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Norwegian Eurosceptics Call for Distance from the EU Ahead of Elections
December 21, 2020
As Norway heads toward an election, Eurosceptics from The Center Party are taking a lead with a message that the Nordic country, which is not a European Union member, needs to distance itself from Brussels after a 1994 deal created a close legal and financial relationship.
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ECtHR: Rights Violated in First Purge Case from Turkey
December 17, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled unanimously that the rights of a civil servant who was fired in a purge carried out by the government after a failed 2016 coup in Turkey, were violated, citing the right to a fair trial and the right to respect for private and family life, Article 6 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Right.
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EU Sets New Cybersecurity Plan
December 17, 2020
The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a new Cybersecurity Strategy with the goal strengthening cooperation with partners around the world, and "promote a global, open, stable and secure cyberspace, grounded in the rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values."
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New EU Proposals May Limit Big Tech Expansion
December 16, 2020
New Proposals from the European Union aimed at boosting digital competition known as the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act may place new limits on the expansion of Tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, who will face fines of up to 10 percent of their global revenue for unfairly crippling smaller rivals.
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EU Announces $7.5 Billion Digital Europe Program
December 16, 2020
The European Commission has announced a new €7.5 billion Digital Europe Program to accelerate the digital transformation of Europe and will provide funding for five areas including supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.
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