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MSN: Facebook Accused of Attempting to Undermine Online Regulation Efforts
August 26, 2020
United Kingdom transparency advocates are accusing Facebook of hiring a team of lobbyists to fight recent government attempts to improve the monitoring and regulation of online speech, including former government officials who worked on policies relating to the oversight and taxation of online technology platforms.
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Facebook agrees to pay the French Government 106 million Euros in Back Taxes
August 26, 2020
The French Government, which has been negotiating settlements with several digital giants, including Google and Amazon over allegedly undeclared profits, has secured an agreement for Facebook to pay France 106 million euros in back taxes and penalties.
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POLITICO: Ivanov: An Oligarchic Mafia rules Bulgaria due to lack of EU Policy
August 19, 2020
According to former Bulgarian Justice Minister and current head of the Yes Bulgaria Party, Hristo Ivanov, the European Union’s credibility as a custodian of the rule of law is on the line over its failure to respond to a spiraling corruption crisis in Bulgaria.
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EU Threatens Sanctions Over Controversial Belarus Elections
August 12, 2020
Continuing tense relations between Belarus and European Union officials, following large public protests over an allegedly compromised election resulting in President Lukashenko securing 80% of the vote relative to opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovska, the EU has threatened sanctions.
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Politico: British Citizens Resident in the EU Will Have Expanded Right to Movement Privileges
August 10, 2020
According to Politico, European Commission officials have confirmed that, subject to some limitations, British citizens who moved to the EU before the end of 2020 will be able to settle in a different country within the bloc, a development which expands the right to movement granted to UK citizens under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.
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