Humanitarian aid to South Asia to support disaster relief
The European Commission has announced a new €8.5m funding package of humanitarian aid to South Asia to alleviate the impact of natural disasters in...
Refugee support in Turkey: Commission to deploy €1.41bn
The European Commission has announced €1.41bn in assistance measures for refugee support in Turkey, which hosts the world’s largest refugee population. The funding, to be...
Fake news and social censorship: an overview
Tabby Farrar, Senior Outreach Specialist at digital marketing firm Further, explores ‘fake news’ and the rise of social censorship. In 2011, ‘fake news’ was the...
National 5G risk assessments completed by 24 Member States
In accordance with a recommendation by the European Commission, 24 Member States have now conducted national 5G risk assessments. The national 5G risk assessments will...
Amazon antitrust investigation opened by European Commission
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into potential anti-competitive practices by the online retail giant Amazon. Amazon’s online platform serves two main...
Sanctions on Turkey as Foreign Minister vows to continue Cyprus drilling
The Turkish government has responded dismissively to the EU’s threat to impose sanctions on Turkey over drilling in the Mediterranean. The Council of the EU...
Scotland immigration concerns raised in letter to minister
Scotland’s Migration Minister Ben Macpherson has called on the UK Home Office to facilitate the development of a progressive Scottish immigration policy. Macpherson has published...
Good character requirement for migrants to be tightened and expanded
Conor Kavanagh, correspondent for the UK’s leading organisation of immigration lawyers the Immigration Advice Service, analyses the UK’s good character requirement for citizenship applicants. In...
Cybersecurity and data protection: when mistakes make headlines
Andy Barratt, UK MD at cybersecurity consultancy Coalfire, explores ways to strengthen cybersecurity and data protection policy in the public sector. Everyone makes mistakes. After...
2019 EU-Ukraine Summit: EU offers increased economic, social support
Delegates attending the 2019 EU-Ukraine Summit yesterday, 8 July, agreed to reaffirm the strong partnership between Ukraine and the EU. The 2019 EU-Ukraine Summit, the...
