The revised Drinking Water Directive comes into effect today. It aims to protect people, improve access to water and ensure uniform safety standards for industry. ECHA’s task is to set up lists of chemicals that can be safely used in  materials that come into contact with drinking water.

In 2021, EASO’s operational support to national asylum and reception authorities will cover all five Mediterranean EU Member States which receive the most asylum applications, accounting for 50% of the Agency’s budget.

In the midst of a challenging and tumultuous year we have some wonderful news to share. Due to long-term conservation work, including that by WWF Central and Eastern Europe and WWF-Romania, European bison (Bison bonasus) are no longer considered a vulnerable species in Europe. The European bison population has increased from about 1,800 in 2003 […]

Capital ratios of significant institutions increase in third quarter of 2020, with aggregate total capital ratio standing at 19.05% (up from 18.66% in second quarter of 2020) Aggregate NPL ratio falls to 2.82% – lowest level since data first published in 2015 Annualised return on equity bounces back to stand at 2.12% (up from 0.01% […]

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents decreased from 8.2% in October 2020 to 7.5% in November. For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.2% in November 2020, compared with 1.0% in October.

Advocate General Bobek: the data protection authority in the State where a data controller or processor has its main EU establishment has a general competence to start court proceedings for GDPR infringements in relation to cross-border data processing. The other national data protection authorities concerned are nevertheless entitled to commence such proceedings in their respective […]

A European arrest warrant must be regarded as being invalid when it is not based on a national arrest warrant or any other enforceable judicial decision having the same effect. It is for the court having jurisdiction in the issuing Member State to determine, in the light of national law, what consequences the absence of […]

The European Parliamentary group of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties in the European People’s Party (EPP) has elected Kinga Gál as its leader to replace József Szájer, who resigned from the post late last year, a Fidesz MEP said.

The parliamentary speakers of the Visegrad Group held an online conference on Tuesday to discuss V4 parliamentary cooperation and strengthening of the role of national parliaments in the European Union, parliament’s press chief said in a statement.