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EU lawmakers give digital euro the green light, but rollout still years away

EU lawmakers on Thursday backed kickstarting negotiations on creating a digital version of the euro, as the European Union races to introduce the currency.

Radio France Internationale

EU Says Meta Broke Digital Rules Over Instagram and Facebook Features. It Could Face Penalties

Meta has been found in preliminary breach of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) after regulators concluded that several design features on Instagram and Facebook encourage excessive use and fail to adequately protect children and vulnerable users.

International Business Times

Meta Could Face Billions in Fines as EU Cracks Down on 'Addictive' Facebook and Instagram Features

The European Union (EU) has accused Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of violating its digital laws due to the ‘addictive’ designs of its Instagram and Facebook platforms.

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EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram's 'addictive design'

The European Union has warned Meta to alter Facebook and Instagram's addictive design features. Brussels accuses the tech giant of failing to limit risks to users, especially children. Changes could include disabling features like infinite scroll and autoplay by default. Meta disagrees with the findings but will engage constructively with…

The Economic Times

Facebook and Instagram must stop ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, EU tells Meta

Meta, the parent company of the popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, must change the design features that make them addictive to users, the European Union said Friday. It also threatened to slap the US tech giant with steep fines if it does not abide by the new directive.

France 24

Worried about Flock cameras? All new cars in the EU now need to have a camera aimed at the driver's face in the latest privacy nightmare

Every new car sold in the EU must now include a driver-monitoring camera, sparking latest data privacy row

TechRadar

Why Bee Populations Face Extinction: The Decline, the Pesticides, and the Food We Stand to Lose

The Scale of What Is Already GoneA single honeybee colony can contain up to 80,000 workers. In the United States alone, beekeepers lost an estimated 45.5% of managed honeybee colonies in 2022 to 23, according to the Bee Informed Partnership, one of the highest annual losses on record. Europe has…

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UK PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham vows to rebuild 'hard power' for more dangerous world

Andy Burnham plans to boost Britain's defense capabilities and industry. He believes a dangerous world requires renewed focus on "hard power." Investment in defense will help reindustrialize struggling parts of Britain. Burnham also seeks closer defense ties with European nations. He will speed up negotiations with the European Union on…

The Economic Times

EU moves closer to kicking kids off social media

Restrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report next week is expected to recommend limiting minors' access to online platforms. "It is not the question when children or teenagers would have access to social media,…

The Economic Times

Trump Orders End to U.S. Trade With Spain After Madrid Rejects NATO Spending Target: 'A Terrible Partner'

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sought to downplay the dispute saying he had a cordial conversation with Trump in which the two briefly discussed football and golf

Latin Times

EES border checks: UK urges France to ‘prioritise flow’ ahead of summer holiday chaos

The EU has rejected calls from airline and airports to suspend EES until September

The Independent UK

Apple loses challenge over EU app store rules

Apple brought the action in an attempt to overturn the EU designating it a "gatekeeper", which requires it to open its App Store and iPhone operating system to greater competition from rival apps and services.

Euronews

Ratify Mercosur or risk losing South America to China, Uruguay warns EU

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Montevideo's foreign minister, Mario Lubetkin, talks about the Mercosur trade agreement, Uruguay's political options and Trump's attempts at imposing his will in the Western Hemisphere.

Euronews

Magnesium is essential, but supplements have limited benefits in healthy people. Here’s what the science says

Magnesium has become one of the most popular supplements on the market. People take it for a whole host of reasons, ranging from better sleep to reducing stress, preventing muscle cramps, boosting energy levels and preventing deficiencies.

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Bangkok Post

Thailand, EU free trade talks make more progress

Thailand and the European Union have concluded eight more negotiating items in their latest free trade agreement (FTA) talks, a key step toward finalising the long-awaited pact, Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun said.

International Business Times UK

Google Dealt Final €4.1bn Blow by Europe's Top Court Over Android Dominance

Google's final appeal against a €4.1bn EU antitrust fine has been dismissed, confirming the company's abuse of Android's dominance. This ruling may lead to increased competition in the mobile market.

The Economic Times

India, EU working to finish legal scrubbing of FTA text in 15-20 days: Piyush Goyal

India and the European Union expect to finish legal scrubbing of their free trade agreement text soon. Both sides aim to sign the comprehensive trade pact by the end of this year. Implementation of this significant agreement is anticipated to occur next year. This pact will open twenty-seven developed countries…

Euronews

EXCLUSIVE: EU Commission and capitals headed for collision over Serbia's Cluster 3 negotiations

Brussels is seeking to revive Serbia's accession bid and could discuss as early as Wednesday its case for opening Cluster 3. But EU capitals remain divided over whether recent measures are enough to offset wider democratic backsliding. For some, it's too much, too soon.

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Reason

In Europe, Just Reposting Russian Propaganda Can Land a Blogger in Jail

Don't assume this couldn't happen in America too.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish pound ‘precursor’ to euro if Scotland becomes independent, says SNP MSP

AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would create the Scottish pound as a “precursor” to joining the euro, an SNP MSP has said.

France 24

Moldova speeds up its membership process to the EU

An economically fragile country caught up in Russia’s hybrid war, Moldova is keen to make rapid progress for a quicker membership to the European Union. With the opening of the first chapter of accession negotiations, the EU launched its €1.9 billion investment plan in the country. With this plan, which…

Euronews

Serbs are not 'little Russians', says former PM Ana Brnabić

Serbia's former prime minister tells Euronews how Belgrade has backed Ukraine since the war began and rejects claims of being pro-Russian, while voicing Serbs' frustration at EU accession double standards.

France 24

Armenia’s defiant drag scene braves pushback

Armenia sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. While in much of the European Union, the drag scene is mainstream, in Armenia it remains underground. Performers face threats of violence, stigma, police pressure and even rejection by their own families. Despite this, drag queens have built…

The Independent UK

Greater unity with the rest of Europe is patriotic, as Neil Kinnock says

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The former Labour leader makes a powerful case in an exclusive interview with The Independent

The Times of India

'Shortsighted leaders tend to repeat errors': Analyst warns Trump's Pakistan outreach may cost US dearly

According to the analysis, countries that become strategically important often face less international pressure over their internal affairs. It points to examples such as continued Western engagement with Pakistan and the European Union retaining Islamabad's GSP-Plus trade status despite allegations of human rights abuses, arguing that geopolitical interests have frequently…

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