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The Vice-President of the General Court of the European Union dismisses the application of Mr Junqueras i Vies for interim measures

By judgment of the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court, Spain) delivered on 14 October 2019, Mr Oriol Junqueras i Vies was sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment and disqualified from holding office for the same period, whereby he lost all his existing public posts and duties, including those to which he had been elected, and was barred […]

Frontex to launch rapid border intervention at Greece’s external borders

The Executive Director of Frontex has agreed yesterday to launch a rapid border intervention to assist Greece in dealing with the large numbers of migrants at its external borders. The Greek government officially asked Frontex last night to launch a rapid border intervention at its sea borders in the Aegean.

Greece is ordered to pay a lump sum of 3.5 million euros for having been slow in implementing EU law on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources

The Court found for the first time that Greece had failed to fulfil its obligations in a judgment of 2015

DiscoverEU: 20,000 more young people will explore Europe in 2020

Around 20,000 18-year-olds are set to receive a travel pass under the fourth and latest round of DiscoverEU, which attracted some 75,000 applications from across Europe. These young Europeans, selected on the basis of established award criteria and specific Member State quotas, can travel between 1 April and 31 October 2020 for up to 30 […]

Erasmus+ and its predecessors: a life-changing experience for 10 million young Europeans

The 2018 annual report on Erasmus+, published today,  shows that over the last three decades, more than 10 million people have participated in what  turned out to be a life-changing experience for many of them. Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: “People across Europe engage, exchange and learn when they […]

Statement by Commissioner Janez Lenarčič: EU measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and protect people in the EU and throughout the world

With more than 2,600 lives lost already and the epidemics affecting already 28 countries worldwide, the spread of COVID-19 demands our full attention. This is the time for us to act as a Union. As the European Emergency Response Coordinator, I am working with other Commissioners, and their services, in a joined up effort from […]

ECB seeks feedback on amendments to the Regulation on payments statistics

The public consultation will remain open till 9 April 2020 Review required to take into account developments in payment systems The European Central Bank (ECB) is launching a public consultation on a draft Regulation amending the Regulation on payments statistics. The Regulation has been reviewed with the aim of keeping the ECB’s statistics fit for […]

Major European financial infrastructures join forces against cyber threats

Largest financial infrastructures in Europe to share information to protect themselves against cyber risks Active exchange of information on cyberattacks, threats, vulnerabilities and remedies between core financial infrastructures, Europol and Europe’s cybersecurity agency ECB Executive Board member and ECRB Chair, Fabio Panetta, says initiative is about protecting people’s money  A group of Europe’s largest and […]