Terry Schultz

You have to cut back on everything.

I mean, I think it's the way it's going to be for a while.

If the Danish parliament passes the legislation proposed by the country's Ministry of Digitalization, it would enact some of the most stringent restrictions in Europe on social media use by teens.

The government has not yet specified which platforms would be covered nor how the measure would be enforced.

Parents could apply for the right to have an assessment done on their children so they could use the app starting at 13.

The Danish move follows Australia, which in December enacted the world's first ban on social media for users under 16.

It holds platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok responsible for blocking younger children and sets huge fines for those which do not.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.

The EU's 27 member states agreed that more security is warranted for Russians, so now visa applicants will need to go through thorough vetting for each requested visit instead of receiving multiple entry permission.

European Commission spokesperson Marcus Lammert.

Exceptions will be made for human rights activists, journalists and others whose motives can be verified.

Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kallis wrote on X that traveling to the EU is a privilege and not a given, adding that starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe is hard to justify.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The EU's 27 member states agreed that more security is warranted for Russians, so now visa applicants will need to go through thorough vetting for each requested visit instead of receiving multiple entry permission.

European Commission spokesperson Marcus Lammert.

Exceptions will be made for human rights activists, journalists and others whose motives can be verified.

Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kallis wrote on X that traveling to the EU is a privilege and not a given, adding that starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe is hard to justify.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The EU's entry-exit system will replace the stamping of passports at the EU's external borders, creating digital records by scanning facial images and taking fingerprints.

The bloc is trying to reduce illegal migration, identity fraud, and the number of people who stay longer than the 90-day maximum allowed.