftheday 16/07/2018 – All eyes on the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki

Today the US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, putting an end to the European tour that has given him the chance to implement a campaign of…

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#FactOfTheDay 13/07/18 – NASA is running a colony on Mars: Where is the answer of the European Commission ?

On Wednesday, Facebook held an event about the prevention of misinformation and its own actions from the spread of « Fake News » (or misinformation) on its platform. As the discussion went, the question was raised whether InfoWars, a well-known conspiracy website, would see its status of « Official » Facebook page demoted. Facebook answered that: “[…] just for being false, that doesn’t violate the community standards ».

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#FactOfTheDay 12/07/2018 – Like a bull in China shop, Trump at the NATO summit

Even those who did not expect much of the NATO summit currently held in Brussels may end up disappointed. At the last minute, Jens Soltenberg, the secretary-general of the organization…

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Left to right: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arriving with NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemeoller

#FactOfTheDay 11/07/2018 – NATO Summit in Brussels

NATO Summit kicks off today in Brussels. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will start the meeting with an introductory press conference, waiting for the sessions that will bring together the…

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#FactOfTheDay 10/07/2018 – UK cabinet crisis: Johnson and Davis resign

On Sunday, 8 July, two days after announcing that she had managed to unite her government on a « soft Brexit », while maintaining close ties with the European Union (EU), Theresa…

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#FactOfTheDay 09/07/2018 – Erdogan inaugurated, hard times for his opponents

Today is Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration. After winning the last election(24 Juin) with a score of 54%, times have never been so hard for his opponents. Indeed, on the eve…

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#FactOfTheDay 06/07/2018 – The European Parliament threatens to block the EU-US « Privacy Shield »

On Thursday, 5 July, MEPs adopted a draft resolution concluding that the transatlantic data protection scheme (Privacy Shield) does not offer a sufficient protection for European citizens. The resolution was…

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#Factoftheday 05/07/2018 – Angela Merkel to establish “anchor centres” for migrants at Germany’s borders

As stated by ALDE MEP Guy Verhofstadt, the migration crisis is not just a humanitarian emergency anymore but an ongoing “political crisis on the back of migrants”. The latest controversy…

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