Updated 9:05 am CST, Friday, December 28, 2018 Italian premier Giuseppe Conte gestures during a year end press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte gestures during a year end press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Italian premier Giuseppe Conte gestures during a year end press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte gestures during a year end press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Italy's premier insists budget deal not dictated by EU 1 / 4 Back … [Read more...] about Italy’s premier insists budget deal not dictated by EU
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Italy’s premier says budget deal wasn’t dictated by EU
Updated 5:02 am PST, Friday, December 28, 2018 Italian premier Giuseppe Conte talks to reporters during a press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte talks to reporters during a press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Italian premier Giuseppe Conte talks to reporters during a press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte talks to reporters during a press conference in Rome, Italy, Friday, Dec.28, 2018. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, AP Italy's premier says budget deal wasn't dictated by EU 1 / 4 … [Read more...] about Italy’s premier says budget deal wasn’t dictated by EU
EU commissioner backs new laws for social media
New laws to regulate social media are needed to protect the platforms from being “darkened” by fake news and online harms, one of the world’s most powerful regulators of tech companies has said. Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition commissioner, said regulations were being developed that were designed to make social platforms, from Facebook and Snapchat to Instagram and YouTube, fairer and more transparent. “All the bright and shiny positive elements of tech are at risk of being darkened by false news, misuse of data, no respect of the citizen, no respect of individual rights,” she said on BBC Radio Four. “There’s an increasing awareness of the fact that we really need to do something and to... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article … [Read more...] about EU commissioner backs new laws for social media
EU Slams Concessions to Yellow Vests, Demands Macron Deliver Progressive Agenda
Emmanuel Macron has “lost authority” after offering concessions to protesters, the European Commission has complained, urging the French president to plough ahead with “crucial” neoliberal reforms. Brussels will allow France to exceed the bloc’s 3 per cent deficit limit with its budget as a one-off this year, EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger told the German press on Thursday.Asked whether Macron would remain a beacon of hope for European federalists while “his own people rise against him”, Oettinger lamented that the globalist French leader had “lost authority with his budget for 2019”, before stressing: “But he remains a strong supporter of the European Union.” Earlier this month, Macron introduced a number measures including the rolling back of punishing ‘green’ levies and easing the tax burden of struggling retirees following weeks of protest by the Yellow Vests over the rising cost of living, … [Read more...] about EU Slams Concessions to Yellow Vests, Demands Macron Deliver Progressive Agenda
Italy Senate passes revised budget after EU standoff
The Italian Senate. Photo: AFP. The Italian Senate on Sunday passed a revised 2019 budget agreed after a tense standoff with Brussels which saw the populist government water down key measures. Senators passed the budget put forward by the governing coalition of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the anti-immigration League by 167 votes to 78, with three abstentions. It was passed by a vote of confidence after midnight that avoided debate of around 700 amendments, provoking acrimonious scenes in the Senate with the opposition complaining about the lack of debate. The budget is expected to go to the lower house after Christmas and before a New Year deadline. In a historic first, in October the European Commission rejected Italy's big-spending budget, which promised a universal basic income and scrapped pension reform. In a deal reached on Wednesday, Italy agreed to reduce the cost of both of its landmark measures, and is … [Read more...] about Italy Senate passes revised budget after EU standoff