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The Euro parliament voted today to break up Google

will be the headline in the American press. The reality is that it was a short paragraph in a long document on consumer rights in a digital market. However it's true that a large majority of the parliament just requested … Continue reading

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European Right To Be Forgotten should be respected worldwide

All European citizens have this right, but where should it be exercised? Is it only valid within the European community or is it a transnational right? Can you bypass filters by going to google.com? The current implementation by Google is … Continue reading

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The EU has new leaders…. If only they could understand each other or the world at large

The likes of Merkel, Cameron, Hollande etc congregrated today in Brussels and in all their wisdom chose some fine new Europeans to lead us all into the future.. New European President Donald Tusk doesn't speak English or French, but he … Continue reading

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Google’s Cynical Manipulation of the Right To Be Forgotten

By removing articles from the British press they manipulate the debate. In what looks like an one two with the Guardian, BBC and other influential UK papers they pave the way for an outcry over censorship. The court order said … Continue reading

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The democratic deficit: will you vote for the Euro parliament?

At stake is the democratic representation of more than 500 million people, the control over the largest economy in the world and the future of an ambitious political union. Voting started today in the UK and the Netherlands, followed tomorrow … Continue reading

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European Right to be Forgotten Established: Google has to remove private info

In an unexpected move Europe’s highest court has ruled that Google has to remove privacy related information if a duped individual asks for it. In this specific case a Spanish citizen whose house was sold because of debts. The auction … Continue reading

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Crisis in Spain reaches historic low: 6 million people jobless

It hasn´t been this bad in 37 years and at 27,2% of the population unemployment is even higher than economists predicted. Fundamental reform is clearly needed and not only in Spain. Prime-minister Mariano Rajoy states he will present new plans … Continue reading

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The who is who in the EU negotiations over the new budget

Agreeing on a 1000 billion Euro is no easy task, but you donĀ“t need a lengthy analysis to understand who wants to raise the EU budget for the coming seven years and who wants to lower it. Just look at … Continue reading

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