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Alcohol industry unites in advert abuse clampdown - 16 April 2012 - News

Leading producers from the beer, wine and spirits sectors are set today (16 April) to launch their first joint initiative in advertising self-regulation designed to combat abuses across the fast-growing social media.

ACTA activates European civil society - 02 February 2012 - News

Online activists across Europe are protesting against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which officially aims to protect intellectual rights but which critics say violates privacy. An online petition against the international treaty attracted more than a million signatures, EurActiv's network in Central Europe reports.

'Occupy monopolies' through social media - 01 February 2012 - Analysis

Social networks can act as a catalyst to help direct democracy prevail over current economic and political monopolies, writes Viktor Tkachuk from the "People First" organisation in Ukraine.

The brave new world of digital innovation - 08 December 2011 - News

The digital world is undergoing a revolution in "self-organisation" – thanks to social media – that offers individuals, companies and governments opportunities to transform society in innovative ways, according to a leading Internet expert. It also threatens to unleash civil unrest on a scale never before witnessed, he warns, citing the Arab Spring.

The press in Europe: Freedom and pluralism at risk - 14 September 2011 - LinksDossier

The European Union has long been hailed as one of the areas of the world with the greatest press freedom. However, NGOs and international organisations warn that this may be under threat as the media becomes increasingly concentrated in ever fewer hands and some governments engage in politically-motivated lawsuits and outright censorship.

Europe facing the generational challenge - 12 September 2011 - Analysis

Europe's recovery cannot succeed if European societies continue to economically and politically exclude their young people, argue Henri Lastenouse and Xavier Damman.

Web to overtake printed press as source of EU information: Survey - 08 March 2011 - News

A growing number of EU citizens say they use the Internet to get information about the European Union, while daily newspapers are significantly losing ground and television remains the primary source of EU news, a Union-wide poll reveals.

EU lawmakers to receive lessons in social media - 11 October 2010 - News

Members of the European Parliament are to attend courses on how to make the most of social media in a bid to improve their communication with citizens in their constituencies and beyond. The classes draw inspiration from a similar scheme carried out for French MPs recently. 

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