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BRUSSELS, Belgium — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced Monday, to comply with tougher EU rules.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno met with Credendo, a state-owned European credit insurance group and Belgian Export Credit Agency, on October 27, 2023 following the inaugural Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, Belgium.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Upon the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno represented the Philippines at the very first Global Gateway Forum hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from October 25 to 26, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.
Nearly two years ago, in December 2021, the European Union launched the “Global Gateway” initiative, the European strategy to boost smart, clean and secure connections in digital, energy and transport sectors and to strengthen health, education and research systems across the world. The Global Gateway is a partnership of equals. To formalize this partnership, a Global Gateway Forum is organized today in the EU capital Brussels, Belgium. It brings together our key global partners – the Philippines will be represented by the Secretary of Finance, Benjamin E. Diokno – to examine progress and to consider further opportunities and challenges in the strategy’s implementation.
LUXEMBOURG – The Philippines and Luxembourg discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in physical and digital connectivity, renewable energy, and sustainable finance during a courtesy meeting between Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno and Luxembourg Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes on October 24, 2023.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU's digital chief Thierry Breton warned Elon Musk on Tuesday that his platform X, formerly Twitter, is spreading "illegal content and disinformation", in a letter seen by AFP.