The EU is to set out proposals later to address the row about trade in Northern Ireland. The UK wants to change the deal struck as part of the Brexit process to allow goods to circulate more freely between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.more
The European Union “will start collapsing” unless it challenges a ruling by Poland’s top court that national legislation trumps European laws, Commission Vice President Věra Jourová said on Monday .more
European Commission’s Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday he did not believe “for one second” there will be a “Polexit” after last week’s ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal saying parts of EU law are incompatible with the constitution.more
Former judges of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal say that the Thursday's ruling "contains many false statements", The ruling concluded that the national constitution had primacy over EU law, effectively rejecting the legal bedrock upon which the European Union is based.more
I feel obliged to raise the alarm caused by the decisions of the "pseudo-Tribunal" and the ruling party, which decided to withdraw Poland from the European Union without "beating around the bush". They want to leave the EU to violate citizens' rights and the principles of democracy with impunity, warned Donald Tusk.more
British government demands for changes to the Northern Ireland protocol could "collapse" Britain's relationship with the European Union, warned Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.more
Poland's Senate on Friday adopted a resolution on the continued presence of Poland in the European Union after the country's highest court ruling challenged the supremacy of EU law a day earlier. "The Senate of the Republic of Poland declares that it will guard the national interest, which is the continued presence of Poland in the European Union," the adopted document read.more
The Irish government will support a deal to set a global minimum corporation tax rate for large firms. It means the country increasing its 12.5% rate to 15% for firms with a turnover of more than €750m (£636m).more
The EU will seek to sweeten its package of proposals over the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland by lifting a prohibition on sausages made in Britain.more
Robust road safety measures, such as a 30 km per hour speed limit and zero-tolerance for drink-driving, are the way to reach zero deaths on EU roads by 2050, say MEPs.more
A Polish court has ruled that placing EU law over the country’s domestic law is unconstitutional, a verdict that could have serious repercussions for Poland’s position within the EU.more
Law enforcement authorities clamping down on the exploitation of agricultural workers raided hundreds of vineyards and farms across Europe last month, the European Union police agency Europol announced Tuesday.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recalled yesterday that administration of an additional dose of BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 is safe and effective. At the same time, EMA stipulated that the decision on whether to administer a booster dose rests with the EU member states.more
Rishi Sunak has claimed the pain of Brexit has been worth it for the UK economy - and his own political career. The Tory chancellor told his party faithful that the UK would benefit “in the long-term” from the decision to leave the European Union.more
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday said he wouldn't fall back on "uncontrolled migration" to respond to supply chain disruptions, adding there would be a "period of adjustment."more
Manufacturers will be forced to create a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices, under a new rule proposed by the European Commission (EC).more
The KO club submitted a draft amendment to the constitution in the Sejm, which - as the PO leader Donald Tusk announced - is to give "an iron guarantee that Poland will remain in the EU as long as Poles want it". According to the bill, a referendum or two-thirds of the votes would be decided by the Sejm and Senate.more
After talks with the European Commission, 16 largest European airlines have pledged, inter alia, to to promptly reimburse passengers canceled for the Covid-19 pandemic and to better inform travelers of their rights.more
Finland is set to vaccinate fur production animals against Covid. The Finnish Breeders' Association (FIFUR) will be vaccinating minks against coronavirus in the coming weeks, after being granted a conditional license by the Finnish Food Authority.more
British motorists driving outside the UK must now remove old-style GB stickers or cover them up. Instead they should display a UK sticker or have the UK identifier on their number plate.more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) began assessing the application of the US concern Moderna on Monday to administer a booster dose of the vaccine against Covid-19.more
EU citizens who for some reason still have not applied for settled status will not be automatically deported, British Immigration Minister Kevin Foster told Londonek.net. He explained that the right to apply to legalize your status for EU citizens is and will remain inalienable.more
Concerns have been raised that EU citizens living in the UK may not be allowed to board flights into the country because of confusion created by new government rules over ID cards and passports.
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Poland is to pay the European Commission 500,000. euro per day for failure to implement interim measures and to stop mining lignite in the Turów mine, the Court of Justice of the EU decided.more