MEPs to propose ending geo-blocking of films and series in the EU (twitter.com)
Yesterday, the traditionally highly conservative legal affairs committee voted to end geo-blocking of films and series in some limited contexts. It’s a tectonic shift from the previous position of the legal affairs committee, and comes ahead of today’s vote in the more progressive Internal Market & Consumer protection, where...
Extreme renting: Amsterdam’s two-tier system pits tenants against landlords | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
In Poland, Testing Women for Abortion Drugs Is a Reality. It Could Happen Here. (www.nytimes.com)
Article without paywall: archive.ph/ZA7x9...
Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors (www.hrw.org)
ECB president Lagarde: has she become unstoppable? (www.socialeurope.eu)
Why is Germany seeing fewer immigrants from other EU countries? (www.thelocal.de)
Wait, do you need a visa to go to Europe now? The new ETIAS requirements, explained (www.npr.org)
European Union lawmakers back a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change (apnews.com)
Turkey will back Sweden's NATO membership bid (www.bbc.co.uk) Dutch
Erdogan has pledged to allow Sweden to join, according to Stoltenberg. This is big, it means that now Austria and Ireland are the only EU member states not part of NATO.
Survey to chose the theme of the future Euro banknotes (www.ecb.europa.eu)
We are asking Europeans of all ages and backgrounds to give us their opinions about possible new themes for future euro banknotes. We want to hear from you – take part in our public survey by 31 August 2023.
Newest European space telescope just launched! (lemmy.world)
theverge.com/…/euclid-space-telescope-esa-dark-ma…
Europe’s venerable Ariane 5 rocket faces a bittersweet ending on Tuesday (arstechnica.com)
After nearly three decades, the Ariane 5 rocket reaches the end of the line.
European Citizens' Initiative for high-speed train connections between European capitals (eci.ec.europa.eu)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1443305...
European public consultation: "Have your say" (ec.europa.eu) Dutch
Citizens and businesses can share their views on new EU policies and existing laws....
How Amazon transformed the EU into a planned economy (pluralistic.net)
Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct (arstechnica.com)
Google may soon be ordered to break up its lucrative ad business, which amounted to nearly $225 billion in 2022 and represented nearly 80 percent of Google’s total revenue.
How the EU Plans to Regulate AI (www.dw.com)
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