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Which weird and outdated laws can stop you having fun in Europe?

Across the continent, bizarre and outdated legislation still exists to spoil the party.

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Brussels and Warsaw in new tussle over post-COVID recovery fund

The general secretary of Poland's ruling party said they were prepared to aim "all our cannons in our arsenal" on the Commission and if needed form a coalition to unseat Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President.

Europe News

Brussels questions Polish judicial reforms to unlock EU recovery funds

The European Commission has said at least one necessary element was "missing" from Poland's judicial reforms.

Europe News

Prague will be 'honest broker' on rule of law, says Commissioner

Commissioner Věra Jourová, said Prague will also focus on strengthening democracy across the bloc during its EU presidency and will be an "honest broker" with Poland and Hungary.

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Europe News

Von der Leyen defends controversial approval of Polish recovery plan

MEPs urged the Commission to withhold payments until all judicial reforms are carried out.

Europe News

MEPs want confidence vote in VDL over COVID cash decision for Poland

Senior MEPs have criticised von der Leyen for approving Poland's recovery plan despite concerns over its rule of law provisions.

Europe News

Brussels approves €35B Polish recovery plan despite rule of law doubts

The plan was blocked for more than a year over controversial judicial reforms in Poland.

Hungary

EU determined to uphold rule of law following Orban's re-election

Hungary's Justice Minister had urged the bloc not to create division amid the war in Ukraine.

Europe Decoded

EU member states can leave, but can the bloc kick one of them out?

The EU has not included such a procedure in its treaties — adding it now would take years and most likely fail.

Europe Decoded

What's next after Brussels triggers rule of law mechanism on Hungary?

The never-used procedure will target the €6.1 billion the country gets every year from the EU budget.

Europe News

Polish judges detail rule of law backsliding in new documentary

Some Polish judges are making sure the conflict between Warsaw and Brussels over rule of law backsliding isn't forgotten.

Europe News

'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP

Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.

Europe News

ECJ rules in favour of making EU cash handouts conditional

The high court rejected a bid by Poland and Hungary, which argued the budgetary instrument exceeded EU competences.

Hungary

Euroviews. EU must be prepared for a possible rigged election in Hungary | View

In April the European Union could face the first ever significantly rigged vote in one of its member states. A full observation mission should be sent to this year's parliamentary election, warns German Marshall Fund fellow Daniel Hegedüs.

My Europe Series

Rule of law in the EU: Is Slovenia following Hungary's path?

The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on the backsliding of EU values in Slovenia, without the votes of the powerful EPP centre-right group.

Poland

Polish lawmakers overturn Senate veto of controversial media law

Polish lawmakers overturned on Friday a Senate veto of a controversial media bill seen as targeting a US-owned network that's often critical of the Polish government.

World News

Euroviews. A factory showed the uglier face of Sino-Serbian partnership | View

Last month, the treatment of Vietnamese workers building Serbia's first Chinese tyre factory caused a scandal. The government must uphold the rule of law no matter how attractive the investment, writes Vuk Vuksanovic of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP).

Hungary

Hungarian court avoids ruling on EU law primacy in migration case

The Hungarian Constitutional Court said it could not rule on whether EU law took precedence over Hungary's constitution.

Hungary

European Court of Justice: EU law precludes Hungary's supreme court

National judges in EU member states cannot be banned from seeking guidance from the European Court of Justice, the ruling stated.

Poland

Poland's judicial appointments process against EU law, rules ECJ

The EU's top court has ruled that the Polish government's ability to send judges to higher courts and remove them casts doubts over judicial independence.

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