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On press reporter Anne Devineaux took a trip to Paris and Brussels to analyze the influence the electronic age is having on specific personal privacy, she positions a powerful yet basic concern:

” Is it still feasible to shield our personal privacy in the electronic age? Edward Snowden’s discoveries regarding the level people cyber monitoring has actually sent out shockwaves throughout Europe. All our net task is kept track of and kept by states and exclusive firms.”

Jérémie Zimmermann is a starting participant La Quadrature du Net, a team established to secure specific personal privacy:

” It will certainly take a lot longer for the size of these discoveries to effect on our culture and on our partnership with power and our connection with modern technology.”

For months the detraction bordering the Prism program has actually raved. Under the role of anti-terrorism the National Security Agency (NSA) accumulated, using the United States internet titans, the individual information of numerous people worldwide, a huge, unplanned and enormous collection.

Past the polite results the discoveries have actually opened a discussion on the significant concern of our time. The automation of information by means of the internet, referred to as Big Data, for Big Data checked out Big Brother.

Jérémie Zimmermann, is worried by the power the major United States internet gamers hold:

” Their financial and technical versions are based upon the optimum information collection worldwide. This centralisation of information creates the column of mass security.”

Choices do exist claim protestors. One instance is the search engine DuckDuckGo, which does not keep individual details.

Jérémie Zimmermann, from La Quadrature du Net: “On the one hand there is the item that comes in a box, it is very easy, straightforward, individual pleasant and the various other things in white letters on black display, things you are not anticipated to recognize. I’m persuaded that in the 21st Century not understanding where one’s information is or lack of knowledge of the style of the interaction system will certainly be comparable to illiteracy.

In Europe the defense of personal privacy is thought about a basic. In each nation a public authority is in charge of securing it. In France it is CNIL, the Commission Nationale Informatique et Liberté.

Its head of state contradicts the rumor is a failing of the nationwide managerial authorities. She is asking for a clear political and lawful reaction at a European degree.

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin is the President of French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): “If there was a failing, it was that Europe really did not respond promptly to the Prism situation. I believe it will certainly kick begin arrangements to create a brand-new lawful structure to establish an organization plan on these problems throughout Europe. And for a structure for collaboration in between knowledge solutions in between Europe and the United States, which does not exist as we talk.”

Anne Devineaux claims the solution of EU regulations to secure private personal privacy in the electronic age is simpler stated than done: “Here in Brussels the fight has actually surged for 3 years around the reform of EU regulation on information security. It is a complicated and lengthy fight with lobbying from the United States internet titans specifically extreme.”

The right to be failed to remember, the specific permission of individuals, information handling, the topics are lots of and differed. The goal is to develop a clear legal structure throughout the EU. At the end of October a draft was lastly authorized by a board of the European parliament, are adequate to state talks are continuous in between the Commission and participant states.

As agents of the United States web market battle to stay clear of limiting guidelines, others such as EDRI, a Brussels-based organisation, fight to protect personal privacy.

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” Is it still feasible to safeguard our personal privacy in the electronic age? Jérémie Zimmermann, from La Quadrature du Net: “On the one hand there is the item that comes in a box, it is simple, basic, customer pleasant and the various other things in white letters on black display, things you are not anticipated to recognize. In Europe the security of personal privacy is thought about an essential. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin is the President of French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): “If there was a failing, it was that Europe really did not respond promptly to the Prism instance. The right to be failed to remember, the specific permission of customers, information handling, the topics are numerous and differed.

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Why Europe’s Most Powerful Monarchy Is Heading for a Constitutional Crisis

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August 23, 2026

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In this video, we’re going to explain Liechtenstein’s unique political setup, and how the push to decriminalise abortion could trigger a constitutional crisis in the country.

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SOURCES:

Liechtenstein’s ‘dualistic’ state:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/30/the-curious-case-of-liechtenstein/

Liechtenstein’s constitution:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Liechtenstein_2011

Recurring tension over royal power:
https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/centenary-constitution-liechtenstein/2021/12/14/monarchy-and-direct-democracy-in-liechtenstein-an-impossible-combination

Examples of princely family threatening to leave:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1713201.stm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/liechtenstein/9366747/Prince-of-Liechtenstein-threatens-to-leave-after-vote-on-his-powers.html

2003 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum

2011 abortion referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Liechtenstein_referendums

2012 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum

Alois’ veto threat helped scupper 2011 abortion referendum:
https://verfassungsblog.de/small-country-big-hurdles/

2026 abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://www.fristenlösung.li/initiative

Initiative received second-highest number of signatures:
https://landesspiegel.li/2026/07/fristenloesung-initiative-will-heute-4970-unterschriften-einreichen/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/liechtenstein-abortion-law-modernised-prince-alois

Polling shows support for abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://x.com/EuropeElects/status/2088323436913271216

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Is MAGA Losing Europe?

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August 22, 2026

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Since Trump’s re-election, the relationship between MAGA and the European right wing populist parties has been turbulent. The tide appears to be changing again with the US State Department offering million of dollars to right wing aligned organisations in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at this relationship and how it’s now changing.

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MAGA’s interest in Europe
https://www.ft.com/content/c5e27ffb-cfb1-421b-8121-a402cf2d84ac?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
https://www.state.gov/drl-nofo-developing-civilizational-bonds-democratic-resilience-and-rule-of-law-in-europe

Trump favourability among European (hard-right) voters
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/06/23/european-views-of-trump-and-the-u-s-are-especially-negative/
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55363-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-july-2026

Trump–Meloni fallout
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/trump-post-of-image-of-himself-as-christ-like-figure-draws-widespread-criticism/3905565
https://www.ft.com/content/41e4528d-0d87-4be3-9c59-46f37cec8136?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://youtu.be/8GCcjN9fjJk?si=Bov8EzRsCPJx8R6g

Marine Le Pen criticises Trump
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/le-pen-warns-against-blind-alignment-with-trump-after-iran/

Merz warns against US interference in European politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/germany-warns-against-election-interference-as-us-offers-funding-to-maga-aligned-causes-in-europe

‘Remigration’
https://www.ft.com/content/34a99573-0fa1-422b-9263-147f9ed7be6c?shareType=nongift
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/71904/could-italys-migration-debate-divide-the-political-right
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/how-europes-remigration-movement-is-using-roadblocks-to-power-its-political-appeal

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Withdrawals Surge: Is Russia Headed for a Banking Crisis?

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August 21, 2026

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The record rate of cash withdrawals in Russia continues to spike with no end in sight. In this video, we’re taking a look at the spike and whether Russia could be going for a full-blown banking crisis.

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French Bonds Sink: Has France’s Debt Crisis Finally Arrived?

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August 18, 2026

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We explain why French borrowing costs are surging, why they don’t look likely to come down any time soon, and why France could be sleepwalking into an acute debt crisis.

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Is Russia Losing Influence to China in Central Asia?

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https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/tajikistans-remittances-are-worth-nearly-half-the-countrys-gdp
https://eurasianet.org/central-asian-labor-migration-to-russia-falls-precipitously-during-first-half-of-2026
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/military-spending-sipri?tab=discrete-bar&time=latest&facet=none&country=RUS~TJK~KAZ~KGZ~BLR~ARM
https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0005c52
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/19/chinas-influence-is-vast-it-has-taken-over-russias-backyard/
https://www.rferl.org/a/china-russia-investment-central-asia-kazakhstan-uzbekistan-turkmnistan-kyrgyzstan-tajikstan/33776911.html
https://tass.ru/ekonomika/25300607
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24761028.2026.2619803#d1e175
https://www.ft.com/content/725b4d15-bd8d-4083-a04e-db016338af2e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/08/debt-and-development-the-next-chapter-of-chinese-investments-in-central-asia/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-russias-war-on-ukraine-means-for-central-asia/
https://trendsresearch.org/insight/differentiated-engagement-chinas-adaptive-strategy-for-critical-minerals-in-central-asia/