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Prime Minister of New Zealand plans to ban mobile phones in schools🔗

Written on 10 December 2023. Posted in Worldwide News. No Comments on Prime Minister of New Zealand plans to ban mobile phones in schools🔗

Mobile phones will be banned in schools to improve student performance, New Zealand's new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says. Education Minister Erica Stanford said current indicators revealed more than half of 15-year-olds in New Zealand did not meet basic literacy and numeracy standards.

Sweden: Schools will be completely mobile-free

Written on 9 December 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on Sweden: Schools will be completely mobile-free

"This is a step forward in an important cultural change," says Liberal Party leader Johan Pehrson. The government wants this to be the norm in all Swedish schools.

Soho London Independent Film Festival

Written on 9 December 2023. Posted in Europe news. 1 Comment on Soho London Independent Film Festival

Remembering Nearfield is an award-winning animated film about Electrohypersensitivity (EHS). Winning the SohoLIFF Audience Choice Award 2024 will put the film poster on view all around London.

Spain is cracking down on mobile phone use in schools🔗

Written on 5 December 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on Spain is cracking down on mobile phone use in schools🔗

Spain is trying to limit the use of mobile phones in schools, introducing complete bans or strict regulation of the devices, which many teachers and parents say are unnecessary. It aims to support the wider work the government is doing to raise standards in schools by increasing students’ focus and reducing distractions.

Michèle Rivasi has passed away

Written on 30 November 2023. Posted in News from ESC. 7 Comments on Michèle Rivasi has passed away

We are sorry to hear that Michèle Rivasi is no longer with us. She died suddenly at the age of 70 due to a heart attack on 29 of November. She has been a French Member of the EU Parliament in the Greens/European Free Alliance since 2009 and has been known for supporting many causes to protect public health and the environment.

Lithuanian school bans mobile phones amid drive to make students pay attention 🔗

Written on 25 November 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on Lithuanian school bans mobile phones amid drive to make students pay attention 🔗

A school in the northern Lithuanian county of Akmenė has become the first school to ban pupils from using the telephone during school hours. However, Lithuania does not yet have a nation-wide policy on mobile phones in schools, although discussions have taken place in parliament and in the education sector.

Experts Raise Public Health Fears About Microwave Syndrome From 5G Masts🔗

Written on 19 November 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on Experts Raise Public Health Fears About Microwave Syndrome From 5G Masts🔗

The Government would have us believe that “there may be a small increase in overall exposure to radio waves when 5G is added to an existing network or in a new area” but that “there should be no consequences for public health”. Is this actually the case? On what evidence has this statement been made?

Finland Moves Against Cell Phones in Schools🔗

Written on 18 November 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on Finland Moves Against Cell Phones in Schools🔗

The Finnish Citizens' Initiative The parents of Finland have collected 30 000 signatures in 2023 in favour of banning mobile phones in schools. Additionally, the newly elected conservative government is taking them seriously and has pledged to enact laws to satisfy the request.

EU countries to remove ‘tacit approval’ in GIA law🔗

Written on 11 November 2023. Posted in Europe news. No Comments on EU countries to remove ‘tacit approval’ in GIA law🔗

The controversial ‘tacit approval principle’ (to speed up the roll-out of new broadband networks) has been deleted from a new compromise text on a telecoms law, circulated by the Spanish presidency of the EU Council on 8 November.

The International Declaration on the Human Rights of Children in the Digital Age🔗

Written on 11 November 2023. Posted in Worldwide News. No Comments on The International Declaration on the Human Rights of Children in the Digital Age🔗

An international group of leading health experts has announced its support for a new international declaration aimed at raising public awareness of children's basic rights, such as not being exposed to addictive platforms, dangerous radiation from wireless devices and commercial misuse of private information.