Tag: European Union

A comedian just became Ukraine’s next president

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18507822/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-president-comedian…

Ukraine’s next president may be a comedian who played the president on TV

Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/19/18411931/ukraine-election-zelensky-comedian-poroshenko…

Google Offers Europeans Choice To Download Rival Web Browser

Google said today it will start giving European Union smartphone users a choice of browsers and search apps on its Android operating system, in changes designed to comply with an EU antitrust ruling. From a report: Starting Thursday and following a software update, users in the EU opening Google’s mobile app store will be presented with a choice of alternatives to…

The race to save the planet from plastic

Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic

Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People

With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/europe/poland-gay-rights.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

‘Veggie Discs’ Could Replace Burgers Under European Food Labeling Proposal

A proposal making its way through the European Parliament would ban the use of “burger,” “steak” and “sausage” for vegetable products. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/europe/veggie-discs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Brexit Is Happening Now (at Least on Some U.K. Passports)

British lawmakers may still be wrestling over Britain’s withdrawal from the E.U., but some travel documents have been issued without “European Union” on the cover. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/europe/uk-british-passport-brexit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

May Asks for a Short Brexit Delay. E.U. Leaders Send Conflicting Signals.

A proposal from Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, would offer a one-year extension but leave the door open for Britain to withdraw from the bloc sooner if it ratifies a deal. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/europe/brexit-extension-theresa-may.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Theresa May Asks E.U. for Brexit Extension Until June 30

Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked in a letter to extend Britain’s departure from the bloc, and conceded that the country was preparing to take part in European Parliament elections. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/europe/brexit-extension-may-eu.html?partner=rss&emc=rss