The EU, US and UK will create a special mechanism on war atrocities in Ukraine to provide coordination and support on the ground for efforts to account for crimes committed during the Russian invasion, a joint communique announced yesterday.more
The EU has adopted an amendment to the Europol regulation that increases the powers of the institution. The rules should be published in the Official Journal and enter into force before the end of June.more
The British government will submit a bill which will introduce changes to the Northern Ireland protocol, as announced by the British Foreign Minister Liz Truss.more
The European Commission has lowered Poland's GDP growth forecast in 2022 from 5.5 percent. up to 3.7% In February, she predicted that in 2023 Polish GDP would increase by 4.2 percent. The current EC estimates are 3 percent. As he points out, the main reason is Russia's invasion of Ukraine.more
The European Commission has proposed new EU rules to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation of children online. According to the new rules, service providers are to be obliged to detect, report and remove pornographic content involving minors.more
"If we do not receive candidate status, it will mean that Europe is trying to deceive us. And we will not accept it," Ukraine's foreign minister announced in an interview with the Financial Times.more
Thirteen EU Member States, in a joint document, opposed "ill-considered and premature attempts" to amend the EU treaty, including Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden.more
In Q1 2022, sales of diesel cars fell by one-third y/y, sales of petrol cars by almost 23%, while registrations of purely electric cars jumped by half - writes today's "Rzeczpospolita".more
A draft of a new - sixth - package of EU sanctions targeting Russia for its invasion of Ukraine includes a ban on selling or transferring to Russians and Russian entities, directly or indirectly, real estate in the Union, Bloomberg reported yesterday.more
We propose a complete ban on Russian oil imports. We will end oil imports within six months and refined products by the end of the year, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced today in the European Parliament, presenting details of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more
In the euro zone, Poland could catch up with the countries of Western Europe faster, according to a survey conducted by "Rzeczpospolita" among economists. Its results were published in today's edition.more
Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to "unfriendly actions by certain foreign states and international organisations" - Reuters reported, citing the Kremlin. Meanwhile, the European Commission is due to present a sixth package of sanctions targeting Russia today.more
The European Commission today sent Apple an official letter containing a list of objections regarding the Apple Pay phone payment app. According to the EC's preliminary findings, the US company has abused its dominant position in the mobile wallet market for iOS devices.more
A trial begins before the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg on Google's appeal against a €1.49 billion fine imposed on the company by the EU. Three days of hearings begin today, Reuters reported.more
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee yesterday approved a one-year extension, until 30 June 2023, of the EU Covid Certificate, which was due to expire on 30 June. A review of the situation will take place in December this year and the duration of the certificate may be reduced if the epidemic situation permits. more
Over 80 percent Poles appreciate the economic benefits of membership in the European Union, and about 82 percent. sees the resulting improvement in the labor market situation, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute.more
Ryanair filed a complaint on Tuesday with the European Commission against the regulation of the Polish Prime Minister of April 25 on the introduction of restrictions in air traffic - the company informed. According to the Irish carrier, the regulation gives PLL LOT priority over other airlines.more
Motor vehicles and toys are at the top of this year's list of unsafe non-food products in the EU, according to a report by the European Commission. Personal protective equipment such as protective masks still accounts for a significant proportion of the notified products.more
Representatives of Canada, the US, the UK, Ukraine and the European Union demonstratively left the meeting room at yesterday's G20 meeting in Washington during a speech by the Russians.more
There were declarations of further support for Ukraine, and the conversation also touched on sanctions imposed on Russia. We all hope that there will be a consensus that these sanctions should be extended," announced President Andrzej Duda after a conversation with US President Joe Biden, NATO and EU leaders.more
EC spokesman Peter Stano told a conference in Brussels that the European Union was working on the next sanctions against Russia. "When the time is right, we will announce them," he announced.more
The Ukrainian authorities have completed a questionnaire on EU candidacy, handed over to President Volodymyr Zelensky by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said the deputy head of the office (administration) of President Ihor Zhovkva.more
We export more medicines than we import. The trade surplus of the whole EU in the scope of medicinal and pharmaceutical products has reached a record 136 billion EUR. Poland has its share in this - informs today "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
The turbulence caused in the Polish economy by the war with Ukraine emphasized the costs of using one's own currency. We would probably be safer in the euro zone - Rzeczpospolita reports today, citing the results of the expert panel.more