The French EU parliamentarian Dominique Bilde (Front National) has to return 40,000 euros to the European Parliament. The politician received that amount for the activities of a fictitious parliamentary assistant, judges the European Court of Justice.
If Poland does not immediately stop cutting trees in the Bialowieza primeval forest, the European Court of Justice will impose a fine of at least 100,000 euros per day. Cutting is only permitted if the safety of the public is at stake, according to the court in Luxembourg.
The Belgian and Luxembourg premiers call Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy into a 'political dialogue' with Catalonia. That they said on arrival for the EU summit in Brussels. Premier Mark Rutte did not join both liberal colleagues. 'This is a matter between the Spanish government and a Spanish region.'
The rule that Greek police officers must be at least 1.70 long is indirectly discriminatory because there are many more women than men being disadvantaged. The European Court of Justice has ruled that.
Negotiations on trade relations between the EU and the UK after the brexit can begin at the earliest end of this year. The conclusion of EU negotiator Michel Barnier that insufficient progress has been made in the negotiations on the conditions of separation has been unanimously taken over by EU ministers of European Affairs on Tuesday in Luxembourg.
The European Union announced Monday new sanctions against North Korea in response to recent nuclear tests and rocket trials. The EU Foreign Ministers want to further increase pressure on Pyongyang.
The EU Foreign Ministers agree on the Iranian nuclear program, appeared on Monday before consultation in Luxembourg. Several ministers called on the US Congress to maintain the 2015 deal between Iran and six world powers.
Six European countries want another half-year passport and other controls at their internal borders. Germany, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Norway and France have informed the European Commission, said Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos (Migration and Home Affairs) in Luxembourg.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem can last until January 13th as euro group chairman.
A huge iceberg broke down from the South Pole and on its way to the open sea. This is evident from satellite imagery of the European Space Agency ESA.
Google is battling the Brussels record to the highest European court.
Google is battling the Brussels record to the highest European court.
Hungary and Slovakia are required to take asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. Their objections to the EU agreement in 2015 to spread thousands of migrants across the Member States for two years are unfounded, judges the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
The Belgian police are doing everything to find the man who tried to kidnap a 17-year-old in the southern city of Bouillon, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg on 7 August.
Skype gets a payment feature in his app. Via chat, money can be transferred directly to other users, reports The Verge.
The objections of Hungary and Slovakia against the obligation to take asylum seekers from Italy and Greece are unfounded. The spread of asylum seekers across the EU is a proportional tool for helping the two Mediterranean countries to process the migrant crisis of 2015. That will be the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice on Wednesday.
The Palestinian movement Hamas must remain on the European list of terrorist organizations. This has determined the European Court of Justice on Wednesday. It rejected a lower court decision from 2014 to delete the move from the list.
A giant iceberg, twice the size of Luxembourg, has been broken down from the ice sheet in Antarctica, shown by satellite imagery. The iceberg now drives north, reported the German Alfred Wegener Institute for Pool and Sea Research Wednesday.
As a result of immigration, the European Union has a small population growth rate of almost 512 million inhabitants. This is evidenced by figures published by the European Statistical Office, Eurostat on Monday.
The Netherlands expects this year 1.17 percent of gross domestic product (more than 8.68 billion euros) in defense. Last year it was 1.15 percent, or 8.23 billion. This is evidenced by figures released by NATO on Thursday over the 28 Member States. In order to reach the 2 per cent where the military allies strive in 2024 is a long way to go.
The EU summit held in Brussels on Thursday and Friday has been filled to the ridge. Central is the protection of Europeans: against terrorist threats, illegal immigration and uncontrolled globalization.
Behind the scenes, 27 EU member states are fighting a robbery about the housing of two European agencies. They are still in London but have to leave the Brexit.
Violent attacks on computer networks in the European Union must be tackled hard. The EU countries want economic sanctions if necessary.
The economic sanctions of the European Union against the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea will continue. Foreign Ministers of the 28 Member States extended the penalties for the imprisonment by Russia on Monday by one year.
Despite good hopes in advance, today there is no agreement on reducing the VAT rate for digital books, newspapers and magazines. The Czech Republic is crossing.
Soy milk, tofu butter or vegakaas may not be sold under that name. Pure vegetable products may not, in principle, be put on the market with words like milk, cream, butter, cheese or yogurt on the label.
The Pirate Bay Internet Platform knows that users can find and download copyrighted movies, series and music and may therefore be prohibited. This is reflected on Wednesday by a ruling from the European Court of Justice.
Countries that do not accept asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, such as Hungary and Slovakia, get a legal procedure on their trousers if it lies with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. 'I am for it', says the Luxemburger against the German weekly Der Spiegel. The day-to-day EU administration will take a decision next week.
