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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28130979

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/10681253

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/24389

Politische Debatten scheinen immer öfter in wütenden Tiraden zu enden, nicht nur bei hochumstrittenen Themen wie Migration oder Klimaschutz. Wie lassen sich die Gräben überbrücken?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/32514869

The idea of Canada joining the European Union is ambitious, but it follows a certain logic.

The European Union is Canada’s second-largest trading partner after the U.S. In 2023, the combined trade in goods and services between Canada and the EU reached a value of CA$157.3 billion. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), in force since 2017, has eliminated 98 per cent of customs duties between the two partners, which has promoted sustained growth in trade.

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Further integration would offer full access to the European single market, harmonization of standards and synergies in key sectors: green technologies, artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and cybersecurity. It would also give Canada access to major European programs such as Horizon Europe, a research fund of 95.5 billion euros (nearly $148 billion in Canadian dollars).

Furthermore, Canada possesses natural resources that are crucial to the European energy transition: lithium, cobalt and nickel. Enhanced collaboration would ensure a secure and sustainable supply to Europe while promoting strategic industries on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Canada meets the Copenhagen criteria (rule of law, democracy, market economy) and shares the fundamental values of the EU. The main obstacles would be of a technical or political nature: geographical distance, the need for Canada to align its laws and regulations with all European standards (the Community Acquis) and to adapt its agricultural supply management system to European internal market rules.

But Canada doesn’t necessarily need to aim for immediate formal membership. A more flexible path could be a close strategic partnership, inspired by the Norwegian or Swiss models but adapted to Canadian realities.

Such a partnership could include enhanced access to European markets, participation in joint research, defence or energy transition projects and increased co-ordination within multilateral institutions.

The objective would not be strictly economic, but political and symbolic: to affirm a common commitment to democracy, international co-operation and respect for the global legal order. A strategic turning point for Canada

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A rapprochement with Europe could also help revitalize the democratic debate in Canada and strengthen both national cohesion around a common project and its ability to face future crises, whether economic, security or climate related.

The time has come to start this discussion, which should not be considered a dream, but an exercise in strategic foresight. Canada’s future may well be shaped, in part, on the other side of the Atlantic.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28125345

A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News.

The data show that Meta has complied with 94% of takedown requests issued by Israel since October 7, 2023. Israel is the biggest originator of takedown requests globally by far.

What makes Israel’s campaign unique is its success in censoring speech in many countries outside of Israel. Insiders said, as the AI program Meta is currently training how to moderate content will base future decisions on the successful takedown of content critical of Israel’s genocide.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/34154415

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/32080152

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42155779

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28094977

Paywall? https://archive.is/n8aMg

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61097338

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61085519

Gen Keith Kellogg appeared to suggest the country could be split into zones of control

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/10667751

https://archive.is/x31lc