The EU Democracy Shield has been launched with a blizzard of proposals by Irish commissioner @EUCssrMcGrath. Will it make a difference in the campaign against electoral disinformation, particularly by Russia? Critics are divided.
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The EU’s searing indictment of Israel in Gaza: now for the hard part
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This is truly shameful. Even China and Iran abstained. The US has put itself in the company of some of the worst states in the world - Russia, Belarus, North Korea. Hungary showing its true colours as Russia's Trojan horse in the EU as well.
President of Finland Alexander Stubb speaking in Kyiv today:
▪️ It’s not Russia who decides on EU membership,its the European Union who does that
▪️ It’s not Russia that decides on NATO membership,it’s the alliance itself
▪️ It’s not Russia that decides on what Ukraine has by its border,when,where&how
Sagan was a prophet.
In his address before his conversation with WEF ceo Borge Brande, Guterres said industry and financial institutions rowing back on climate commitments were on the wrong side of science and history. He made no mention of Trump pulling the US out of the Paris Climate accord
UN Sec Gen Guterres praises Trump for "robust diplomacy" in helping to bring about then Gaza ceasefire. "I feel that when we had the position of Israel still reluctant to [have] the ceasefire, just two days before it happened, and then all of a sudden, there was an acceptance"
Intel's Irish facility 'critical' to European operations - executives
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The EU Israel meeting will finally take place at the end of February - the war in Gaza will be the first item on the agenda.
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How the EU’s Digital Services Act has been caught in the crossfire between Elon Musk’s free speech warriors and EU leaders warning he is a danger to European democracy
Ireland’s EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has strong powers available to act if this evening’s interview between Elon Musk and the head of the German far-right party AfD breaches EU law.
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🔴 Trump’s Ukraine envoy Kellogg condemns Russia’s Christmas Day attack on Ukraine.
7/ “Given how long this war has waged, we're having daily reports of the killings of children and men and women, and Irish people are repulsed by that. That's basically the essence of the Irish response."
