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26th Year of Publication // Number 1309 // November 03 - 09, 2019 Nord Stream-2 gets go-ahead from Denmark ` Page 11 www.neweurope.eu MEDIA ` What Brexit reveals about the EU by Bill Emmott ` Page 16 WarnerMedia ups OPINIONpresence in Latin ` Ukraine’s grey cardinal hinders reform agenda America, drops Brazil by Oleg Sukhov ` Page 17 ` Page 06 EUROPEAN UNION ` The lost promise of 1989 by Mark Leonard ` Page 18 From Athens to BREXIT Page 02 Shanghai, with the aim ` Immigration & integration, the positive message by Stavros Papagianneas ` Page 19 of repositioning Greece The Brits’ comeback ` Page 08 A more secure union Brussels looks to boost its ability to crack down on online terrorist content and disinformation through more robust security measures SPECIAL FEATURE 30 years after the Berlin Wall ` Pages 04-05 Hijab controversy EU strives to roils France again improve waste France’s Senate on Tuesday ap- management proved an amendment that would extend a controversial 2004 law ban- ning people from wearing overt reli- gious symbols – including the Islamic veil , the Jewish kippah and large Christian crosses – to the adults ac- companying children on school trips. ` Page 15 EU says Russian gas Citizenship, and Home Affairs. have been working the past years transit talks through by Zoi Didili, To respond to the collective to build an effective and genuine Ukraine hit skids Alexandros Koronakis, security needs, the leaders of Security Union,” Avramopoulos and Nicholas Waller the EU’s 28 members adopted a told New Europe during an new strategic agenda 2019-2024 extensive conversation about the Waste is an issue that affects the Building an effective and genuine which provides the Commission bloc’s approach towards collective whole European Union. According security union that enhances guidelines for setting out the main protective measures. “The EU to the European Commission, Europe’s safety requires the actions needed for an effective Eu- had to respond to a security crisis. altogether, the EU produces up to bloc to tackle and destroy both ropean response to terrorism and Since the Paris terrorist attacks 3 billion tonnes of waste every year. terrorism and organised crime, security threats. in 2015, and subsequent terrorist ` Page 13 On average, each of the 500 million and the lifelines that support “This Commission made acts in a number of other Member people living in the EU throws away them, by strengthening the security a priority from day one. States, it has become painfully clear around half a tonne of household bloc’s defence systems, said The European Agenda on Security, how important cross-border law rubbish every year. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU’s which I presented in 2015, has enforcement collaboration is.” ` Page 10 Commissioner for Migration, been our guiding principle and we (Continued on Page 06) 06 November 03 - 09, 2019 NEW EUROPE www.neweurope.eu European Union A more secure union Brussels looks to boost its ability to crack down on online terrorist content and disinformation through more robust security measures (Continued from Page 01) them to access explosives, firearms online. cooperation with the Western cooperation in our neighbourhood The European Union’s initiatives and financing,” said Avramopoulos, When discussing the threat Balkans are pivotal points in Europe’s and with international partners,” to fight against terrorism already before adding, “We also stepped up that online content proposes, path towards a fully-fledged Security added Avramopoulos. “Over the last includes information and intelligence information exchange to provide Avramopoulos noted that the EU Union. five years, we have come a very long exchanges, measures to counter those on the frontline, police officers “has addressed cyber and cyber- “We can be proud of many way and have accomplished much. radicalisation, and strategies to boost and border guards, with efficient -ac enabled threats by putting in place a tangible results...but the most But more remains to be done. We the bloc’s cybersecurity. Ongoing cess to accurate and complete data, new EU cybersecurity strategy and important is the change of our live in volatile and unpredictable negotiations with the countries of the making best use of existing infor- tackling disinformation to better security mentality”. Avramopoulos times and our neighbourhood Middle East and North Africa, as well mation and closing gaps and blind protect our elections. Work is on- said as he summed up the is torn apart by conflicts spilling as with New Zealand, are a priority spots” going to strengthen the security of EU’s progress throughout the across borders. Our own citizens are on the EU’s agenda. Deals with the The latest progress report about our digital critical infrastructure, Commission headed by Jean-Claude becoming radicalised by terrorism regions would help ensure that data the Security Union focused on the including reinforced cooperation on Juncker. He noted that a genuine and attack innocent people in our protection, privacy, and fundamental threat of terrorist content online and the security of 5G networks across Security Union is possible through a cities. Meanwhile, nationalism and rights are protected. called on the European Parliament Europe.” “changed” mentality, but more efforts populism are on the rise. Security “Since I took up my duties, and EU Council to reach an The need for an improved are needed to respond to the EU’s remains a key challenge for Europe we have taken decisive actions to agreement on a proposed legislation information exchange between the collective security needs. and among the number one modernise the European security from September 2018 that would see EU security information systems also “While security starts at home, priorities for the EU. We should framework through new legislation, content connected to terrorist groups underlined the necessity for further we would be naïve to think that continue working together in order reinforced operational cooperation and cells purged from the web. The action from online platforms in it ends there – especially today to deepen our Security Union and between the Member States, and proposed measure would also empowering consumers and the when the world we live in is more create successful police cooperation strengthened the role of our agencies enhance the EU’s commitment to research community. The protection connected than ever before, and frameworks which one day could to counter terrorism by closing down the Crisis Protocol, a rapid response of 5G networks and the effective criminals or terrorists cooperate become a European FBI, which the space in which terrorists operate, mechanism designed to contain the application of EU security laws across national borders...This is why remains one of my proposals for the with new rules making it harder for viral spread of extremist content across the bloc and an enhanced we have stepped up our security future.” WarnerMedia boosts presence in Latin America while distancing itself from Brazil the investment. WarnerMedia was southern neighbour from the bloc, by Zoi Didili said to be pursuing a clear and a sentiment that puts the entire WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey predictable regulatory framework deal at risk. put flesh on the bones of his plans that fosters growth in the industry. Regarding the legislative debate, to seize momentum in pay-TV Brazilian “We have the option to acquire the Senate and Congress are ana- and streaming arenas through President Jair the business in Brazil but are not lyzing several bills intended to further expansion in Latin Bolsonaro doing so at this time. As we have modernize the audiovisual legal America. Stankey sees the future speaks with said, additional, direct investment framework. The vast majority of of cable channels fading out and his Foreign in Brazil is not currently attractive the proposed reforms seek to re- expects a considerable growth in Minister to us because of the existing voke the prohibition on telecom- Ernesto the number of hours of scripted regulatory uncertainty in the munication providers to own or Araujo. programming that could further country. We support and remain control programmers/producers EPA-EFE//ALI HAIDER boost the company’s future. optimistic about the ongoing with headquarters in Brazil (SeAC On October 25, an agreement efforts to amend the SeAC law Article 5), to eliminate restrictions to buy Ole Communications’ to ensure the media industry has on telecommunication providers minority stake in HBO Ole a clear and predictable regulatory to hire national artistic talent and Partners was made meaning that framework that fosters investment acquire rights to broadcast events WarnerMedia will now own 100% of HBO Max in the USA last week, another joint venture between the and innovation,” said Zeiler. of national interest (SeAC Article of all HBO, MAX, Cinemax, and the company is set to take the war companies that operates HBO in The position of Brazil on the 6) and to set forth that linear in- HBO Go services in Spanish- of streaming content providers Brazil, remains unchanged. international scene has fluctuated ternet-based services (OTTs) are speaking Latin America and the to the next level, and challenge The operations in Brazil have wildly in recent months with out of the scope of the SeAC Law. Caribbean. Critically, the deal companies like Netflix, Apple been excluded due to the existing its president, Jair Bolsonaro, Such an active legislative agenda is leaves out operations in Brazil, TV+, Disney, Amazon Prime regulatory uncertainty in the continuously risking the country’s clear evidence that the SeAC Law by far South America’s largest and Hulu at a moment where the country. The SeAC regulation formerly positive outlook. Most needs to be updated to keep pace and most populous nation and market is experiencing significant that Brazil adopted in 2011 and recently, Bolsonaro raised with the rapidly evolving audio- the only country in the region that growth in content consumption.

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