European schools crack down on mobile phone use over health concerns

European schools crack down on mobile phone use over health concerns

Many schools across Europe are introducing bans or restrictions on the use of mobile phones amid concerns about their impact on young people’s mental health. While there are no EU-wide rules to tackle the issue, in July EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen also sounded the alarm and vowed to take action.

EU: border controls must be necessary and proportionate

EU: border controls must be necessary and proportionate

BRUSSELS (ANP) – The European Commission is in talks with Germany about the border controls that the country wants to implement from Monday. The Commission states that Member States can conduct internal border controls, but only if they are “necessary and proportionate,” said a Commission spokesperson. “Therefore, such measures must remain strictly exceptional.”