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Portugal's government will foster "political and legislative steps" to combat hate speech, incitement to violence and the processes of radicalisation on social networks during its presidency of the Council of the European Union, the minister for foreign affairs said on Monday (11 January).

Telecoms operator Tele2 will partner with Finland’s Nokia for the deployment of its 5G core network in Sweden and the Baltics, it said on Monday (11 January).

Two days after the UK left the EU’s single market, England was placed into its third national lockdown on 3 January, joining Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who had already imposed their own restrictions. With people confined to their homes...

A majority of European citizens intend to fly less and already eat less meat to help fight climate change, according to a survey published by the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Monday (11 January).

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The billionaire leader of Georgia's ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is widely seen as the Western-backed country's most powerful man, announced Monday (11 January) he was quitting politics.

Three days after the storming of the Capitol, Twitter permanently blocked Donald Trump's private account in a bid to stop the president from inciting further violence. Europe's press agrees that some of Trump's recent tweets were unacceptable. However, opinions differ widely as to whether blocking his account was sensible - and legal.

The price of the leading cryptocurrency bitcoin rose to a record high of 40,000 dollars last week. According to experts, the surge has been driven by more and more companies and hedge funds investing in the currency. The central banks' zero interest rate policy and expensive coronavirus aid programmes have also fueled fears of inflation, and cryptocurrencies are often viewed as a safe investment. But commentators explain that they also have clear disadvantages.