European Parliament calls for halt to Turkey membership talks…

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As I travel through Belgium, now in Brugge, for a series of lectures, EU Parliament call for halt to Turkey membership talks…

EU leaders call for halt to Turkey membership talks

Euronews – Nov 22

Now Reading: EU leaders call for halt to Turkey membership talks The leaders of the European Parliament’s two largest groups have called for the EU to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges. “Our message to Turkey

 

European Parliament’s vote on freezing membership talks has no value for Turkey: Erdoğan

The European Parliament’s upcoming voting on freezing membership talks with Ankara has no value for the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Nov. 23

EP Calls for Halt of Negotiations with Turkey

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In its session, the European Parliament has highlighted the backsliding in Turkey’s democracy and human rights and called for “pausing the negotiations”.

Turkey needs a soft exit from the EU

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Cyberculture agenda: “Emoji Diplomacy..

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Emoji Diplomacy – a new diplomatic sign language

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Emojis are more than a series of smileys and other funny faces abundantly used by teenagers on social networks. These tiny, little pictograms offer an entirely new, more visual way to express complex concepts and are used more and more often by world leaders and diplomats on social media.

The significance of WhatsApp encryption

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This morning’s Observer column:

In some ways, the biggest news of the week was not the Panama papers but the announcement that WhatsApp was rolling out end-to-end encryption for all its 1bn users. “From now on,” it said, “when you and your contacts use the latest version of the app, every call you make, and every message, photo, video, file and voice message you send, is end-to-end encrypted by default, including group chats.”

How NGOs Around the World Use Technology and Social Media

All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison

The internet, and social media in particular, has powerful tool for raising awareness for social causes and charity events. Non-government organizations (NGOs) have also adapted to the digital age and use technology to communicate with supporters and donors.

However, according to a report from nonprofits Tech For Good and Public Interest Registry, there is a gap between the use of internet and social platforms by NGOs in Western nations and those in developing nations.

Five Years After Revolution, Egyptians See #PanamaPapers as Further Vindication of Mubarak’s Ouster

Global Voices Online by Salma Essam

Politicians and their families and friends have been stashing millions of dollars away from prying eyes, reveal the Panama Papers. Photo credit: Ervins Strauhmanis. Source: Flickr. Photograph used under (CC BY 2.0)

Panama Papers: Inside the shady world of tax havens

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We explore the impact of the Panama Papers and ask how much of the wealth-management industry’s work is perfectly legal.

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