EU Parliament: The Week Ahead 30 August – 5 September 2021
Committee meetings, Brussels Conference of Presidents. Political group leaders and EP President Sassoli will discuss the...
Escalation of repression against the Polish minority in Belarus – Answer to a written question
EN E-002344/2021 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on behalf of the European Commission (18.8.2021) The...
Europol support: Polish Border Guard arrest 16 after discovery of illegal cigarette factory
Europol has assisted the Polish authorities in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the...
EU Commission clears acquisition of joint control of FiberCo by OPL and APG
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control...
Copyright delays: EU Commission urges Member States to comply with EU rules
The EU Commission has requested Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland,...
EU Farm Economics: Income increased from 2007-2018 with differences across EU
Between 2007 and 2018, the average farm income in the EU grew, reaching €35,300 per...
ECR Group Co-Chairs reject rumor of Polish PiS leaving ECR as “fake news”
The Co-Chairmen of the ECR Group in the European Parliament, Polish MEP Ryszard Legutko of...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-401/19 (Poland v EU Parliament and EU Council)
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related...
EU Commission on the decision of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal of 14 July
15 July 2021 The Commission is deeply concerned by the decision of the Polish Constitutional...
Europol: 12 detained in Poland in gun smuggling crackdown
With the active support of Europol, the Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna), together with the...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-55/20 (Poland, disciplinary proceedings against lawyers)
Advocate General Bobek: the Services Directive applies to disciplinary proceedings initiated against lawyers, the result...
Public procurement: EU Commission refers Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to comply with EU public procurement rules
The European Commission has decided today to refer Poland to the Court of Justice considering that the...
Joint Hearing: How to treat farmers in a fair and equal manner across the EU
On 16 June 2021, the PETI and AGRI Committees will organise a joint hearing on...
EU Commission approves change of Polish scheme supporting companies in tourism and culture affected by the coronavirus crisis
The European Commission has found the modifications of an existing Polish scheme to support companies...
Coronavirus aid: EU Commission approves €800 million Polish receivables insurance scheme to support domestic trade credit
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an approximately €800 million (PLN...
EU Commission approves €22.5bn Polish scheme to support offshore wind farms
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Polish scheme to support...
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-913/19: Cross border insurance litigation after a traffic accident
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Cross border litigation between a business to which a...
Opinions of the EU Advocate General in joined cases C-748/19, C-754/19: Secondment & termination of higher court judges
Advocate General Bobek: EU law precludes the Polish practice of secondment of judges to higher...
Polish Government and the freedom of speech and opinion on social networks – EU Commission answer
EN E-000865/2021 Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission (10.5.2021) The...
EU Commission v Poland: Disciplinary regime for judges – Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-791/19
Principles of Community law: Advocate General Tanchev: the Court should rule that the Polish legislation...
EU Commission receives Poland’s official recovery and resilience plan
The Commission has received an official recovery and resilience plan from Poland. This plan sets...
IEU Energy Monitoring for 30 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: HYDROGEN Criteria for Membership in the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance...
ECR: European Parliament adopts the European Defence Fund
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted the European Defence Fund (EDF) for 2021-2021. The Fund...
Justice, rights and European values: MEPs endorse citizens’ and justice programmes worth €1.86bn
The MFF programmes will promote policies in line with fundamental rights and EU values for...
ECR: The Week Ahead: 26-30 April 2021
Brexit Deal On Tuesday, the European Parliament will debate and vote on its consent to...
New European Bauhaus Conference: Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen
“Check against delivery” Dear Presidents, Dear Francesca and Bjarke, Ladies and Gentlemen, There are moments...
EU Commission approves restructuring aid for Polish Regional Railways, as Poland commits to an accelerated opening to competition
Brussels, 20 April 2021 The European Commission has concluded that Polish measures to support the...
IEU Climate Monitoring for 19 April 2021
Our IEU MONITORING headlines today: UNFCCC/WMO Climate change indicators and impacts worsened in 2020 Secretary-General’s...
9th Euronest Assembly: Belarus and energy security threats on the agenda
Post COVID-19 recovery, the situation in Belarus, and countering energy security threats in the Eastern...
CJEU postpones Opinion in intellectual property Case C-401/19 (Poland v Parliament and Council
Thursday 22nd April – POSTPONED The delivery of the Opinion in this case, originally scheduled for the...
Renew Europe condemns the Polish Constitutional Court dismissal of Ombudsman Adam Bodnar
Renew Europe strongly regrets that the Polish Constitutional Court, controlled by the ruling PiS Government,...
61/2021 : 15 April 2021 – Opinion of the Advocate General in cases C-487/19, C-508/19
Advocate General Tanchev: two newly-created chambers of the Polish Supreme Court are liable to fail...
Poland’s President Duda reacts to the repressions of Poles living in Belarus
– It is unprecedented that incumbent Belarusian authorities go as far as to arrest representatives...
Polish ECR Co-Chair uncovers “double standards of the majority Groups in the EP around rule of law in Europe”
26 March 2021 Co-Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament,...
Rule of Law in Poland: EU Commission refers Warsaw to the EU Court of Justice to protect independence of Polish judges and asks for interim measures
31 March 2021 Brussels Today, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court...
Committee of the Regions: The EU SME Strategy one year on: Challenges and Opportunities
The EU SME Strategy, published exactly one year ago by the European Commission aimed at...
EU Parliament declares the European Union an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone”
In response to the backsliding of LGBTIQ rights in some EU countries, notably Poland and...
EU Commission approves €1.1 billion Polish scheme to further support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak
11 March 2021, Brussels The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion (PLN 5 billion)...
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EDPS Opinion on Europol’s mandate review
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published today his Opinion on the proposed amendments to the Europol...