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Collecting signatures for an initiative that was to exclude e-cigarettes from EU legislation on classic tobacco products slowed down after problems with Juul arose in the US. Juul's products caused health problems - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

The General Court of the European Union ruled on December 12 that the Cannabis Store Amsterdam logo was unregistrable as violative of public policy and morality because it would encourage illegal activity. more

Ikea has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a California toddler who died when one of the company's dressers tipped onto him in 2017, the family's lawyers announced Monday.more

A British teenager who was convicted of lying about being gang raped has been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for three years. She was also fined £119 but is free to return home.more

The number of people seeking help about so-called revenge porn has doubled in less than a year, a charity has said.more

Today new EU rules are coming into force to reduce the number of road accident victims. They assume that from 2022, all new vehicle models introduced on the EU market will be equipped with advanced safety systems.more

A court in Italy denied access to payment cards to a woman addicted to compulsive buying. Her family approached the court and faced the threat of bankruptcy because of her addiction.more

A man sacked over his views on animal rights has won his fight to have veganism declared a religious belief.more

Penalties for not registering vehicles will not apply to vehicles imported to Poland before January 1, 2020 - the Ministry of Infrastructure explained.more

One of the first mixed-sex couples to become civil partners hailed it as a "unique, special and personal moment".more

With the UK's departure date from the EU now effectively set in stone, 31 January will be a historic day. The article 50 process will have been completed and the country will no longer be in the EU. Here are some things you can still do in 2020 because of the transition period.more

A 19-year-old British woman has been found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, by Israeli youths.more

Doctors in Poland have been obliged to issue electronic prescriptions since January 8. All you need is a four-digit SMS code, mail or information printout. Paper will be issued only in specific cases.more

Protecting employees in connection with Brexit and working on changes regulating the stay of foreigners in our country are one of the challenges for next year - deputy head of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy Stanisław Szwed said.more

We will have a choice: we will complete the formalities at any office or via the Internet; we are working on the possibility of registering vehicles via the internet - the Minister of Digital Affairs Marek Zagórski said in an interview for Rzeczpospolita.more

Swedish social services received reports from people concerned about the possibility of 16-year-old Greta suffering from Asperger's syndrome being used by her celebrity parents. Details of the proceedings remain confidential.more

The act that will reduce payment bottlenecks and a large part of the Friendly Law Package will come into force from January, and from February 1 - Small ZUS Plus - handed over the head of the Ministry of Development Jadwiga Emilewicz. By June 1, 2020, the ministry will finish work on the pro-investment package - she added.more

Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of British teenager Harry Dunn. Ms Sacoolas returned to the US after the car she was driving allegedly collided with the 19-year-old's motorbike outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on 27 August.more

The European Commission said on Friday that Booking.com had committed to end "manipulative techniques" on its travel site, such as time-limits for making bookings and misrepresentation of discounts.more

MI5's partially secret policy allowing agents and informants to participate in serious crimes is lawful, judges have ruled by a three-to-two majority. In a 56-page judgment, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT),declared that the guidelines do not breach human rights or grant absolute immunity to those who commit offences such as murder or torture.more

In a landmark judgment the high court has found that the Home Office's £1,012 child citizenship fee is unlawful. The fee has been described as "shameless profiteering" by Amnesty International.more

Russia's anti-doping agency, Rusada, has announced it will appeal against the four-year doping sanctions barring the country from competing under its flag at top international sporting events.more

The pro-independence leader of Catalonia's regional government has been barred from holding public office for 18 months over his refusal to order the removal of separatist symbols from buildings, the Spanish region's highest court said on Thursday.more

The government's Brexit bill will enable more British judges to depart from previous rulings of the EU's top court, Downing Street says.more

Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.more