The US ice cream company Ben and Jerry's plans to stop selling its products in the West Bank and East Jerusalem from 2022. The text announcing the move on its website says it is inconsistent with the company's values "for Ben and Jerry's ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)". Ultimately it's all about marketing, commentators say.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou had officially announced that sea rescuer and government critic Iasonas Apostolopoulos was to be awarded an Order of the Phoenix for his humanitarian work on 24 July, the day marking the restoration of democracy in Greece. Now, however, he has been removed from the list of honourees without explanation. What's behind the move?
Commenting on a recent international mass surveillance scandal, a tech leader said encryption has made such operations impossible and its integrity should be maintained at all costs, but he pointed to Big Tech’s data collection practices as the source of privacy vulnerabilities.
The Conference on the Future of Europe is looking for your ideas on how the EU should change and what it should focus on. Now is the time to get involved.
The Conference on the Future of Europe is looking for your ideas on how the EU should change and what it should focus on. Now is the time to get involved.