Germany blocks Georgia's EU visa bid
Germany has blocked Georgia's EU visa waiver, citing a crime spree. Critics say the political decision could undermine EU credibility in eastern Europe.
Germany has blocked Georgia's EU visa waiver, citing a crime spree. Critics say the political decision could undermine EU credibility in eastern Europe.
Central Europe is "the most successful and stable region of the world," according to Hungary's Orban. Europe "should listen to us Poland's Szydlo added.
If VW had cheated on emissions in the Netherlands, its fine would have been just €19,500. “I didn't think about the fines before,” the Dutch transport minister says.
Britons should carry on registering for the EU referendum, David Cameron says, despite the deadline having passed. The government may need legislation to alter the deadline.
FPO party said "terrifying" errors in vote count mean recent election in which their man lost were invalid. Court has four weeks to rule.
Talks held at bilateral levels so far did not lead to an agreement on the future of the EU-Ukraine treaty, which Dutch voters rejected in April.
EU states' ambassadors on Wednesday put on hold plans to grant visa-free travel into the passport-free Schengen zone to Georgia, after France, Germany and Italy objected to moving ahead. Germany cited one reason as being that Georgian criminal gangs in Germany, which specialise in home burglaries, have become a public concern and that Tbilisi should help solve the problem before the EU proceeds.
With fewer laws to debate, MEPs turn their attention to investigation committees. They have just approved the fourth one under the Juncker commission
The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) has filed a legal challenge disputing the result of last month's presidential run-off, Constitutional Court spokesman Christian Neuwirth confirmed on Wednesday. The FPO's Norbert Hofer was beaten by just 30,863 votes, but the party claims there were irregularities. FPO leader Heinz-Christian Strache sent a 150-page dossier to the court, according to reports.
Bill would stop ex-owners of defunct Russian oil firm Yukos from snatching Russian bank accounts or real estate in lieu of $50 billion damages.
The deadline for registering to vote in the referendum on whether the UK should stay in the EU ended on Tuesday night, with the registration site crashing in the last hours because of high traffic. The glitch prompted calls by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to extend the registration period.
Czechs, Hungarians, Poles and Slovaks were demonised for their migration policies. But now their ideas have become the EU norm, Czech minister Prouza tells EUobserver.
The European Commission proposes that governments and institutions help refugees, but a better solution would be to boost trade links with countries like Jordan.
Forty two percent of Danes want a UK-type referendum on EU membership, up five points on three months ago. "It would be an extremely bad idea", one leading party said.
Hungary's lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment granting the government extraordinary powers in case of terror acts or threats. It allows the government to ramp up surveillance and deploy armed forces by declaring a "terrorism state of emergency" with lawmakers approval. The government can use the measures for up to 15 days. The bill, which passed Tuesday with support from far-right Jobbik, is a watered-down version of an earlier proposal.
Non-EU migrants going from one EU state within the Schengen passport-free zone to another should not face detention on the grounds they crossed an EU border, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday, saying that moving within Schengen isn't a criminal offence entailing jailtime. Migrants staying illegally should be returned to the country from which they came from, the ECJ added. The ruling doesn’t affect the UK, Denmark or Ireland.