The number of people affected by road accidents in the European Union must be halved by 2030 compared with 2020. This target posed the 28 EU transport ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday. There are now around 135,000 annually. More attention should be given to cyclists and pedestrians.
The Skype app goes to the shovel. The video service gets new features, thus resembling apps like Whatsapp, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger.
The Netherlands, Luxembourg and other EU countries where a 'tax haven' hangs are not part of the European blacklist of tax havens that need to be seen this year.
A truck was dumped on Friday morning due to unknown cause of a bridge near Libramont in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The vehicle ended up on the track, which means that no train traffic is possible between Libramont and Bertrix.
A meeting with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Luxembourg, is a shy jochie Thursday a little too much. The guy was allowed to hand over the beautiful Kate, but suddenly burst into tears.
Taxi app Uber belongs to the transport industry and is not an electronic mediation service. That is what the Attorney General of the European Court of Justice told Thursday in a case that had arrested taxi drivers from Barcelona.
The European Citizens' Initiative 'Stop TTIP' was unjustly rejected by the European Commission in 2014. That ruled the Court of First Instance on Wednesday.
Parents from outside the EU with a child who has European citizenship can claim a stay in the European Union. That the other parent could take care of the child is important, but no reason to refuse a residence permit. That has determined the European Court of Justice on Wednesday.
The outcome of the British elections on 8 June will not affect the position of the 27 EU member states in the brexite negotiations. 'The most important thing is that the EU countries remain united,' said EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans in Luxembourg on the departure of the UK from the EU on Thursday.
The 28 Member States of the European Union gave 710,400 people a protected status last year, a big doubling over 2015. The Netherlands provided nearly 22,000 people with asylum or protection, an increase of 28 percent.
The sale of a media player that allows people to stream free movies on their TV can be a copyright infringement. That has been judged by the European Court of Justice on Wednesday.
The reception of unaccompanied child migrants on Italian and Greek islands is lacking. Therefore, a child protection official must be stationed at each shelter, the European Court of Auditors believes.
The European Union and its member states last year issued a record amount of 75.5 billion euros in development aid. That's 11 percent more than in 2015, which they remain the biggest donor worldwide.
The European Commission ' stands shoulder to shoulder '' with the Swedish people. ' An attack on one of our Member States is an attack on all of us, '' committee chairman Jean-Claude Juncker wrote in response to the tragic events ' '' in Stockholm on Friday. He promises the Swedish authorities any assistance.
The CDA threatens to halt cooperation with the Hungarian Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Parliament. Recent actions by the Hungarian government which conflict can expect no sympathy from European values.
The foreign ministers of the European Union empathize with the victims of the attack in St. Petersburg. 'Our thoughts are with the Russian people,' EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini summed up the sentiment together in Luxembourg, where 28 ministers meet Monday.
With President Bashar al-Assad at the helm, there can be no peace agreement are holding out in Syria. EU foreign ministers made it clear Monday in Luxembourg, where they agreed their strategy for the war-torn country.
The sanctions taken by the EU against Russia are legitimate. That the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.
Experts from the EU Member States have again failed to agree Monday on admission to the European market of a number of new genetically modified maize varieties. Commissioned by the Luxembourg Environment Minister Carole Dieschbourg know.
collaborate Netherlands and six other EU countries to develop two supercomputers in Europe. They want to catch up with China, Japan and the US signed Thursday in Rome a statement on this.
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg treats his family on a Thursday night at the movies. The role is the film 'Solar Impulse, the Impossible World Tour ', which a month ago was watched by Prince Albert of Monaco.
Employers may prohibit their staff to wear a headscarf or other religious symbol in the workplace. That the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday. The court is following the advice of the Advocate General gave last year.
Pool Donald Tusk to remain president of the European Council until the end of 2019, despite fierce opposition from the Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. That left the Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel know Thursday on Twitter. The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel tweeted congratulations.
Handmade Cuban cigars have last year gained popularity. The exclusive importer of the renowned tobacco products in the Benelux, Cuba Cigar, saw its sales increase by 5 percent to more than 20.3 million euros.
Efforts by the EU to African countries south of the Sahara to help more domestic revenues do not come off the ground. The 1.7 billion euros that the EU between 2012 and April 2016 spent on budget support to this part of Africa was 'not effective', says the ECA Tuesday in a report.
The German police to the border with Luxembourg, an eleven year old boy who was driving the car of his father, forced to a standstill. The boy had already secured 120 kilometers are on, police said Sunday.
By a collision between two trains in southern Luxembourg on Tuesday certainly one fatality. A freight train and a passenger train crash south of Bettembourg together. The collision caused the track enormous damage.
Jean-Claude Juncker wants a second term as President of the European Commission. He told the station Deutschlandfunk. The interview will be broadcast Sunday.
The chance that ISPs have to block torrent site The Pirate Bay seems increased. In a long-running legal battle, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Wednesday issued an opinion that goes in that direction. The court often follows such advice.
EU countries must issue a humanitarian visa to people who are at serious risk in their country to be tortured or treated inhumanly. That, Advocate General Mengozzi of the European Court of Justice on Tuesday.
