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Europe is a space force and communicating the tangible benefits the European space programme delivers daily to all Europeans is an important priority. This was the leitmotif of the workshop on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and space technologies in terrestrial management, hosted on 23 February 2021 by the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and chaired by Member of the European Parliament and STOA Panel Member, Maria Manuel Leitão Marques (S&D, PT).
Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education in Portugal, welcomed the attendees on behalf of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and recognised the workshop as an ideal moment to launch a discussion about new policy options to enhance research, governance and regulation related to AI in the public sector.
EU moves ahead with plans to use visa policy as leverage to increase deportations
14 April 2021
Since 2020, the EU has been able to use its visa policy as “leverage to improve cooperation with third countries on return and readmission,” as part of the drive to increase deportations. Non-EU states can be threatened with visa restrictions for their nationals if they are not deemed to cooperate sufficiently with the readmission process. A recent European Commission document, published here, sets out the perceived level of cooperation by those non-EU states. The Council is now considering potential next steps to ensure compliance with EU migration policies.
Sandeep DikshitTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, April 14
The resumption of the ad hoc India-EU human rights dialogue earlier this week has paved the way for more substantial talks on trade.
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The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU supports greater cooperation between Member States in the response to crime - a position endorsed today by the Portuguese Ministers of Justice and for Home Affairs.
Francisca Van Dunem, the Minister of Justice, believes that the protection of European citizens cannot be achieved through fragmented action among the 27 or merely sectoral approaches. For her, “a joint effort is necessary, combining the two dimensions of police and judicial cooperation, and is essential for a common, multidisciplinary and integrated response”.
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During Europol’s presentation in Lisbon of the Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment Report, Van Dunem stated that cooperation and the sharing of information between the different national authorities in the Union, and between them and Europol, are of fundamental importance to the fight against organised crime, terrorism, money laundering and other criminal activities such as the sexual abuse of