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Szijjártó Has Talks With BMW Leaders in Munich

German car maker BMW will use its plant in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, as the focal point of its electric car production strategy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Munich following talks with BMW leaders. In a press statement published on Facebook, Szijjártó said that BMW’s decision was “fantastic news”, which signalled that “Hungary will […]

Latest evaluation shows Europe’s nature in serious, continuing decline

Unsustainable farming and forestry, urban sprawl and pollution are the top pressures to blame for a drastic decline in Europe’s biodiversity, threatening the survival of thousands of animal species and habitats. Moreover, European Union (EU) nature directives and other environmental laws still lack implementation by Member States. Most protected habitats and species are not in […]

Situation at EU external borders – Western African route at record highs

The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell 8% in the first 11 months of this year to 116 840*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. Meanwhile, the Western African route continued to see record numbers of irregular migrants.

The General Court confirms that the rules of the International Skating Union (ISU) providing for severe penalties for athletes taking part in speed skating events not recognised by it are contrary to EU competition law

On the other hand, the Commission was wrong to dispute the ISU’s arbitration rules. The International Skating Union (ISU) is the sole international sports federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the purpose of managing and administering figure skating and speed skating. The ISU also carries out a commercial activity entailing the organisation […]

The Court of Justice upholds the judgments of the General Court

The Court of Justice upholds the judgments of the General Court in so far as it dismissed the actions for damages brought by a number of individuals and companies on account of acts and conduct adopted by the EU institutions in connection with financial assistance granted to Cyprus that was conditional upon the restructuring of […]

The General Court declares the action brought by Mr Junqueras i Vies, against the statement by the European Parliament that his seat was vacant, to be inadmissible

The President of the European Parliament did no more than inform that institution of a pre-existing legal situation that was brought about exclusively by decisions of the Spanish authorities.