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As Counter-Disinformation Campaign Funding Ends, EU Countries Debate Stance on China.
June 26, 2020
The European Commission has accused China of spreading disinformation about the COVID-19 crisis and now a political battle is brewing over how to fund part of Brussels' work aimed at uncovering foreign interference.
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ECtHR Upholds Stripping Terrorists of French Nationality
June 26, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that, in stripping five dual nationals of their French nationality over their ties to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group linked to attacks that have killed hundreds, France had not violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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CJEU Rules that Hungary has Breached EU Law
June 23, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Hungary had breached EU law with 2017 legislation that forces NGOs to disclose donations from abroad and label themselves as foreign-funded groups, resulting in Prime Minister Orban warning that liberal/progressive imperialism reigns in western Europe and international courts.
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Hannan: The Unholy Alliance of Big Government and Big Tech
June 23, 2020
Former UK MEP Daniel Hannan describes how Big Tech is now very much in the politics business, offering multimillion-dollar salaries to ex-politicians as part of their lobbying efforts.
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Polish Judges File Complaint to ECtHR over Supreme Court Independence
June 17, 2020
A Polish barrister and two judges have filed complaints in the European Court of Human Rights against Poland alleging a lack of independence in the country’s Supreme Court, continuing a long-running dispute with EU authorities over controversial judicial reforms.