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Spain’s far-right gains ground in regional elections, in a blow to ruling socialists

Dec 3, 2018

Spain’s Vox party won seats in the Andalusia regional parliament in Sunday’s election, marking the first time the far-right has gained ground in Spain in decades, according to Politico. The Socialist (PSOE) ...

UK, EU scientists call for safeguards for research in Brexit deal

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Oct 22, 2018

Policy, Science, World

Scientists are calling for Brexit negotiations to preserve "the flow of people and ideas across borders" that is vital to scientific research in Britain and the European Union. The letter was addressed to UK Pr...

New Brexit poll shows a majority in UK favor remaining in EU

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Oct 18, 2018

Science, World

A new survey shows that most UK citizens would now vote to remain in the European Union if a referendum were held today, according to Politico. The poll continues a recent trend in public opinion away from supp...

EU parliament should refine its controversial internet copyright directive

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Sep 15, 2018

Headlines, Opinion, Policy, World

It’s been a transformative year for the internet, and the European Union has, through legislation, repeatedly put itself at the center of controversies. This week, the European Parliament voted in favor of the ...

Is the EU’s antitrust penalty against Google the right way to rein in tech giants?

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Jul 29, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

Earlier this month, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager ordered Google to stop promoting its own search engine and apps on smartphones through its Android operating system, and issued a record $5 billion fi...

House of Lords votes to grant Parliament a larger role in Brexit talks

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Apr 30, 2018

Policy, Science, World

The UK’s House of Lords voted Monday to amend the EU withdrawal bill to allow Parliament a vote in whether the government can walk away from negotiations without reaching a deal. The move grants Parliament a mo...

Italian election yields victories for populist, euroskeptic parties

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Mar 6, 2018

Policy, Science, World

Italy’s election delivered a victory for populist parties on Monday, though none earned enough of the vote to rule on their own. Over half of the vote went to either the right-wing, immigration-focused League p...

Angela Merkel wins 4th term in German election, but far-right party sees gains

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Sep 25, 2017

Headlines, Science, World

Angela Merkel won a fourth term as chancellor in Germany’s elections on Sunday, in a closely watched election in the wake of last’s years Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump in the US. At the same t...

Spain’s aggressive moves to block Catalan independence referendum will likely backfire

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Sep 24, 2017

Opinion, Policy, Science, World

In a reignition of centuries old tensions, the Catalan plan to hold an independence referendum on October 1st has provoked an aggressive response from the Spanish national government in Madrid. On Friday, the c...

Securing Europe’s borders: biometrics to the rescue?

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Jul 21, 2017

Innovation, Policy

A new report published by the UK’s Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration last week revealed that almost half of all ports on the east coast of Britain were left unchecked by Border Force office...

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