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✨ Oh... wow... the Commission has won the case against Malta over the commercialisation of EU citizenship!
(and so the Court goes against the Advocate General's earlier opinion)
(and so the Court goes against the Advocate General's earlier opinion)
CJEU, EU citizenship
New judgment: Malta's investor citizenship law breached EU law by commercialising EU citizenship
Press release - curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Judgment full text - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment: Malta's investor citizenship law breached EU law by commercialising EU citizenship
Press release - curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Judgment full text - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
April 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
✨ Oh... wow... the Commission has won the case against Malta over the commercialisation of EU citizenship!
(and so the Court goes against the Advocate General's earlier opinion)
(and so the Court goes against the Advocate General's earlier opinion)
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BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
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Only someone with no understanding of liberal history would treat fact-checking and free speech as a binary opposition. The whole point of free speech is that it gets us closer to the truth. Where free speech has no purchase in the truth, its purpose collapses.
January 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Only someone with no understanding of liberal history would treat fact-checking and free speech as a binary opposition. The whole point of free speech is that it gets us closer to the truth. Where free speech has no purchase in the truth, its purpose collapses.
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Hoekstra has confirmed the delay of the EU NDC. Instead of being submitted on time (February), it will only be ready before COP30 (November). The 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement won't be a big celebration, it will show the fragility of climate multilateralism.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
EU warns of 'serious blow' from Trump on climate change
Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of the Paris Agreement, the EU's head of climate change policy has warned.
www.reuters.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Hoekstra has confirmed the delay of the EU NDC. Instead of being submitted on time (February), it will only be ready before COP30 (November). The 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement won't be a big celebration, it will show the fragility of climate multilateralism.
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns
Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns
There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland
The UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force…
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns
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Current German polling trends are increasingly pointing to a weird 4 party parliament, with the AfD as the major opposition and the CDU/CSU potentially being able to choose whether to work with SPD or Greens.
January 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Current German polling trends are increasingly pointing to a weird 4 party parliament, with the AfD as the major opposition and the CDU/CSU potentially being able to choose whether to work with SPD or Greens.
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A neighbourhood has three cafes: Threads cafe, BlueSky cafe and Mastodon cafe.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
November 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
A neighbourhood has three cafes: Threads cafe, BlueSky cafe and Mastodon cafe.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.
Some people prefer one, while others go from one to another to say hello.
A few like all three.
All good: no reason for there just to be one.
But we all avoid the once-popular place that went bad under new management.