Day: June 5, 2023

Italy Detains Two Migrant Rescue Ships

Under a new law, after each rescue, charity-run ships have to request access to the nearest port and sail to it, rather than remain at sea looking for other migrant boats in distress.

EU Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

Commission VP Věra Jourová urged that AI-generated information be labeled as such, and that restrictions be put on AI technology from being used to generate disinformation.

UN Treaty To Reduce Plastic Pollution

Some NGOs argued the talks focus excessively on recycling plastic rather than rolling back its manufacture in the first place.

Italy Detains Two Migrant Rescue Ships

Italy Detains Two Migrant Rescue Ships

Under a new law, after each rescue, charity-run ships have to request access to the nearest port and sail to it, rather than remain at sea looking for other migrant boats in distress.

EU Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

EU Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

Commission VP Věra Jourová urged that AI-generated information be labeled as such, and that restrictions be put on AI technology from being used to generate disinformation.

June 5, 2023
UN Treaty To Reduce Plastic Pollution

UN Treaty To Reduce Plastic Pollution

Some NGOs argued the talks focus excessively on recycling plastic rather than rolling back its manufacture in the first place.

Dishonouring Boris: The Resignation Honours List Controversy

Dishonouring Boris: The Resignation Honours List Controversy

Like Johnson himself, his resignation honours were outsized. In May, calls came for Johnson’s list to be scrapped altogether.

June 5, 2023
Who Was Klaus Schwab Meeting in Brussels?

Who Was Klaus Schwab Meeting in Brussels?

The WEF chairman met with crucial figures around the European Green Deal in a visit to Brussels last week.

June 5, 2023
Musk: Twitter To Publish All Government Censorship Requests

Musk: Twitter To Publish All Government Censorship Requests

The announcement appears to be a swing at the EU’s new anti-disinformation efforts, as well as a bid to clear Musk’s name after a backlash over an increased compliance rate with removal requests.

June 5, 2023
Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage 

Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage 

Kaili fingered Spanish intelligence services in particular for orchestrating her downfall alleging that multiple security agencies were covertly spying on MEPs.

June 5, 2023
Sweden: Anti-NATO, Anti-Terror Law Demonstrations Take Place in Stockholm 

Sweden: Anti-NATO, Anti-Terror Law Demonstrations Take Place in Stockholm 

The demonstration, “No to NATO, No Erdogan Laws in Sweden,” took place on Sunday, June 4th, despite calls from Ankara to ban it.

June 5, 2023
German Police on Nord Stream Saboteur’s Trail

German Police on Nord Stream Saboteur’s Trail

Despite several criminal investigations by Germany, Sweden, and Denmark underway, the identities of all those involved remain unknown.

EU Council Quietly Ratified Istanbul Convention

EU Council Quietly Ratified Istanbul Convention

Almost without notice, the EU Council forced the bloc’s opposed member states to join the controversial gender violence treaty.

June 5, 2023