Facebook fake news inquiry: Zuckerberg absent, Allan unhelpful
Richard Allan, Facebook’s Director of Policy in Europe, appeared before MPs at a Facebook fake news inquiry yesterday to answer questions about Facebook’s role...
Fundamental Rights Colloquium to cover democracy in the EU
The European Commission’s annual Fundamental Rights Colloquium, which runs from Monday 26 to Tuesday 27 November, has taken the theme this year of “Democracy...
Spanish support for Brexit in jeopardy over Gibraltar
Spain’s EU Secretary has threatened to withdraw Spanish support for Brexit over altered language pertaining to Gibraltar in Theresa May’s much-maligned withdrawal agreement. Luis Marco...
Polish judiciary retirement law to be rescinded
The government of Poland has proposed a measure to roll back a controversial piece of legislation lowering the compulsory retirement age for the Polish...
Foreign direct investment screening deal passes
Trade negotiators from the European Parliament reached an agreement yesterday with representatives of the European Council and Commission to establish foreign direct investment screening...
Joint EU Intelligence School to train EU spies
Foreign and defence ministers from 25 Member States have agreed to establish a Joint EU Intelligence School, training intelligence professionals across the EU. The Joint...
Brexit legal challenge: UK government appeals
The UK Supreme Court is considering whether to hear an appeal filed by the government over a Brexit legal challenge to be heard in...
Defence Geospatial Intelligence report offers insight into industry
A new report from Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) aims to build a comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by geospatial intelligence professionals and the...
Special Committee on Terrorism calls for EU cooperation
The European Special Committee on Terrorism has adopted its final report, which sets out a range of measures Member States should take to combat...
Draft UK withdrawal agreement finalised; no-one pleased
UK Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have finalised a draft UK withdrawal agreement with EU negotiators and is now putting the deal to...
