The Commission today publishes its guidelines on how the Code of Best Practice on Disinformation, the first of its kind worldwide, should be strengthened with a view to increasing its effectiveness in the fight against disinformation. These guidelines set out the Commission’s intentions, call for a stronger commitment from signatories and provide for greater participation […]
Read MoreEurope’s Digital Decade: what is the digital Compass?
The Commission has presented a Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European Way for the Digital Decade”. It sets out: A vision for 2030 for a successful digital transformation based on the empowerment of citizens and technological leadership, resulting in a more resilient and prosperous society; Clear and concrete objectives along four cardinal points to map the EU’s destination for […]
Read MoreJosé Ramón Patterson, Carmen Vela and Rafael Latorre, winners of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Award
On May 9, the former TVE correspondent in Brussels, José Ramón Patterson, Cadena Ser journalist Carmen Vela and El Mundo journalist Rafael Latorre were awarded the 27th edition of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Prize in the categories of television, radio and written press, respectively. The jury decided to award the prize in the […]
Read MoreParliament launches the Daphne Caruana Galizia journalism prize
The European Parliament has launched a journalism prize in tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist murdered in 2017. The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, launched on 16 October 2020, the third anniversary of her death, will reward outstanding journalism reflecting EU values. “The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize will recognise the essential […]
Read MoreMaría Ángeles Benítez Salas, new Director of the European Commission Representation meets with the Spanish CDEs
On April 1, María Ángeles Benítez Salas assumed the direction of the representation of the European Commission in Madrid. Last Monday, María Ángeles, as the new Director, held her first meeting with all the European Documentation Centers in Spain. The meeting also addressed the organization of events in Spain related to the Future of Europe. […]
Read MoreCouncil agrees its negotiating mandate on the Digital Green Certificate
EU ambassadors today agreed a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposal for a Digital Green Certificate. This certificate will facilitate safe and free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing proof that a person has either been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from COVID-19. The […]
Read MoreBypassing age verification measures on social media
An EU-backed study has shown how easy it is for children to bypass the mechanisms that the most popular apps use to verify their age: all they have to do is lie. The measures that popular social media apps use to verify age during the sign-up process are basically ineffective. According to research supported by […]
Read MoreMEPs express concerns over attacks on media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia
Free and independent media are vital for democratic societies, MEPs say, calling on Commission and Council to defend them vigorously. In the debate on Wednesday with Commissioner Jourová and Portuguese Secretary of State Zacarias, most MEPs highlighted the importance of free media for democracy and democratic societies and insisted that their independence from political interference […]
Read MoreJosé Manuel Pérez Tornero, from Almeria, will be elected new president of RTVE
“I think because we have not realized and have not had the courage to realize that education is everything, that you learn in an entertainment program, in a fiction program, and that education should be a cross-cutting one that any program should take on.” José Manuel Pérez Tornero José Manuel Pérez Tornero, the new president […]
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