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Estonia’s new e-residents are surpassing the country’s birth rate

The Next Web

Estonia is the first country in the world to offer an ‘e-Residency‘ to people of any nationality. If you become an e-resident, you get a governmentally issued digital identity like other Estonians, that you can use to set up your own company in Estonia — completely remotely.

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Thinking of moving out of the U.S? Here are 10 hotspots for remote workers

Fast Company Tech

Available to non-EU nationals, including U.S. Add in easy Schengen access, strong safety rankings, and a national obsession with good food and great coffee, and its easy to see why Portugal is a place to stay and thrive. Heres where to go and why these spots are setting the standard for the future of work.

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How this shy country wants to become the Silicon Valley of the Baltics

The Next Web

In recent years we’ve been continually impressed with the small Baltic country of Estonia, which has been a frontrunner in many areas within digital solutions and tech innovation, such as e-residency, digital policies, and national cryptocurrencies.

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Germany shuts down servers for Russian darknet marketplace Hydra

The Verge

The market primarily caters to criminals in Russia and surrounding nations. In coordination with allies and partners, like Germany and Estonia, we will continue to disrupt these networks.”. Treasuremen,” or dealers connected with the site, push drugs throughout the region by hiding them in geo-tagged pickup locations. Yellen said. “In

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YouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik

The Verge

Many European nations have called on platforms to do more to stop the spread of Russian misinformation. In an open letter, the leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said that Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter had become accessories to Russian aggression by allowing the country space on their sites and apps.

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UK’s Magical Mushroom Company uses mycelium to replace plastic packaging

TechCrunch

Woola (Estonia), Papkot (France), Biotic (Israel), FunCell (France) and Traceless (Germany). Luckily there is no shortage of sustainable packaging startups in Europe. Just take a look: Circleback (Germany), Recup (Germany), Sourceful (U.K.), one • five (Germany), Shellworks (U.K.),

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

Last year, the European Commission and Member States launched the Startup Nations Standard. During the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, Portugal announced that it would go one step further and create the European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA). It’s a new entity that is in charge of the Startup Nations Standard.

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