A Member State court is required to exercise the power conferred on it by national law to make a declaration that that Member State has failed correctly to transpose a directive and is required to take remedial steps in that regard. That court cannot disregard the obligation imposed on that Member State to transpose a […]
Where a worker has concluded more than one employment contract with the same employer, the minimum daily rest period applies to the contracts taken as a whole and not to each of the contracts taken separately.
The European Investment Bank Group invested €767 million in Hungary in 2020, a record high volume in the last five years. The EIB, a part of the EIB Group, provided €757.5 million; total EIB investments in the country reach €22.8 billion. The EIF, the other arm of the EIB Group specialised in SME support, provided €9.5 million in […]
Reducing pressures from agriculture is key to improving the status of Europe’s rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal waters and seas as well as groundwater bodies. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published today, shows that wider uptake of sustainable agricultural management practices is needed for improving the state of water, as well as biodiversity.
Adapting to the impacts of climate change is a top priority in the European Union. What is driving cities to implement important measures to mitigate these impacts and make urban centres more resilient and sustainable? We sat down with Ivone Pereira Martins, EEA expert in urban sustainability on what the Agency is doing to help […]
A year into living with COVID-19 and its impacts, Europe continues to put forth policy packages towards its ambitious goals outlined in the European Green Deal. It is essential that Europe stays on course towards its targets and ensures that the Europe of 2050 is a resilient society built on solidarity, providing a healthy environment […]
EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) made further progress today, Tuesday 16 March, in its detailed evaluation of cases of blood clots, some with unusual features such as low numbers of platelets, in recipients of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. As previously stated, while its investigation is ongoing, EMA currently remains of the view that the benefits of the AstraZeneca […]
Finance Minister Mihály Varga said European Union member states’ plans to use funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) should be “as transparent and as speedy as possible” after an online meeting with his EU counterparts.
The people of Hungary and Poland are “central Europe’s inseparable twins in their desire for freedom”, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said, addressing an online commemoration of Hungary’s March 15 national holiday.
Hungary’s tax on advertising complies with EU law, the Luxembourg-based European Court said.
