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- LeMonde
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Five EU countries, including France, will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users' ages, the European Commission said on Monday, July 14. Several European nations have ramped up the pressure on the bloc to better protect minors online through more stringent measures, with some going as far as to advocate banning social media for under-15s. On Monday, the commission unveiled the prototype of an age-verification app that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain will customise to launch national versions within several months. "It will allow users to easily prove they are over 18 years old, protecting children from inappropriate content," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen told reporters. Politicians are increasingly worried about online risks as rising evidence shows social media and excessive smartphone pose risks to minors' mental and physical health. Backed by France and Spain, Greece pushed a proposal in June for how the EU should restrict children's use of online platforms. Denmark, which took charge of the rotating six-month EU presidency in July, has indicated the issue is a key priority and will push the bloc to take further action. "It's hard to imagine a world where kids can enter a store to buy alcohol, to go to a nightclub by simply stating that they are old enough, no bouncers, no ID checks, just a simple 'Yes, I am over the age of 18'" Danish digital minister Caroline Stage Olsen said. "That has been the case online for many years," she added, speaking alongside Virkkunen, saying the new app would help ensure there were "no more nightclubs without bouncers." Customised apps for every EU member state Once the app is available, users will be able to download it from an online store and then use it to verify that they are above the minimum age to access a website or platform. Moreover, the commission said it will be "further customised" by EU states alongside platforms and users themselves. The aim is for each member state to develop its own app, since they have different rules and may wish to tailor age limits for different services, ranging from porn or gambling sites to social platforms like Instagram or TikTok. For example, France has set a minimum age of 15 to use social media platforms, greater than the 13 set by the platforms themselves, though it is still waiting for an EU green light for those rules to come into force. Stage Olsen also said the app could be used in the real world, for example, customers could use it to prove their age while buying alcohol or cigarettes. 'Respecting children's rights' The 27-country European Union has some of the world's strictest digital rules to bring Big Tech to heel, with several investigations ongoing into how platforms protect children, or fail to do so. Among the bloc's existing legal weaponry is the content moderation law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), which has strict rules to safeguard children. On Monday, the EU also published recommendations under the DSA to online platforms to ensure the safety of children and prevent their exposure to dangerous behaviour. These include removing "addictive" features such as "read receipts," which tell users when an individual has seen their message, making it easier for minors to block or mute users and preventing accounts from downloading or taking screenshots of content. The EU also recommended platforms turn off notifications by default, especially during sleeping hours, limit apps' access to photos or turn off the camera by default.
LeMonde
2 hours ago
- LeMonde
Trump tells Russia to resolve its Ukraine war in 50 days
US President Donald Trump, on Monday, July 14, told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv. "We're very, very unhappy" with Russia, Trump told reporters as he met with NATO chief Mark Rutte in the White House. "We're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100%," said Trump, adding that they would be "secondary tariffs" that target Russia's remaining trade partners -- thereby seeking to cripple Moscow's ability to survive already sweeping Western sanctions. Trump and Rutte also unveiled a deal under which the NATO military alliance would buy arms from the United States – including Patriot anti-missile batteries – and then distribute them to Ukraine to help it battle Russia's invasion. "This is billions of dollars worth of military equipment is going to be purchased from the United States, going to NATO (...) and that's going to be quickly distributed to the battlefield," Trump said. Rutte, a former Dutch prime minister, said Ukraine would get "massive numbers" of weapons under the deal. Rutte's visit to the White House is the first since the former Dutch prime minister described Trump as "daddy" at a NATO summit in The Hague in June. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed Trump's tougher line on Russia, but said a 50-day ultimatum on punishing Moscow was very long. "It is very positive President Trump is taking a strong stance on Russia," Kallas told journalists, adding: "On the other hand, 50 days is a very long time if we see that they are killing innocent civilians every day." On Monday last week, Trump teased an announcement about Russia. He then announced on Sunday that he would send vital Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine to help it fend off escalating barrages of Russian attacks. Washington has also backtracked on an announcement earlier this month that it would pause some arms deliveries to Kyiv. 'Assassin' Trump had launched a bid at rapprochement with Putin shortly after starting his second term in January, as he sought to honor his election campaign promise to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours. His pivot towards Putin sparked fears in Kyiv that he was about to sell out Ukraine, especially after Trump and his team berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February. Yet Trump has shown growing anger and frustration with Putin in recent weeks as the Russian leader, instead of halting his three-year invasion, stepped up attacks. On Monday, Trump added, when speaking about Putin: "I don't want to say he's an assassin, but he's a tough guy." Moscow has unleashed record waves of drone and missile strikes over the past few weeks, with the number of Ukrainian civilians killed or wounded in June hitting a three-year high, according to UN figures. Trump's envoy meets Zelensky in Kyiv Trump's announcement on Monday came as his special envoy, Keith Kellogg, arrived in Kyiv to meet Zelensky. Zelensky hailed the "productive meeting," saying they had discussed "strengthening Ukraine's air defense, joint production, and procurement of defense weapons in collaboration with Europe." The Ukrainian leader also said he was "grateful to President Trump for the important signals of support and the positive decisions for both our countries." Meanwhile, Russian forces meanwhile said on Monday they had captured new territory in eastern Ukraine with the seizure of two villages, one in the Donetsk region and another in the Zaporizhzhia region. Its forces also killed at least three civilians in the eastern Kharkiv and Sumy regions on Monday, regional Ukrainian officials announced.
Euronews
2 hours ago
- Euronews
The EU advances its retaliation to US tariffs
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič presented EU trade ministers gathered in Brussels for an extraordinary meeting on Monday a list of €72 billion worth of US products to be included in a retaliatory tariff drive, as US pressure ramped up over the weekend with the threat of 30% tariffs on EU imports starting on 1 August. 'We must be prepared for all outcomes, including if necessary, well-considered proportionate measures to restore balance in our transatlantic relationship,' Šefčovič said, adding: 'Today the Commission is sharing with the member states the proposal for the second list of goods, accounting of some €72 billion worth of US Imports. They will now have a chance to discuss it.' The list proposed by the Commission, which has been reduced from €72 billion to €95 billion after consultation of EU industries and member states, still has to be adopted formally by the member states. It targets a wide range of products including US aeroplanes and Bourbon whiskey. On 12 July, after weeks of negotiations, US President Donald Trump published on Truth Social a letter sent to the Commission threatening to impose 30% tariffs on EU imports if no deal is reached by 1 August. Last week, negotiations appeared to have entered the final stretch, with the EU having reluctantly agreed to a baseline tariff of 10% on its imports. Sector-specific exemptions were still needing to be negotiated, the EU having managed to secure 0% on aircraft and spirits and some US tariffs just above 10% on agri-products. 'We were very very close to an agreement in principle,' Danish foreign affairs minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen regretted. The US currently imposes 50% on EU steel and aluminium, 25% on cars and 10% on all EU imports. According to an EU diplomat, EU retaliation could also include export controls on aluminium scrap, which the US needs. But while the EU is flexing its muscles, it continues to prioritise negotiation. 'We remain convinced that our transatlantic relationship deserves a negotiated solution, one that leads to renewed stability and cooperation,' Maroš Šefčovič said before announcing he had a call planned with his US counterparts on Monday late afternoon. On 13 July, the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a delay in the implementation of an initial retaliatory measure targeting €21 billion worth of American products, which had been suspended until 15 July. According to the same EU diplomat, a meeting of EU ambassadors had originally decided to postpone it until the end of the year, but Trump's new announcements have made these countermeasures more urgent. They have therefore been postponed until 1 August. Anti-coercion instrument Behind the show of unity displayed on Monday by member states, diplomats are however well aware that complications will arise once a deal with the US is on the table. 'Let's be realistic we will all have different interpretations,' an official from a member states told Euronews, admitting that once a deal is reached some countries will push for strong retaliation while others will want to avoid escalation, depending on which of their strategic sectors is most hit by the US. France continues to advocate a hard line toward the US, eager to put all the tools at the EU's disposal on the table, including the use of the anti-coercion instrument — the 'nuclear option' of EU trade defence, adopted in 2023. 'This pressure, deliberately applied by the US president in recent days and weeks, is straining our negotiating capacity and must lead us to show that Europe is a power,' French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin said on arrival at the Council, adding: 'Europe is a power when it knows how to demonstrate its ability to respond.' 'The US has escalation dominance,' a second EU diplomat told Euronews. On Sunday Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen ruled out use of the anti-coercion instrument for the time being. 'The anti-coercion is created for extraordinary situations,' she said, adding: 'We are not there yet.' The tool would allow the EU to withdraw licences and intellectual property rights from foreign companies including US tech giants.
