** When did society give up on striking a fair balance between liberty and security? What lies behind current waves of illiberalism and protectionism? Find out at the European Forum Alpbach (August 14 to 30 in Tyrol). Speakers include Maria Espinosa, president of the UN-General Assembly and EU-Commissioner Günther Oettinger. **
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SHE’S IN: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will nominate Věra Jourová for a second term in the European Commission, he confirmed Monday. Lili Bayer has the full details.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? With the European Parliament’s two main political families weakened and at loggerheads over a Council deal divvying up the EU’s top jobs, a fractured special lead chamber threatens to make passing laws very difficult this mandate, conclude POLITICO’s Pro reporters.
BLESS THE ECJ: The EU’s top court fired from all canons on Monday, an otherwise quiet news day for the bloc’s institutions. Here’s your rundown of the best bits:
— No such thing as an innocent like: Website operators are liable for data protection issues that arise when they embed third-party plug-ins like Facebook’s “Like” button onto their pages, the ECJ ruled. The move is likely to create more privacy headaches for websites, reports Mark Scott for POLITICO Tech and Data and Digitization Pros.
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