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"There is growing evidence that the government’s “package” of hostile environment policies are causing serious harm to public health in the UK."
"Fourteen member countries of the European Union have agreed to a new “solidarity mechanism” proposed by Germany and France to allocate migrants across the bloc, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (22 July)."
"Clearly, we are witnessing the transfer of search-and-rescue responsibilities to the military."
"In this special report, we assessed whether the ethical frameworks of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Council, and the European Commission were well established."
"As the notion of a Green New Deal rapidly spreads as an answer to capitalism in US and UK media and political circles, our lead article in July 2019 asks if Green capitalism can propose a real solution to the ecological crisis and the human crises of poverty, austerity, immigration and racism."
"We are on the verge of a nightmare era of mass surveillance by the state and private companies. It’s not too late to stop it"
"In the context of this evaluation and review, the Commission shall examine, in particular, the application and functioning of Chapter V..."
"The fake identity of a black undercover police officer who spied on the justice campaign led by the parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has been officially revealed."
"When he was in charge of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maaßen warned of how easy it was for people to be led astray by “disinformation” and “clumsy fake reports” on the internet"
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