Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks at land borders remain

Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks at land borders remain

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of negotiations to join the Schengen area, there is now free access for travelers arriving by air or sea from both countries. However, land border … Read more

EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta’s suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act

EU investigating Apple, Google and Meta’s suspected violations of new Digital Markets Act

London — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital Markets … Read more

French Senate rejects EU-Canada free-trade agreement

French Senate rejects EU-Canada free-trade agreement

France’s Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada thanks to an unusual alliance in the upper house between left and right wing opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron.  Issued on: 21/03/2024 – 17:07 1 min The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since … Read more

Portugal is electing a new parliament and government. Here’s what to know about the major issues

Portugal is electing a new parliament and government. Here’s what to know about the major issues

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country’s parliament. The lawmakers will then choose a new government. Two moderate parties that have alternated in power for decades — the center-left Socialist Party and the center-right … Read more

Here are the changes tech companies are implementing to comply with EU law

Here are the changes tech companies are implementing to comply with EU law

European consumers can now choose their default browser and buy apps outside the Apple app store. ADVERTISEMENT European consumers saw big changes to apps, social media, and webpages as the largest tech companies came into compliance with EU law this week. The six companies designated as “gatekeepers” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act needed to … Read more

February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold

February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold

The world has marked yet another consecutive month of record-breaking heat. New data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service, shows that last month was the hottest February on record globally, with “exceptionally high” temperatures in both the air and sea.  The record heat comes as the U.S. continues to battle weather extremes. … Read more

Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power

Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power

BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, spraying officers with liquid manure and throwing eggs and flares at them in a fresh show of force as the European Union’s agriculture ministers met in search of ways to address the protesters’ concerns. The farmers are angry at red tape and competition from … Read more

Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch

Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch

WESTROZEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — It was the puddles of green sludge left by the tires of massive tractors in western Belgium’s industrial farmlands that drew the attention of biological engineer Ineke Maes. The slime was destructive algae, the result of the excess of chemicals used by farmers to boost their crops, but at a high … Read more

These Men in Yellow Are Angry Farmers

These Men in Yellow Are Angry Farmers

Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing protests against EU and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes. The protest, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, included a … Read more

Maratha Reservation Bill passed, CBSE Board Exams Twice A Year, Anush Agarwalla Paris Olympics Quota and Important Education News

Maratha Reservation Bill passed, CBSE Board Exams Twice A Year, Anush Agarwalla Paris Olympics Quota and Important Education News

21st February, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a long-running practice in schools. The assembly is generally held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to gather on the school grounds or in the hall. The format of the assembly is not fixed and can differ from school to school. However, … Read more