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The EU copyright reform will turn Internet upside down - 07/03/2018

The European Union is changing the copyright law. Now, nearly everything can become a reason to block a website. The Committee of the European Parliament on Legal Affairs on June 20, 2018 approved the draft of a new EU directive on copyright protection. If the initiative is approved by the parliament, it can significantly change the regulation of copyright in the EU. One of the provisions...

Will Macron be able to create pan-European military force? - 07/03/2018

At least nine members of the European Union agreed to create a European military response force within the framework of European Intervention Initiative (EII). The initiator of the creation of the European mini-army is President of France Emmanuel Macron. He is taking advantage of the major internal problems of Angela Merkel, and it looks like he clearly seeks to dismount the German Chancellor...

Is NATO able to improve its combat readiness in Europe? - 06/28/2018

Brussels will host the NATO summit on July 11-12. On its eve, Foreign Ministers of the European countries and the Secretary General of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, arranged a discussion on creation of military transport corridors to organize free movement of NATO forces throughout the EU. At the same time, this issue is by no means the most difficult, given the objectives of the new NATO...

The world's most expensive cities for expats - 06/26/2018

According to the authors of the traditional study on the cost of living for expats, i.e. people living and working abroad, Hong Kong is the priciest for them. In general, Asia leads the list in this year's ranking, with six cities in the top ten: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing. There are also two representatives of Europe and Africa at the top of the rating: Zurich (3)...

China and the EU unite to fight against protectionism - 06/25/2018

China and the European Union have agreed to strongly oppose unilateralism and protectionism and not allow such practices to have an impact on the world economy or even lead to a recession. Both sides pledged to protect the multilateral trading system, Vice Premier of the State Council Liu He said on Monday after meeting with European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen. Both sides are...

Erdogan keeps holding his position - 06/25/2018

Early presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Turkey yesterday. They showed that the country still does not have any alternative to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In the face of economic and political problems, President and his associates resorted to nationalist slogans and a campaign to expose foreign enemies. As a result, Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 55% of the vote....

Argentina: We not need so much money from the IMF - 06/22/2018

The Argentine authorities finally agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new three-year financial assistance program in the amount of up to $ 50 billion. It is expected that the funds will be used to balance the country’s budget, which faced a sharp drop in the national currency rate and capital outflow as early as May 2018. The authorities hope that the first tranche of $ 15...

Germany, France to create a fund for reforms in the EU - 06/20/2018

German Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire announced creation of a special joint fund designed to support structural reforms in the EU countries. The new initiative is presented in a report released on Wednesday, June 20, by the Ministry of Economy in Berlin. The investments should be allocated to projects that will underline the added value and...

Referendum in Poland: A big question to the EU - 06/19/2018

For several years, President of Poland Andrzej Duda has been repeating that the Constitution of the country, adopted in 1997, is outdated and needs to be amended. He prepared and presented for discussion a list of 15 questions for the referendum. The lion's share of questions concerns the internal life of Poland, but the two of them will undoubtedly be of interest to the European Commission,...

To accept or not to accept: The dilemma of migrants in Europe - 06/18/2018

The rescue vessel Aquarius with refugees from Africa has moored yesterday to the Spanish coast. More than 600 of its passengers can now apply for a refuge or residence permit in Spain and France. However, the conflict between the European countries around the popular migration routes is still flaming: more ships with migrants will go through the Mediterranean in a warm season, and Rome has...
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