Europe
Biometrics use is fuelling privacy concerns
Cheaper and more accurate systems, consumer habituation and rising demand are fuelling biometrics use
InternationalGreece will pursue reforms in Mitsotakis's new term
Kyriakos Mitsotakis's New Democracy has pledged a reformist agenda following its election victory on June 25
GreecePolicing troubles will persist in France
Recent riots have exposed serious challenges related to the nature of policing in France
FrancePolicy is key to managing existential risk of AI
The sophistication of ChatGPT has fuelled concerns about global large-scale risks of human-competitive AI
InternationalSymbolic support for LGBT will grow in Eastern Europe
The Ukraine war has increased support for LGBT rights in Eastern Europe, though there is a strong populist backlash too
Eastern EuropeSlovak elections may yield a broad centrist coalition
Both the leftist-nationalist Direction-Social Democracy and its rival Progressive Slovakia hope to win early elections
SlovakiaKosovo-Serbia crisis will undermine EU credibility
Tensions in northern Kosovo have raised questions over EU credibility and led to Western sanctions against Prishtina
KosovoFrench riots have potential to cause long-term effects
The police killing of a youth of Algerian descent has fuelled violence and polarising political narratives
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