European countries still do not cooperate enough to reduce the risks of biological, chemical or nuclear disasters outside of Europe. Measures are paying off, but they are not yet sufficiently focused on reducing the risks, according to the European Court of Auditors in a report.
An asylum seeker whose application for protection has been rejected in an EU country can not be expelled as long as that decision is not final. Member States may adopt a so-called return decision, but this can only be carried out if it has been established on appeal that the asylum seeker is not entitled to international protection. During the appeals procedure, the person concerned may not be detained.
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the French National Front, has to repay 298.497 euros to the European Parliament because, between 2010 and 2016, she wrongly paid an employee of her party with EU money. The Court of the European Union determined that.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appears to have received striking feedback from the US President. 'Trump said to me last week: Jean-Claude, you're a merciless' killer, 'the Luxembourger told during a visit to the regional parliament in Bavaria.
Prince Laurent has appeared on Tuesday at the funeral of the two police officers who died last week during the shooting in Liège. The brother of the Belgian King Filip was standing outside the audience watching the big screen.
The manager of a fan page on Facebook is equally responsible for the protection and processing of personal data of its visitors as Facebook itself. According to the European Court of Justice, an administrator can not hide behind the fact that he uses the services of Facebook. The supervisor in the country of the administrator of the fanpage may intervene if the administrator violates the EU rules for data protection.
The spouse of an EU citizen of the same sex from outside the EU has the right to stay with his or her partner throughout the European Union. That has been determined by the European Court of Justice.
The Benelux, the partnership between the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, still has plenty of plans for the future. The Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three countries meet in Brussels Tuesday to look back and look ahead. Despite the somewhat old-fashioned image, the Netherlands sees the Benelux as 'more relevant than ever'.
The new Italian Minister for the Interior, Matteo Salvini, has announced that he wants to work closely with his EU colleagues, while still pursuing a hard line in the area of migration issues. That reports the Italian news agency Ansa.
Four Belgian soldiers were injured when a missile grenade accidentally went into an ammunition depot in the Ardennes. One of them is seriously injured in the hospital, the other three are slightly injured. The projectile entered the munitions bunker a few meters further against a wall to a halt without exploding, according to a defense spokesman.
The EU countries give meager support to the American-British-French attack on Syria. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs showed 'understanding' for the 'specific measures', but the sights must now once again be focused on a political dialogue.
The European Union has extended its sanctions against Iran for one year due to serious human rights violations. The assets of 82 Iranians in the EU remain frozen. They also do not receive a visa for Europe.
The 28 member states of the European Union granted their citizenship to 995,000 people in 2016. That was 841,000 a year earlier. More than one in eight naturalized newcomers came from an EU country. This is shown by figures from the European statistical office Eurostat.
Luxembourg calls back its ambassador to Moscow for consultation. The country does this in solidarity with Great Britain after the attack on the double spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury.
The United States and China were also the main trading partners of the European Union in 2017. Approximately one third of the EU's total trade is with those two economic superpowers, according to figures from the European statistical office Eurostat.
Documents in the negotiations between the European Parliament, the Member States and the European Commission on legislation should in principle be made public when requested. The European Court of Justice has determined that.
The Luxembourg customs car has intercepted a car with 159 kilos of hash. The director, whose nationality has not been announced, has been arrested. He was on his way from the Netherlands to France.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the controversial ex-leader of the French right-wing populist Front National, has to repay 320,026.23 euro to the European Parliament. That has been determined by the European Court of Justice.
The wishes of the British Prime Minister Theresa May about the future relationship with the EU are not realistic. 'The essence of the Brexit is that trade becomes more complicated and expensive and we drift away from each other,' said EU President Donald Tusk on Wednesday at the presentation of the draft guidelines for the Brexit negotiations.
The air quality in Poland does not meet European requirements. The country does not comply with the legislation for the permitted concentrations of particulate matter and repeatedly exceeds the thresholds of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, according to the European Court of Justice.
Poland must stop cutting down trees in the forest of Białowiesk. The last primeval forest in Europe is part of an area protected by the EU. Polish forest management 'inevitably leads to an impairment of the reproductive sites of protected species.'
Italy and the city of Milan are officially challenging the decision of the EU Heads of Government to establish the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam at the European Court of Justice. The court in Luxembourg said that the Italians want the decision to be canceled.
A launch of the usually reliable Ariane 5 rocket encountered problems on the night from Thursday to Friday. All contacts with the rocket are broken. This happened a few minutes after the launch from the launch site in Kourou in French Guiana.
An asylum seeker may not be subjected to a psychological test in order to establish his sexual orientation. Such an investigation is a disproportionate serious deterioration of the asylum seeker's private life, according to the European Court of Justice.
The Austrian activist Maximilian Schrems may challenge the Irish head office of Facebook as a consumer to the Austrian courts, but a mass claim on behalf of others is not permitted. That has been determined by the European Court of Justice.
Jean-Claude Juncker canceled his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos due to stomach flu. The President of the European Commission would give a speech on Thursday at international conference for political leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations, but stays home sick, let his spokesman know.
The spouse or spouse of an EU citizen of the same sex from a non-EU country has the right to stay with his partner throughout the European Union. That is what the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice says.
In large parts of the Belgian Ardennes it snows so hard that the motorways are virtually impassable in some places. According to the ANWB it is on the E411 that leads from Namur to Luxembourg. Especially around the Duchy, traffic is stuck in many places.
At least 25 passengers of a cruise ship were wounded on Christmas Day when the ship landed against a pier of a car bridge. The accident happened in the evening on the Rhine near Duisburg. The ship was on its way to the Netherlands and a part of the passengers is Dutch.
The restriction on slaughtering animals in accredited slaughterhouses without ritual is not contrary to freedom of religion. The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has ruled this. The court often follows such conclusions.
