#FactOfTheDay 31/07/2018 – The EU offers help to Indonesia after Lombok’s Island earthquake
The European Commission has declared that Europe is ready to provide aid to Indonesia after the 6.4 magnitude quake on the Richter scale that hit Lombok Island in the south-east of Indonesia has killed at least 14 people and injured 100 people.
#FactOfTheDay 25/07/2018 – Juncker in Washington to avert EU/US trade war
Today Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, will meet Donald Trump, President of the United States, in Washington. Jean-Claude Juncker will be received at the White House at 13.30…
#FactOfTheDay 20/07/18 – Hecatomb among European Member States – Portugal, Romania and Spain sanctionned for non-compliance with environmental directives
This Thursday, July 19, the European Commission decided to strike hard by calling to order different Member States of the Union regarding their commitments on the environment. Spain and Portugal…
#FactOfTheDay 18/07/2018 – Two condemnations in a row for Russia by the European Court of Human rights
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia for its lack of effort in identifying the perpetrators of the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, known for her investigation…
#FactOfTheDay 17/07/2018 – EU – Japan trade deal to “reject protectionism”
Today the Summit between the EU and Japan starts in Tokyo. Initially planned for 11th July in Brussels, the meeting was rescheduled due to heavy rains which killed more than…
#FactOfTheDay 13/07/18 – NASA is running a colony on Mars: Where is the answer of the European Commission ?
On Wednesday, Facebook held an event about the prevention of misinformation and its own actions from the spread of « Fake News » (or misinformation) on its platform. As the discussion went, the question was raised whether InfoWars, a well-known conspiracy website, would see its status of « Official » Facebook page demoted. Facebook answered that: “[…] just for being false, that doesn’t violate the community standards ».
#FactOfTheDay 09/07/2018 – Erdogan inaugurated, hard times for his opponents
Today is Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration. After winning the last election(24 Juin) with a score of 54%, times have never been so hard for his opponents. Indeed, on the eve…
#FactOfTheDay 06/07/2018 – The European Parliament threatens to block the EU-US « Privacy Shield »
On Thursday, 5 July, MEPs adopted a draft resolution concluding that the transatlantic data protection scheme (Privacy Shield) does not offer a sufficient protection for European citizens. The resolution was…
#FactOfTheDay 04/07/2018 – President Rohani is in Europe looking for allies
After Switzerland, Austria. Iranian president, Hassan Rohani, is being received today in Vienna, a new stage in his European journey, in what seems to be a quest for new supporters…
#FactOfTheDay 29/06/2018 – Poland and Baltic countries get rid of Russia’s energy influence whilst economic sanctions go on
Today, European leaders agree to extend economic sanctions towards Russia in connection with the crisis in Eastern Ukraine. These sanctions were decided in the summer of 2014, at the climax…
