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European leaders say collaboration key in anti-terror fight
November 10, 2020 By Faith Matters

European leaders say collaboration key in anti-terror fight

French President Emmanuel Macron said that extremist attacks are a “European reality” and the European Union must tighten the screws on weak spots like external borders and the internet. The calls follow two deadly extremist attacks in France and another in Austria in recent weeks. Mr Macron’s remarks came after he, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, […]

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Europe: New data law upends global online advertising
August 23, 2018 By Faith Matters

Europe: New data law upends global online advertising

Europe’s new data privacy law has put a small army of tech firms that track people online in jeopardy and is strengthening the hand of giants such as Google and Facebook in the $200 billion global digital advertising industry. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-protection-rules_en) brought in by the European Union in May is […]

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Spain: More than 100 migrants storm North African border
August 23, 2018 By Faith Matters

Spain: More than 100 migrants storm North African border

More than 100 African migrants managed to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Wednesday when hundreds tried to storm the highly fortified border, a Spanish police spokesman said. Television images showed some of the migrants with bloodied arms and legs, apparently caused by the razor wire that tops the […]

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Turkey says to back away from EU migrant deal if no visa-free travel
July 31, 2016 By Faith Matters

Turkey says to back away from EU migrant deal if no visa-free travel

Turkey would have to back out of its agreement with the European Union to stem the flow of migrants into the bloc if the EU does not deliver visa-free travel for Turks, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. Visa-free access to the EU – the main reward for Ankara’s collaboration in choking off an influx […]

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Faith leaders accuse EU of discrimination over compulsory labelling of halal foods
July 21, 2010 By Faith Matters

Faith leaders accuse EU of discrimination over compulsory labelling of halal foods

Jewish and Muslim leaders have accused the European Union of “naked discrimination” by ordering the compulsory labelling of all kosher and halal meat. An advisory group of imams and rabbis at the Office of the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, said it was wrong to single out meat acceptable to some communities while not requiring the […]

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