72 result(s) for “Europe”
The Greek government has tabled a bill to ban children under 15 from using social networking services, making platforms responsible for age verification and aligning enforcement with the EU Digital Services Act. Parliament is due to debate the bill before a planned plenary vote.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street and announced stepped up deliveries of defensive weapons, seeking to shore up European backing for Kyiv amid recent strains in US policy.
Sesterce, a French AI infrastructure company, announced plans for a multibillion euro AI campus at a former paper mill in Jamsa, Finland, and reiterated wider plans to grow AI compute capacity including projects in France. The move highlights how French AI firms are investing overseas to secure energy and scale while advancing domestic capacity building.
After the 10th negotiating round in Phuket, Thai and EU negotiators say most treaty chapters are provisionally closed and aim to finalise a comprehensive FTA by the end of 2026. Remaining gaps focus on market access, agricultural safeguards and regulatory alignment on green rules.
The 70th BFI London Film Festival, underway across central London, moves into its second week on October 14, 2026, bringing high profile UK premieres, industry events and an influx of US studio talent that underline Britain’s continuing role as a global screening and business hub.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told an OECD conference that coordinated online campaigns, including what he described as mass harassment tied to Elon Musk and activity on X, are being used to shape national debates ahead of France's 2027 presidential vote.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered scheduled communications to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on October 14, outlining Rome’s priorities for the European Council on October 15 and 16. Opposition parties filed competing resolutions, exposing continuing divisions over Italy’s posture on the war in Ukraine.
Israeli troops carried out daylight raids on the offices of at least two Palestinian nongovernmental organisations in Ramallah and deployed snipers at the Palestine Medical Complex courtyard, officials and local media reported on October 13, 2026. The action, which included confiscation of equipment, intensifies scrutiny of Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian civil society.
Laika’s stop motion epic Wildwood had its first public screening at the BFI London Film Festival, drawing heavy UK industry attention and spotlighting the festival and London as a premier launch platform for major international films.
On October 13, 2026, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved majority resolutions authorising a budget deviation tied to the 2026 Public Finance Policy Document. The move gives the government formal flexibility to increase 2027 and 2028 spending for defence, energy security and targeted support for households and businesses, while prompting warnings from fiscal watchdogs about higher deficits.
Finland's Ministry of Justice today issued fresh guidance for public sector organisations on handling social media, requiring clearer labelling of official accounts, faster removal of disinformation, and a transparency log for partnership posts. Officials said the measure aims to protect public trust during heightened information risks.
A widening anti corruption and law enforcement campaign in Kyiv is targeting organised fraud call centres and the officials who sheltered them. Recent raids, prosecutions and a parliamentary law strengthening penalties mark a rare coordinated push to dismantle an industry investigators say generated hundreds of millions in illicit proceeds.
Norway, alongside more than 30 allied governments, issued a joint diplomatic statement condemning what ministers called Iranian state linked violent plots and hybrid attacks after the September incident at RAF Fairford. The move signals Oslo’s alignment with Western partners on attribution, investigative cooperation and stepped up resilience measures.
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the European Investment Bank Group announced a doubling of the Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme from €500 million to €1 billion and an extension of the scheme until 30 June 2029, aiming to widen access to long term, lower cost finance for SMEs, farmers, foresters and fishers across Ireland.
Denmark has moved its draft law establishing a 15 year age threshold for access to large social networks into formal parliamentary processing. Responses to the consultation, filed in early October, show broad support for protecting children but sharp disagreement over how age checks should work, who enforces them and how to avoid new privacy harms.