Being interviewed for the Counter Intelligence Podcast (3 June 2019), I decided to look back on my earliest tweets (2012-2016) to see if they might give some background to why I founded Defending Democracy. I surprised even myself by what I found… Some of my earliest tweets about Russian trolls, propaganda and disinformation 24 July… » read more
The British ministers have recently decided that the country should use past overperformance in the reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions to relax the targets set out in the plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The plan to tackle climate change entails the commitment of the government to a series of five-year… » read more
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, UK in Europe |
Guest blog post by Thomas Lockhart, a Danish marketer working at the digital agency nodes.dk, responsible for marketing activities and PR on the Danish market. The EU is one step closer to getting large tech companies like Google, Amazon and Apple to give up their priceless algorithms for page- and product ranks on their platforms.… » read more
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Guest post by Mark Turnbull, Managing Director of AUSPEX International. With the insult of coming third in Peterborough last week adding to the injury of fifth place in the EU elections, the Conservative Party needs to coalesce quickly around a new leader – one who can heal the party’s historic divisions and set out a… » read more
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What is the significance of illiberal Viktor Orbán’s victory for Hungary? How will the results impact the institutional renewal in the EU? What changes can be expected in Hungary during the local governments elections later this year? This time we have voted more One year after the April 2018 national elections, the European elections were… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), EU news & updates, Hungary, National minorities |
Exactly 30 years ago on this day, in the heart of Beijing, in a square named after The Gate of Heavenly Peace (or “Tiananmen” in Mandarin Chinese), the morning was anything but peaceful Machine gun fire rang out as heavily armed troops supported by tanks and armoured personnel carriers drove into crowds of unarmed… » read more
Posted by Key to Europe
I had the honour to contribute with the following editorial to the May Newsletter of the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) dedicated to ‘tobacco and trade‘. On 31st May, we celebrate the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated World No Tobacco Day which this year focuses on tobacco and lung health. While the health-harmful nature of… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Public Health |
_ Yuri Kofner, Head of the Eurasian Sector of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Interviewed by Zhanar Tulidinova. Nur-Sultan, May 31, 2019.
Posted by Lisbon 2 Vladivostok
_ Yuri Kofner, Head, Eurasian sector, CCEIS, HSE, Research assistant, IIASA, Editor-in-chief, analytical media “Eurasian Studies”. Nur-Sultan, 29 May 2019.
Posted by Lisbon 2 Vladivostok
Bribery and corruption are an international, significant menace within the world of modern business. ISO 37001 is a guidance publication from the International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) specifically aimed at helping businesses and institutions combat the insidious threat of bribery. Internally devised ethical charters lack the necessary efficacy to be relied upon alone. Universal external… » read more
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy was inaugurated as Ukraine’s sixth president on May 20 after winning a landslide victory supported by a high anti-establishment vote. Zelenskiy is new to politics in general and barely has an election program. His ties to Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoysky, whose 1+1 TV Channel hosts Servant of the People in which Zelenskiy is… » read more
Posted by UkraineAtWar
By Dominik Kirchdorfer. Originally published by Euro Babble in seven languages. The European elections are over and the results are a spectacular surprise. The final results will be published in a few days, but while parties might gain or lose a few points, it won’t affect the overall seat allocation in the European… » read more
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Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian government and of the Lega party, called a second time to build an alliance between the conservatives and far right parties in the European Parliament (EP). A “League of the Leagues” ¹ aimed to become the most important group in the EP but which seems more difficult to achieve… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Between 23 and 26 May, more than 400 million Europeans can exercise their democratic right to vote in the European Parliament elections. They have the power to set the course of the EU for the next five years, and with that the future of the automobile industry. Because when we look back at the 2014-2019… » read more
Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Social Europe & Jobs, Transport |
A short while ago I needed to buy a plant pot so headed off to my local Hellweg DIY store. And EU flag was fluttering in front of the building, and placards inside told me “Hellweg zeigt Flagge für Europa!” (Hellweg is showing the flag for Europe!) (l) poster at Hellweg, Yorckstrasse, Berlin, (m) Berlin… » read more
Posted by Jon Worth Euroblog