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UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes UK REACH
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EU could approve Polish and Hungarian spending plans – with conditions – officials
Flags of the European Union fly in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium on March 24, 2021. REUTERS / Yves HermanBRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (Reuters) - The European Commission could approve the EU-funded national…
Bosnian peace envoy hopes for electoral reform ahead of 2022 vote
European Union High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt speaks at the handover ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 2, 2021. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / File PhotoBERLIN, September 30 (Reuters) -…
The dilemma of female jihadists returning to Europe
Should gender be a non-issue in the fight against terrorism in Europe, or are there valid reasons for a different approach to women returnees from conflict zones?At the beginning of September, three Swedish women disembarked in Stockholm,…
Swiss voters approve law allowing same-sex marriages
Until now, same-sex couples could not use Swiss sperm banks. They are also prohibited from adopting children, although singles are allowed to do so."This is clearly discrimination based on sexual orientation," said Maria von Känel, chair…
EU examines potential legal options if UK triggers Article 16
The European Commission is preparing a series of potential responses, including legal action, if Britain decides to use the Article 16 clause to suspend certain aspects of the Northern Ireland…
European clubs accuse FIFA of violating the law
European clubs joined forces on Friday to blame FIFA for trying to push through plans for biennial World Cups, warning of a destructive impact on world football. (More football news)
FIFA President Gianni…
During a river cruise in Europe, new rules and regulations
An late August, I jumped in a car to catch a plane from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Amsterdam. My mission, from there: a cruise on the Rhine, traveling from the Netherlands to Germany, then France, Germany (again),…
Polish court to rule on rule of EU law amid tensions with Brussels
WARSAW, Sept. 22 (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Court may rule on the primacy of the country's constitution or EU treaties on Wednesday, a key judgment that a EU commissioner says is delaying the release of EU funds in Warsaw .Poland…
Russia was behind Litvinenko’s assassination, European court says
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the murder of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died a gruesome death in 2006 after being poisoned in London with a radioactive substance rare.…