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Brussels must stand up to Poland and Hungary on rule of law, says MEP

Dutch liberal MEP Sophie in 't Veld told Euronews that action needs to be taken against Hungary and Poland before it is too late.

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EU countries advised to reintroduce restrictions on US travellers

The Delta variant is sending infections and hospitalisations soaring. The US is now registering more than 1,000 new cases per day, the highest level since March.

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MEPs threaten to sue Commission over making EU handouts conditional

The European Parliament gave the executive two months to activate a conditionality system that links the reception of EU funds with respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights.

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Activists outraged over animal testing backdoor in welfare bill

Animal testing for cosmetics could go ahead under new proposals due to confusing legislation.

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EU states should 'take in people in immediate danger' in Afghanistan

EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson says Europe should prevent unsafe smuggling routes but 'we cannot abandon people in immediate danger'.

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Poland tells EU it will shut down disciplinary chamber for judges

Poland has told the European Union that it will shut down a chamber at its Supreme Court devoted to disciplining judges, which the EU's top court said was illegal.

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Euroviews. There can be no EU Health Union without intensive care medicine | View

The EU must tear down bureaucratic barriers that prevents ICU professionals from working across member states and learning from one another, write professors Maurizio Cecconi and Elie Azoulay.

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Europe 5G blacklisting is 'politics', says Huawei

Huawei told Euronews Next “political motivations” were behind some EU states' moves to ban the company's 5G infrastructure, after US authorities blacklisted it in 2019.

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EU needs more than 70% vaccination coverage to stop variants

Professor Marc Van Ranst says COVID-19 can "happily circulate" among the unvaccinated and urges EU countries to speed up their health campaigns.

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Euroviews. Poland's legal defiance is the EU’s moment of truth | View

"The latest confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels is more than a judicial disagreement: it marks a key moment in the fight between the rule of law and autocracy that threatens to very essence of the European project."

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EU to press on with legal case against Hungary despite referendum

"We find Hungary has failed to explain why the exposure of children to LGBTIQ content as such would be detrimental to their well-being or not in line with the best interests of the child,"

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EU wants a bigger share of the microchips market

Brussels says it wants the EU to have a 20% share of the global market for microchips by the end of the decade.

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Judicial independence is a concern in some EU countries, says Brussels

The European Commission again highlighted Poland and Hungary as being of particular concern.

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Europe's week: Macron's vaccine push, EU's green plans and deadly floo

The trio of stories occupying minds in Brussels this week.

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Why is the EU's new Emissions Trading System so controversial?

As part of a broader package of climate legislation, the European Commission wants to set up a scheme to reduce carbon emissions from buildings and road transport.

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EU begins legal action against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

The European Commission is contesting a controversial amendment that prohibits the depiction of homosexuality and gender reassignment to children.

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EU wants to tax aviation fuel and phase out polluting cars by 2035

Brussels has announced a range of new laws to help reduce carbon emissions.

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Hungary left waiting as 12 EU states have COVID spending approved

A dozen EU countries have had their COVID recovery spending plans approved, paving the way for funds to arrive later this month.

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Brussels plans overhaul of EU carbon market as part of green push

The European Commission is set to announce more than a dozen new measures as part of its 2030 emissions reduction target of 55%.

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Brussels presses pause on plans for an EU-wide digital tax

The decision coincides with a landmark OECD deal to reform the global tax system and the visit of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.