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UK Announces Biggest Military Budget in 30 years
November 23, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his country’s biggest military increase in expenditure since the Cold War, with plans for a new space command, an artificial intelligence agency, and a reenergized Navy
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EU's JHA agencies put Focus on Digitalisation
November 23, 2020
The EU’s Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies came together for a virtual annual meeting, chaired by Eurojust, where they had a first exchange on Artificial Intelligence and digital capacity building and agreed to explore avenues for closer cooperation in order to shape the digital future of law enforcement, border management, and justice.
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French Bill Makes Intimidation on Religious Grounds a Crime
November 20, 2020
Following the death of french history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded after an online campaign for showing his students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, French leaders have drafted a law that will make intimidation on religious grounds a crime.
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Hungary and Poland Block EU Budget and Recovery Fund
November 18, 2020
Hungary and Poland blocked the adoption of the 2021-2027 budget and recovery fund by European Union governments due to reservations that the budget law included a clause making access to money conditional on complete submission to the blocs "Rule of Law", putting aside national sovereignty.
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UK's Labour Party Demands Social Media Silences Anti-Vaxxers
November 16, 2020
In a letter to the UK's Digital, Culture and Media Secretary, Olivier Downdon, the Labour Party requested that the Government require social media companies to delete any content containing anti-vaccine language.
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