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As online violence targeting women continues to rise, artificial intelligence is set to take trolling to a whole new level. So will the European Union’s new Digital Services Act make tech platforms a safe place for women? Annette Young talks to Asha Allen from the Centre for Democracy and Technology. Also members of Uganda’s lesbian community bravely speak out as the Ugandan parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation that criminalises anybody identifying as LGBTQ+. This as the country’s president urges politicians to reconsider the bill.

Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity.

An OECD report released on Tuesday described workers as receiving a double blow to their livelihoods.

Britain’s High Court ruled Thursday that part of a strike by thousands of nurses planned for next week is illegal, handing a small victory to the government in its bitter dispute with public sector unions.

Spain’s national weather service said temperatures would “reach values typical of summer” across most of the country, with a high of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) forecast Thursday for the southern Guadalquivir Valley.

S&D Leader Iratxe Garc?a said EPP Chair Manfred Weber was “making a fool of himself” after Weber attacked the European Commission’s partiality.

The new system aims to make medicines more affordable and available for citizens across the bloc but the sector is criticising key measures.

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a series of legislative proposals to reform the EU’s fiscal rules.

The bodies of 11 people, (including a child) have washed up on the shores of Libya -after their boat sank while they were trying to cross the Mediterranean. At least four people were able to swim to safety. FRANCE 24’s James Mulholland tells us more.

In Spain, scorching temperatures are set to break records for April. A week of unprecedented heat’s on the way bringing with it concerns over the country’s water reserves and warnings of wildfires. FRANCE 24’s Charlotte Hughes tells us more.

In an interview with Euronews, Emily O’Reilly said citizens were “almost predestined” to distrust the EU institutions.

The new law will mean greater investments in new technologies, as well as industries that contaminate wastewater having to pay-to-pollute.

Tech companies with over 45 million active monthly users are considered “very large” by the European Commission and have to respect certain privacy and transparency obligations.

Russian forces occupy some 20 percent of Georgia’s territory, a consequence of two wars. Officially, Georgia wants to join NATO and the EU; these ambitions are even written into its constitution. But behind the scenes, the country’s de facto ruler – oligarch Bidzina Ivanizhvili – is suspected of sabotaging the reforms demanded by Brussels. This has put the ruling party at odds with the population, since the vast majority of Georgians are in favour of joining the EU. FRANCE 24’s Elena Volochine reports from Tbilisi.

Several companies have already put in bids, an EU official said in the morning, just two hours after the platform was launched. The first deliveries are now expected to be carried out in late June or beginning of July.

After Finland became NATO’s 31st member on April 4, claims started circulating online that Russian nuclear weapons were spotted at Russia’s border with Finland. We tell you where these missiles really come from in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Greenpeace Belgium said, however, that a political declaration will not be enough and that they will need to monitor investment year by year in order not to miss their objectives.

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind-power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the war in Ukraine and the push for renewable energy. Our science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at why the North Sea is one of the world’s leading maritime regions for wind farms, and at the impact they have had on biodiversity.

Like many others, Rosa Gil has spent the past 15 years trying to remove the remains of her own grandfather from the same mausoleum.

Today, nine European countries are holding a summit aimed at scaling up wind-power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the push for renewable energy. Hosted by Belgium, France’s Emmanuel Macron is among the leaders attending. France24’s Dave Keating covers the summit in Oostende.

Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom will meet in Belgium for the North Sea Summit.

In a recent TV interview, Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, challenged the sovereignty and international status of the Baltic states.

IN THE PRESS – Monday, April 24: We look at the media reaction to Lu Shaye’s comments on Soviet sovereignty. Some are calling the remarks by the Chinese ambassador to France an embarrassment to President Emmanuel Macron. In other news, the French papers “celebrate” one year since the president’s re-election. Also, a fresh anti-Semitism row has engulfed the UK’s Labour Party, with MP Diane Abbott being suspended from the party. Finally: will space tourists be able to have sex in space?

Nine European countries are holding a summit Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fall-out of the Ukraine war and the push for renewables.

Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday.