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Cyberbullying is no longer a marginal phenomenon. Digital bullying on social media platforms is part of everyday life for many children and young people. According to studies, one in six children aged between 11 and 15 has been a victim of cyberbullying at some point. One in eight children admits to having bullied someone online themselves: insults, public humiliation, rumours, or manipulated images spread via social networks, messaging services, and video platforms that are almost impossible to take back. With an action plan, the European Commission aims to better protect children and youth in the future.
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron wants to raise the retirement age by two years. However, 72 percent of French people are against the pension reform—and the trend is rising. Since mid-January, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets and workers have gone on strike throughout the country. In addition, there is a new form of protest: the union from the energy sector supplied schools, hospitals and poor families with free electricity for one day. In this way, the striking workers want to demonstrate their power and prevent the raising of the retirement age.
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Denmark introduced a rent cap. The rents were set to rise by 10 percent because they are linked to inflation—as they are in Austria. But the Danish government has removed this link in order to ease the burden on households: rents may increase by a maximum of 4 percent until 2024, and increases that have already been made must even be reversed.
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The European Parliament voted in favor of a law that restricts the export of waste. Waste from the EU should be processed in an environmentally friendly way—and no longer exported on a large scale to third countries in the EU. There, it often pollutes entire regions via landfills or is incinerated and damages the environment.
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England bans single-use plastic products. From October, plastic tableware, Styrofoam cups and certain food packaging may no longer be sold or used. This excludes packaging for ready meals. The ban applies to retail and food retailers, as well as snack bars and restaurants. Environmental organizations criticize this as insufficient.
Read more: England bans single-use plastic products and packaging