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How you scroll matters: passive social media use linked to loneliness
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How you scroll matters: passive social media use linked to loneliness

Passive consumption of social media seems to reinforce feelings of disconnection, according to a JRC policy brief which examines the relationship between social media use and loneliness. Social media has become...

13 December 2024 · 3 min read

Bulgaria and Romania to fully join Schengen area on 1 January
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Bulgaria and Romania to fully join Schengen area on 1 January

EU countries have agreed to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025. Checks on persons at EU internal...

12 December 2024 · 1 min read

The European Council celebrates its 50th anniversary
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The European Council celebrates its 50th anniversary

Find out how the European Council was created and how it has developed into the strategic EU institution it is today. Source link

11 December 2024 · 1 min read

Support from the EU Solidarity Fund helps Slovenia and Greece recover from climate-related disasters
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Support from the EU Solidarity Fund helps Slovenia and Greece recover from climate-related disasters

The Commission paid €328 million in EUSF support to Slovenia to help the country recover from the floods that occurred in August and September of 2023. An additional €76 million was transferred to Greece to...

11 December 2024 · 2 min read

A safer digital future: new cyber rules become law
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A safer digital future: new cyber rules become law

 New EU cybersecurity rules take effect today, which will make everything from baby-monitors to smart watches safer. With the entry into force of the Cyber Resilience Act, specific mandatory cybersecurity...

10 December 2024 · 2 min read

“Human Rights Are about Building the Future — Right Now” Says Secretary-General, Marking International Day
Secretary-General António Guterres signs the book of condolences at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations, for the lives lost in the terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (21 March 2019). UN Photo/Evan Schneider

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“Human Rights Are about Building the Future — Right Now” Says Secretary-General, Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December: On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth.  Human rights are under assault.  Tens of...

10 December 2024 · 2 min read

EU adapts product liability rules to digital age and circular economy
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EU adapts product liability rules to digital age and circular economy

 New product liability rules have entered into force, reflecting the increasing digital features of products and the growing circular economy.The EU’s product liability regime was established in 1985 to compensate...

9 December 2024 · 2 min read

Action against ‘phone phishing’ gang in Belgium and the Netherlands: eight arrests | Eurojust
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Action against ‘phone phishing’ gang in Belgium and the Netherlands: eight arrests | Eurojust

In a concerted operation, Belgian and Dutch authorities have cracked down on an internationally operating ‘phone phishing’ gang, leading to the arrest of eight suspects. In addition to ‘phishing’, or...

9 December 2024 · 3 min read