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EU and Japan seal landmark deal to join forces in Horizon Europe
EU and Japan seal landmark deal to join forces in Horizon Europe
European Statistics Awards reveal top innovators in web-based financial data analysis
European Statistics Awards reveal top innovators in web-based financial data analysis
EU relocates Lithuanian power plant to Ukraine, restoring rlectricity for one million people
EU relocates Lithuanian power plant to Ukraine, restoring rlectricity for one million people
EU leaders set legislative priorities for 2026, emphasising unity and security
EU leaders set legislative priorities for 2026, emphasising unity and security
Documentation Centre for Political Islam warns about Hezbollah broadcaster al-Manar
Documentation Centre for Political Islam warns about Hezbollah broadcaster al-Manar
EU report warns of persistent challenges in visa-free travel partnerships
EU report warns of persistent challenges in visa-free travel partnerships
EU extends data protection deal with the UK, ensuring continued flow of personal information
EU extends data protection deal with the UK, ensuring continued flow of personal information
Migration and asylum in Europe: Eurostat releases 2025 report
Migration and asylum in Europe: Eurostat releases 2025 report
Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau under EU scrutiny
Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau under EU scrutiny
EU unveils first-ever plan to tackle Europe’s housing crisis
EU unveils first-ever plan to tackle Europe’s housing crisis
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EU and Japan seal landmark deal to join forces in Horizon Europe
EU and Japan seal landmark deal to join forces in Horizon Europe
European Statistics Awards reveal top innovators in web-based financial data analysis
European Statistics Awards reveal top innovators in web-based financial data analysis
EU relocates Lithuanian power plant to Ukraine, restoring rlectricity for one million people
EU relocates Lithuanian power plant to Ukraine, restoring rlectricity for one million people
EU leaders set legislative priorities for 2026, emphasising unity and security
EU leaders set legislative priorities for 2026, emphasising unity and security
Documentation Centre for Political Islam warns about Hezbollah broadcaster al-Manar
Documentation Centre for Political Islam warns about Hezbollah broadcaster al-Manar
EU report warns of persistent challenges in visa-free travel partnerships
EU report warns of persistent challenges in visa-free travel partnerships
EU extends data protection deal with the UK, ensuring continued flow of personal information
EU extends data protection deal with the UK, ensuring continued flow of personal information
Migration and asylum in Europe: Eurostat releases 2025 report
Migration and asylum in Europe: Eurostat releases 2025 report
Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau under EU scrutiny
Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau under EU scrutiny
EU unveils first-ever plan to tackle Europe’s housing crisis
EU unveils first-ever plan to tackle Europe’s housing crisis
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More...
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Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
Recent findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by the YouGov institute for the Tui Foundation reveal a concerning trend among Europe’s youth: a growingRead More...
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World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
No country, no region in the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. The virus is exacerbating existing inequalities and has a disproportionate effect on refugees,Read More...
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World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
As a storm of conflicts, rising militarisation and geopolitical fragmentation rattles the globe, the annual Global Peace Index 2025 paints a soberingRead More...
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Why Andorra finds EU membership unappealing?
Andorra, a small landlocked country located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, has long maintained a unique position in Europe. With a population ofRead More...
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Who will succeed Stoltenberg as NATO secretary-general?
As Jens Stoltenberg's tenure as NATO Secretary-General approaches its end, discussions and conjecture are mounting regarding his potential successor.Read More...
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Which EU candidate country is the most likely to join the bloc quickly?
The European Union (EU) has a well-established process for countries seeking membership, known as accession. While the journey to EU membership can be long and arduous,Read More...
The European Commission on Tuesday welcomed Romania's pledge to renounce controversial judicial reforms that had triggered strong criticism and
Read more: EU praises Romanian U-turn on controversial reforms
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday urged whoever succeeds her to get Britain out of the EU quickly but with a deal, as she met the bloc's leaders just
Read more: In Brussels, May urges successor to seek Brexit deal
As up to 400 million Europeans prepare to vote for the EU parliament, the populist challenge to the Brussels consensus has been disrupted by scandal.
Europe's mainstream political parties took a hit in elections on Sunday but held off a strong surge by the populist right of Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage.
Read more: Battered EU centre holds off populist surge in vote
Facebook has closed 23 mostly pro-government pages in Italy which were spreading fake news and anti-immigrant content, after an investigation by Avaaz, the civil rights group said on Monday.
More than half of the pages, which had a total of almost 2.5 million followers, supported the far-right anti-immigrant League party or the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, which form the ruling coalition, Avaaz said in a statement.
The most active page translates as "We want the Five Star Movement in government" which had shared a quote wrongly attributed to anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano that he would "prefer to save migrants than Italian earthquake victims."
Saviano was forced to publicly deny having said it.
A pro-League page shared a video which it wrongly said depicted migrants smashing up a police car.
The footage was in fact filmed for a movie, but was viewed almost 10 million times, days ahead of next week's European parliament elections in which Italian populist parties hope to do well.
"This is more proof that lies designed to sow hate and division in our societies are being spread deliberately on social media ahead of the EU elections," said Avaaz's Christoph Schott.
"Facebook has done a good job in taking these pages down, but it says a lot that a multi-billion dollar company is relying on a crowd-funded Avaaz investigation to defend Europe’s democracy. Facebook need to do more, and they need to do it fast."
Avaaz also noted the practice of "recycling followers" used by some supporters of the two ruling parties, whereby a page with non-political content changes its name to become political or partisan, retaining likes and followers.
One such page "was started as an agricultural breeders’ association of the Messina province and eventually became a League-supporting local chapter. The change was made one word at a time, gradually, using the ambiguity of the word 'League' to avoid the automatic checks carried out by Facebook," Avaaz said.
Facebook and other social networks are regularly accused of not doing enough to eliminate fake news from its platform.AFP