Macron wants a big diplomatic win on Palestinian statehood. But Europe is split.   The French president is seeking to build a diplomatic counterweight against U.S. support for Israel, but his efforts will do little to end the war in Gaza.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/emmanuel-macron-di

“Chat control” : l’UE veut réduire la vie privée des utilisateurs L’Union européenne prépare une législation controversée visant à scanner automatiquement toutes les communications privées afin de lutter contre les abus sexuels sur mineurs. Une mesure qui ouvre la voie à une surveillance de masse inédite. En mai 2022, Ylva Johansson, alors commissaire européenne chargée des affaires intérieures, a présenté le Règlement établissant des règles visant […]
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Pierre Moscovici to leave France’s Court of Auditors early The former EU commissioner is said to be making a switch to Luxembourg to sit on the European Court of Auditors.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/france-former-eu-c

9 big EU policy fights shaping up for fall As official EU business picks up in September, here are the legislative files where battle lines are being drawn.
https://www.politico.eu/articl....e/9-eu-policy-fights

Banning Drug Ads: A Page from Europe’s Censorship Playbook Spain’s left-wing government is moving to ban ads for gas-powered cars, short flights, and fossil fuels, the latest salvo in a decades-long effort on the part of leftist European governments to crack down on industries that don’t align with their political ideology. Now some in Washington including progressive leader of “The Squad,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, […]
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