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Germany

Euroviews. Germany’s NetzDG needs help to stem online hate speech | View

Online hate must be combatted, and will is not enough – we must ensure the tools we are using are as optimal as they can be. Failure on either front will mean those who spread hate online win.

Poland

Euroviews. After a 'tactical retreat' over judges - what next for Poland? | View

The rulers [in Poland] do not behave as if they were meaningful constrained by law; whenever it does not suit their political purposes, they simply amend it. This is not a rule of law, this is rule by law.

Hungary

Euroviews. Rule of law mechanism: A procedure without law? | View

The Hungarian government regards the resolution on triggering Article 7 procedure as a punishment for its anti-migration policy.

France

Euroviews. French anti-terror laws are robbing people of their freedom | View

By concentrating power in the hands of the [French] government - completely outside of the normal criminal justice system - administrative [anti-terrorist] control measures are open to abuse and discriminatory application, including toward Muslims.

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USA

Euroviews. Trump's stubborn support for Saudi Arabia is indefensible | View

Some of the bombs being dropped on poor Yemenis — including on the school bus where 40 children died in August 2018 — were made in America. So were the planes from which they are being dropped.

World News

Euroviews. Training to be Magnus Carlsen: How chess makes children smarter | View

Players battling it out to be world champion command millions of dollars in winnings and sponsorship. But chess has long been linked to high brain capacity - and could help make children smarter.

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Euroviews. France's failure to tackle cigarette smuggling threatens EU safety

France is the most affected EU member state when it comes to cigarette smuggling, and inaction to tackle the problem is endangering Europe's safety.

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Euroviews. We won't vote for Theresa May’s rotten Brexit deal | View

The withdrawal agreement that Theresa May brought home from Brussels will cause the break-up of the UK.

World News

Euroviews. Have millennials killed phone calls? | View

About a century after Americans commandeered the phone for personal chit-chat, what is left? Personal chit-chat — very personal chit-chat.

World News

Euroviews. The problem with the new Fantastic Beasts is that JK Rowling wrote it

Nominally about the adventures of Newt Scamander and his American pals in Paris, the film is thwarted by its many subplots and cameos.

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: Brexit chaos, Lord Chaos and the Hulk in Paris

Welcome to our new weekly review of the hot topics that have you all talking. In this inaugural round-up of the week that was, we aim to give you a flavour of the opinions here on View that have driven debate across Europe and beyond over the last seven days.

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Euroviews. I was Michelle Obama's photographer. Here's what she taught me | View

I still hear the first lady's voice in my head every time I am confronted with a challenge that scares me.

Yemen

Euroviews. How to Stop the War in Yemen | View

The Houthi threat has not been given due attention in Western capitals. They are not proscribed as a terrorist group by the US State Department, NATO, or the EU. This means it is perfectly legal to support, or even fundraise for them.

World News

Euroviews. Extending Article 50 is now the only way to avoid Brexit chaos | View

In the face of an unpopular deal negotiated by Theresa May, we must now extend Article 50 to avoid a 'no deal' or 'blind' Brexit.

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Euroviews. Businesses stockpiling for a 'no deal' Brexit are paying a heavy price

Businesses in the UK being forced to stockpile products because of the uncertainty over a ‘no deal’ Brexit are paying a heavy price.

USA

Euroviews. Stan Lee was a man, not a hero. But he leaves behind a radical legacy

Stan Lee may have been mortal, but his ideas, like his superheroes, will never die.

World News

Euroviews. My identity under the Good Friday Agreement is under threat | View

The Good Friday Agreement is under siege – and so is my right to have an Irish identity in Northern Ireland.

USA

Euroviews. Trump is in a global hole of his own making, and he can't stop digging

Why should we care? Trump may extoll the benefits of nationalism, but America desperately needs loyal, determined partners right now.

World News

Euroviews. Spitzenkandidat or Autokratenkandidat? The Rot on Europe’s Right

With Weber’s selection, the EPP’s Faustian bargain with Europe’s leading autocrat Orbán is sealed.

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Euroviews. Trump made the midterms about values — that's why Republicans lost

Republicans are bleeding suburban voters who used to vote reliably Republican. This was key to the Democratic takeover of the House.