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Meet the politicians crossing borders to take part in EU elections

In this edition we look at the wannabe MEPs who are standing for office in a foreign country. Greek former finance minister Yannis Varoufakis is campaigning in Germany, while Michel Barnier's son, Nicolas, is standing across the border from France in neighbouring Belgium.

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

France

Animals killed without being stunned cannot carry organic label: ECJ

Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday that meat from animals slaughtered under religious rites without being stunned first cannot be labelled organic.

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The Brief from Brussels

Worries grow of another arms race as Russia removes itself from the INF treaty.

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World News

ECJ tells UK to respect all EU rules until Brexit, including on asylum

The principle of the first country of entry remains, the Luxembourg-based judges ruled

Romania

Romania's Dragnea files lawsuit against Brussels after fraud claims

Romania’s most powerful politician has filed a lawsuit against Brussels after claims of corruption involving EU funds.

World

President Duda sends several Supreme Court judges back to the bench

The Polish government has reinstated a group of Supreme Court judges who had previously been forced into early retirement.

Germany

German coach travel border checks are illegal, ECJ rules

The European Court of Justice rules German coach travel border checks are illegal and in contravention of the Schengen Agreement.

United Kingdom

UK can unilaterally stop Brexit process, EU court rules

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK can unilaterally end the Brexit process.

World News

Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

Poland

Euroviews. After a 'tactical retreat' over judges - what next for Poland? | View

The rulers [in Poland] do not behave as if they were meaningful constrained by law; whenever it does not suit their political purposes, they simply amend it. This is not a rule of law, this is rule by law.

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Chalk and cheese

The taste of a food product cannot be copyrighted, the EU's top court has ruled. It comes after a Dutch cheese manufacturer Heksenkaas filed the claim against a competitor.

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Top EU court rules to keep details of MEP expenses secret

On top of their salaries, MEPs are awarded a monthly “general expenditure allowance” of up to €4,416 to fund their constituency offices.

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'Mutagenesis' plant breeding technique comes under GMO rules

Europe's top court decision is blow for biotech industry and a victory for environmental campaigners

Malta

EU court rules Malta's 'barbaric' finch trapping is illegal

EU court rules Malta's 'barbaric' finch trapping is illegal

Romania

Gay Romanian-American couple win EU residency rights

European Court of Justice rules that the couple is entitled to the same rights as other married couples in the EU.

Belgium

Crackdown on Europe's polluters

The European Commission is taking Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to respect air quality limits.

United Kingdom

ECJ ruling boosts Europe's 'most vulnerable migrants'

Europe’s most vulnerable migrants were boosted by a ruling that gives greater protection to those who have been tortured, according to an expert.

Poland

ECJ rules Polish logging breaks EU environmental laws

The court said large-scale logging in the Bialowieska forest is endangering many species of birds and insects

Poland

Polluting Poland told to put its people before the coal industry

The European Court of Justice has formally ruled Poland is breaching air pollution limits, opening the door to a possible fine if it doesn’t tackle the deadly problem.