Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash MEPs have given a mixed reaction to plans by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg to overhaul content moderation on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Zuckerberg said Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the accuracy of…
Author: Our Staff Correspondent
UK Citizens’ Rights
Photo by Toni Pomar on Unsplash The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Citizens’ Rights, which looks at issues facing EU citizens in the UK and Britons abroad, is being relaunched and will meet for the first time next week. It will be hosted at the House of Commons by British MP Manuela Perteghella. Once MPs…
HE King Mohammed VI of Morocco Secures Release of French Officials held by Burkina Faso
The French Directorate General of Foreign Intelligence (DGSE) announced on Thursday the release of four French officials detained for a year in Burkina Faso. Paris has thanked Morocco for its role as mediator in this case. Following the mediation of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Traoré, President of the Republic of…
Strengthen Ukraine Now
Avian Flu Increase Reported in Europe
Photo by Vitalii Khodzinskyi on Unsplash New outbreaks of avian influenza in wild and domestic birds have been reported in Europe, it has emerged. However, there continues to be no evidence of human-to-human spread of the disease. These are the main findings of an avian influenza monitoring report, produced by the European Centre for Disease…
€4.1 bn Approved For Ukraine Facility
Photo by Glib Albovsky on Unsplash The EU Commission says it is allocating a further €4.1 billion under its Ukraine Facility to support the functioning of Ukraine’s public administration during the ongoing bitter war with Russia. This will bring to €16.1 billion the total funds disbursed in 2024 in support of the EU’s Ukraine Plan….
Majority Want Closer EU-UK Ties
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash A major new poll of public attitudes towards UK-EU relations since 2016 has just been published. It was compiled by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The study surveyed over 9,000 respondents and was commissioned through pollsters YouGov and Datapraxis after November’s US election. People in six European…
EU Citizens Locked Out of Rights in UK
Some EU citizens in the UK are being locked out of exercising their rights, a conference was told. The Civil Society EUSS Alliance, which comprises over 200 organisations working with communities across the UK, raised their concerns at a meeting in the UK Parliament. The event heard that many applicants face hurdles in trying to…
Iratxe García Meets Zelenskyy
A senior MEP has used a meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to warn that the West is facing a critical geopolitical period. S&D leader in the EU Parliament Iratxe García met with Zelenskyy on 11 December and reiterated her group’s continued full support to Ukraine for whatever it takes to win the war. The…
Lamberts Becomes Adviser to von der Leyen
A former MEP has taken up a senior role with the EU Commission, it has emerged. Philippe Lamberts is a former co-leader of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. The Belgian politician has now taken up a role advising the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The main task of the 61-year-old Belgian…