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European museum pays tribute to SNP icon Winnie Ewing

A EUROPEAN museum is flying a Saltire at half-mast in tribute to SNP icon Winnie Ewing following her death at the age of 93.

The National (Scotland)

Tributes to "trailblazing" Winnie Ewing from Lanarkshire politicians

The legendary politician, who has died aged 93, earned a sensational election victory in Hamilton in 1967 which sparked the modern independence movement

Daily Record

Apple's USB-C switch is only the beginning, now the EU wants another iPhone change

New plans could force Apple, Samsung and other manufacturers to redesign their devices again

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EU could force Apple to make iPhone batteries replaceable — what you need to know

The European Parliament has OK'd new rules that would require batteries in mobile devices to be more easily replaced by consumers. But the impact may not be felt for some time.

Tom’s Guide

Musk says A.I. promises 'an age of abundance'

Generative A.I.'s impact on disinformation has experts worried. And complying with the EU's new A.I. law may challenge many companies.

Fortune

EU must be joking — Salty union demands Apple makes 10-year-old Android phones

Apple and the EU have been in a bit of a spat over the past year. Well the next big Brussels blow comes to the iPhone’s battery, as a set of new approved rules require that smartphone batteries are easily replaceable by 2027.

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The EU pushes smartphone makers to let consumers 'easily remove' their batteries

The EU has passed law revisions that would allow consumers to easily remove their phone's battery on their own.

Android Central

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'Democratic backsliding has accelerated': Council of Europe chief Pejcinovic Buric

Talking Europe interviews the head of the Council of Europe, the continent's human rights watchdog. A former Croatian minister of foreign and European affairs, Marija Pejcinovic Buric was elected to lead the Council of Europe in 2019. The organisation started out with just 10 nations in 1949, and now numbers…

France 24

China condemns EU Parliament's resolution on Hong Kong's shrinking freedoms

China’s Foreign Ministry has condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong's shrinking rights to free speech

The Independent UK

The EU's political tightrope in Syria: Supporting Syrians without normalising Assad

Since the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the European Union has been the largest donor of humanitarian, stabilisation and resilience assistance to Syrians, with another conference known as Brussels VII – aimed at supporting Syria and the region – held on June 14 and 15 in the Belgian…

France 24

EU lawmakers vote to restrict AI use, ban public face-scanning

The European Parliament voted to completely ban real-time, remote biometric surveillance — a decision that will put lawmakers at odds with the EU’s 27 countries in upcoming negotiations.

Tribune News Service

EU approves draft law to regulate AI – here's how it will work

The word “risk” is often seen in the same sentence as “artificial intelligence” these days. While it is encouraging to see world leaders consider the potential problems of AI, along with its industrial and strategic benefits, we should remember that not all risks are equal.

The Conversation

EU’s biodiversity law under threat from centre-right MEPs

The EPP, the European parliament’s largest group, says it supports climate goals but objects to ‘bad proposal’

The Guardian - UK

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86

To admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italy. To critics, he was a populist who threatened to undermine democracy by wielding political power as a tool to enrich himself.

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The Independent UK

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's tarnished 3-time premier, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin

The Independent UK

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86 - OLD

Italian media are reporting that Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86

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European Parliament’s Awards: Reflections Of Political Bias And Controversy

Allegations of politicization and corruption challenge the credibility of the Sakharov human rights prize and other awards.

Reuters

Belgian police raid EU parliament office of Qatargate suspect

Belgian police on Tuesday raided the office of Marc Tarabella, a Belgian EU lawmaker and suspect in a corruption scandal, his lawyer told Reuters.

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Nature Restoration Law: 'No one is going to steal farmers' land' says Irish MEP

"It works for Irish farming and works for nature"

Reuters

Poland slams vote questioning Hungary holding EU presidency

Poland rebuked on Thursday the European Parliament backing a resolution that questions Hungary's ability to hold the European Union presidency next year due to concerns about judicial independence.

Reuters

EU parliament to question Hungary's ability to hold EU presidency

The European Parliament will on Thursday question Hungary's ability to hold the rotating presidency of the 27-nation European Union next year, citing the country's problems with the rule of law, a draft parliamentary resolution showed.

France 24

We won't work with far-right 'extremists', EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Talking Europe interviews the boss of the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber is a veteran of the EU assembly, having first been elected nearly twenty years ago, and he is an important player in German politics, in the conservative Christian…

France 24

Europe's military support for Ukraine: Has the EU risen to the occasion?

Talking Europe hosts two MEPs who are diametrically opposed on the question of EU military assistance to Ukraine. "The European Union is not a military union. It is a peace union. It should be an honest broker, a mediator between Russia and Ukraine," argues Slovak MEP Katarina Roth Nevedalova. "I'm…

Reuters

Analysis-Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws

Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's green transition.

AFP

US, European lawmakers demand axe for oil exec heading climate talks

Washington (AFP) - More than 100 members of the US Congress and the European Parliament called Tuesday for the removal of an oil industry executive tapped to lead the next UN climate change conference.

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