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European Council

Institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states

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Oct 26, 2025
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Which countries have designated Antifa as a terrorist organization?

Parliaments and governments in the Netherlands and Hungary have taken steps to label Antifa as a terrorist organization: the Dutch House of Representatives passed a motion to that effect and Hungarian...

Dec 15, 2025
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What is the official enactment date and entry-into-force timeline for the EU chat control law?

The Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (often called “Chat Control” or CSAR) is a multi-stage EU proposal first published by the Commission in May 2022; as of late 2025 the Council ad...

Dec 17, 2025
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How do tech companies detect passive consumption of CSAM while preserving user privacy?

Tech firms detect known CSAM mostly by hash-matching: converting images/videos into perceptual or cryptographic hashes and comparing them to verified databases such as PhotoDNA and other vendor lists ...

Nov 23, 2025

How do contemporary Muslim-majority countries legally protect Christians and other minorities?

Contemporary Muslim-majority countries use a mix of constitutional guarantees, special representation measures, criminal and administrative protections, and international/region-specific pressures to ...

Dec 19, 2025

Have any EU court rulings upheld or overturned national bans on RT?

The EU’s judiciary has so far sustained the bloc-wide prohibitions on Russia’s state-backed broadcaster RT: the European General Court dismissed RT France’s challenge and upheld the European Council’s...

Dec 19, 2025

refugees back

Global momentum to “send refugees back” hardened in 2025 as governments tested long‑standing non‑refoulement norms, formalized third‑country return mechanisms, and dramatically scaled down resettlemen...

Dec 17, 2025

What diplomatic tracks has the EU pursued to avoid escalation with Russia in 2025?

In 2025 the EU pursued a two-track diplomatic approach: hardening pressure on Moscow through 16–19 packages of sanctions and asset freezes while insisting on being centrally involved in any peace nego...

Dec 12, 2025

Are there any EU countries that have temporary opt-outs or delays for implementing EES biometrics and which ones?

Several EU/Schengen countries began a staggered, six‑month rollout of the Entry/Exit System (EES) from 12 October 2025 with full deployment expected by April 2026; the system requires biometric captur...

Dec 3, 2025

What would be the geopolitical consequences if a large-scale confiscation of assets occurred globally?

A coordinated, large-scale global confiscation of assets—whether of a single state’s reserves or broad non-conviction-based seizures—would shock capital flows, invite legal and diplomatic retaliation,...

Nov 10, 2025

European Union

The original statement correctly identifies the with shared political, economic, and legal frameworks and an institutional architecture that includes the Commission, Council, Parliament, Court of Just...