The European Chemicals Agency’s Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted its opinion on a andmark restriction proposal, which would ban microplastics in products such as cosmetics, detergents, fertilisers and could lead to a ban of its use as soft infill on artificial turf sports pitches. It would prevent the release of 500 000 tonnes […]

Many different human activities on land and at sea cause pressures on Europe’s seas. A European Environment Agency’s (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that these pressures have now reached the outermost sea areas and the deepest seafloor. Human activities affect negatively 93 % of Europe’s sea area.

The fact that it is possible, for the contracting partners of a company which has made commitments not to comply with certain contractual clauses, to bring proceedings before the national court cannot remedy the effects of the Commission decision which made those commitments binding over the contractual rights of those contracting partners

In the week ending 4 December 2020 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 2.7 billion to EUR 307.2 billion.

EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published their joint strategy for the next five years, following its recent adoption by the HMA and EMA Management Board.

If Brexit goes ahead without a trade agreement, the economic impact on Hungary will be negligible, business daily Világgazdaság said.

The opposition Párbeszéd party wants the Hungarian constitution to include the stipulation that any potential “Hungexit” should only result from a valid and successful referendum.

The Court of Justice of the European Union rejected a claim by the governments of Hungary and Poland aimed at scrapping an EU directive which was designed to reinforce the rights of employees posted in other EU countries.

It is in Hungary’s national interest for the EU-Turkey customs union to be updated, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Ankara.

Danmarks Nationalbank applies to join additional Eurosystem TARGET services by 2025 Danish krone to become available for settlement in T2 and TIPS payment systems