Tag : European Union
Abdumonem Abdumawla and Rev. Hassan Abduraheem title : 2 Sudanese Men Jailed for Helping Czech 'Christian Spy'
summary : Two Sudanese men, one a leader in the Sudan Church of Christ, are still in jail for allegedly aiding a now-released Czech aid worker Petr Jasek.
date : Apr 04, 2017 09:34 AM EDT
Nokia Office title : Apple and Nokia's On-Going Legal Dispute Over Patents Expands Across 11 Countries
summary : Apple has other legal dispute to deal with other than the $14.4 billion in taxes that the European Union is demanding. The American tech giant filed a case on Tuesday against the Acacia Research and Conversant Intellectual Property Management for conspiring with Nokia in raising patent prices. Nokia immediately retaliated by filing complaints across 11 countries against Apple for violating 40 of its patents.
date : Dec 23, 2016 10:56 AM EST
WhatsApp logo title : Facebook May Pay A Hefty Fine For Allegedly Breaching EU's Merger-Procedure Rules
summary : Facebook is currently on the European Union’s bad side. The European Commission just accused the tech company of breaching EU’s merger procedure rules. Apparently, Facebook might have given “incorrect or misleading information” when its acquisition of WhatsApp was being investigated back in 2014. If found out to be true, the company has to pay up to one percent of its worldwide revenue.
date : Dec 21, 2016 10:23 AM EST
Apple Logo -- 801 West North Avenue Chicago (IL) 2015 title : Apple Follows Ireland Lead To Appeal EU's Ruling That Demands $14 Billion In Tax
summary : Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan revealed back on November that the country plans to file an appeal to the European Court of Justice. Now, the Irish Department of Finance has announced that it will indeed appeal the European Union’s ruling that demands Apple to pay $14 billion in taxes to Ireland. A senior executive for Apple disclosed that the tech company will also appeal this week.
date : Dec 19, 2016 09:40 AM EST
Upper City - Bergamo - Piazza Vecchia - Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai - European Union flag title : EU Warns Social Media Platforms To Act Effectively Against Hate Speech
summary : The European Union has very strict laws on hate speech. They have also been very involved on the social media platforms' role in addressing this issue. Now, EU's commission has issued a warning to Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube and Microsoft for failing to act quickly and effectively against hate speech online.
date : Dec 05, 2016 10:35 AM EST
Syrian Civil War Ceasefire title : Syrian War Update: Talks For Peace Amidst War Must Push Through, Stresses EU Chief
summary : Peace talks must continue to focus on the direction and future of Syria, according to the EU Foreign Policy chief to map out long-term solutions for the region.
date : Dec 05, 2016 09:04 AM EST
NATO title : NATO General Warns that Russia Is Using Syrian Refugees As Weapons Against EU
summary : General Philip Breedlove, the commander of NATO, accused Russia and Syria of deliberately using refugees in an attempt to destabilize Europe. The military officer said that through Russia's bombing operations on the Islamic State, it is creating weaponized waves of migrants.
date : Mar 03, 2016 09:59 AM EST
State of Emergency in France title : ISIS Paris Attackers Released Beheading Video, EU Warns Future Terrorist Attacks in Europe Anticipated
summary : A video was released on Sunday by ISIS which featured some of the Paris attackers performing beheadings. Since one of the terrorists featured in the video was killed in the Paris attacks (Bilal Hadfi) it was determined that the footage was shot before the Paris terror attacks. However, the head of the EU's law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the terrorists who performed the Paris attacks are in the process of pulling together multiple large-scale attacks across Europe.
date : Jan 25, 2016 12:19 PM EST
Iraqis Displaced by Terrorism ISIS title : ISIS Genocide Against Christians in Middle East Acknowledged By UN and EU
summary : The UN is estimating that 3500 people in religious and ethnic groups are being held as slaves in Iraq alone, with as many as 18,800 total civilians having been killed since 2014. The UN is charging ISIS jihadists with, "war crimes, crimes against humanity, and possibly genocide."
date : Jan 21, 2016 02:42 PM EST
Poland's President Andrzej Duda title : President of Poland Signs Bill Deemed 'Democratic Dictatorship' for Government Takeover of TV, Radio
summary : Demonstrators in Warsaw, Poland are claiming that Poland is in the process of becoming a "Democratic Dictatorship." There were 20,000 peaceful protesters that gathered in front of State Broadcasting Center (TVP) to express their ire about a bill that Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law last week. The bill basically gives the Government control over the polish media.
date : Jan 14, 2016 01:10 PM EST
Refugee Crisis, Migrants title : Refugee Crisis Prompts Emergency Summit of Bitterly Divided Leaders of 28 EU Countries
summary : Bitterly divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the worst migration crisis affecting the continent since World War Two, which has tarnished its image as a beacon of peace, at an emergency summit next week.
date : Sep 20, 2015 09:12 AM EDT
Muslim-Christian Conflicts in European Refugee Camps title : Pakistani Christian Records Secret Video of Harassment, Discrimination by Muslims in European Refugee Camp in Netherlands
summary : Europe is currently facing a migration crisis on its shores, where both Christian and Muslim refugees from Africa and the Middle East go to flee from conflicts and poor economic standards in their home countries. Now some Muslims are engaging in persecution of Christians in European refugee camps through harassment.
date : Jun 27, 2015 07:13 PM EDT
Syrian refugees granted asylum in poland title : Poland Opens up Safe Haven for Christian Refugees from Syria as EU Makes Quotas for Asylum Seekers
summary : The European country of Poland announced on Tuesday that it has decided to accept 60 Syrian Christian refugee families. The country has previously voiced opposition to European Union plans for binding quotas on asylum seekers.
date : May 28, 2015 12:41 AM EDT
Britain's Election Result - David Cameron and His Wife title : UK Election Results: PM David Cameron and Conservatives, SNP Win Majority at Labour’s Expense
summary : Elections in the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, and despite pre-election reports that it could have been the closest one ever in that country, the Conservatives and Scottish National Party, or SNP, won big at the expense of the Labour Party. In addition to affecting the lives of ordinary British people, the results could impact the special relationship with the United States.
date : May 08, 2015 08:33 AM EDT
Christian Children's Worker Fired after Expressing Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality title : U.K. Christian Children Worker Claims She Lost Her Nursery Job Due to ‘State-Sponsored Hostility’ to Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality
summary : A Christian children’s worker in London who claimed that she was sacked from her job for expressing her Bible-based views on homosexuality has taken her case to a tribunal in the United Kingdom.
date : Mar 03, 2015 02:09 PM EST
Ukraine Mariupol Shelling title : After Shelling Mariupol, Pro-Russian Rebels Mount Offensive Against Ukrainian Troops, Heightening Tensions
summary : Rebels who supposedly have the support of Russia have decided to launch a new offensive against Ukrainian forces on Monday, shattering a ceasefire that lasted for five months.
date : Jan 26, 2015 03:32 PM EST