Voltaire: How Candide was brought up in a beautiful castle, and how he was expelled from it

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There was in Vestphalia, in the castle of the Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh, a young lad to whom nature had given the sweetest manners. His physiology betrayed his spirit. He had a fairly straightforward judgment, with the simplest mind; it is, … Read More

Romanian road hauliers accuse the European Commission of favoring Western countries

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The National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania (UNTR) states that the European Commission applies a double standard in the interpretation of Regulation 561/2006 on the right of truck drivers to spend their weekly rest in the cabs, depending on … Read More

US improve Europe’s defense system on the Eastern flank

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Trump intends to increase with 40% the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) budget, a program initiated in 2014 by the United States to ensure Europe’s security, especially the Eastern flank of NATO. The budget of the program increased from an initial … Read More

European Union: Lower VAT on e-books, bringing them into line with printed books

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EU citizens could pay less for e-books after plans to allow member states to reduce VAT on e-publications were backed in committee on Wednesday. An EU Commission proposal to enable member states to charge a reduced rate of VAT on … Read More

European Commission fines Facebook €110 million for misleading information about WhatsApp takeover

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The European Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Today’s decision … Read More

EU: sanctions for Hungary and triggering Article 7 for violation of human rights

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The situation in Hungary justifies the triggering of the procedure which may result in sanctions for Hungary, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Wednesday. MEPs see serious deterioration of rule of law and democracy Controversial laws must be suspended … Read More

Social media today

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Past year was marked by the supremacy of Facebook, with almost 2 billion members, and his older or newer acquisitions (WhatsApp and Messenger with more than 1,2 billion users each one, and Instagram with more than 200 millions daily users) … Read More

Governmental Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Solutions Market Report 2017-2027

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Developments in geographic information system (GIS) solutions related technology have had a significant impact on the defence GEOINT market. This report on this sector gives a detailed overview of the market, creating an accurate picture that will offer clarity to … Read More

The egg from the bottle

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Put a fresh egg in a glass of vinegar. Leave the egg in the vinegar until the hard crust dissolves and remains only an elastic membrane. Put the egg thus obtained in water. In 3-7 days, the egg will increase … Read More

All Recipes Forum

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Food and drink recipes, miscellaneous and funny recipes

What about English as EU official language, after Brexit?

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Many agencies and institutes of European Union (in fact, all of them) use the English as the main official EU language. But, after the UK decision to leave European Union, there will be no other country with English as main … Read More

The branches of Western philosophy

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Philosophy is far from being a well-defined field of knowledge in the sense that the problems it confronts are of extreme variety. It studies many objects, that is why its subdivision into different branches is problematic and arbitrary. Moreover, if … Read More

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