Poland, which is affected by an infringement procedure launched by the European Commission on Tuesday, is fighting back. Warsaw is launching an investigation into abuse of office against the judges of the ECJ. Convictions by the ECJ The tone between the EU and Poland has continued to intensify since Polish constitutional judges in October ruled
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As a representative of the Slovenian EU presidency, Foreign Minister Anže Logar expressed strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of the EU and its member states as he addressed via video call on Monday the 20th session of the assembly of states parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC. Logar
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The EU’s Employment and Social Policy Council reached agreement on a minimum wages directive which is aimed at securing fair pay. Labour Minister Janez Cigler Kralj, who chaired the session, said he was happy such an important agreement had been reached after intensive talks. “Decent and fair pay must be guaranteed for the work that
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Brussels wants to abolish child protection measures in Hungary through an infringement procedure, the group leader of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party told Hungary’s public media. He called it disappointing that the European Union was marginalising child protection rights because of the “violent LGBTQ propaganda” targeting children. A referendum is the strongest means against attempts to
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, EU education ministers adopted recommendations on blended learning approaches which combine school site and other physical environments away from the school as well as digital and non-digital learning tools. The recommendations feature short-term measures as a direct response to the health crisis, whereas the long-term measures are designed to
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Slovenia “must be pleased” with the EU’s Strategic Compass, a shared vision for EU security and defence, Defence Minister Matej Tonin said after EU defence ministers launched debated the draft document. The first responses to the document, prepared by the presiding trio of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, are good and confirm that the direction is
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Warsaw will fight for equal treatment in the European Union. Poland’s national development projects financed by internal sources and not by EU funds are proof that discriminatory treatment towards Poland cannot be effective, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday. V4
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After Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn sided with those who support mass migrations of migrants by expressing his support for the admission of tens of thousands of Afghans to the European Union, common sense has nevertheless prevailed in the end. In a joint statement, Ministers of the Interior of the EU Member States wrote that
“This reflex of thinking that Brussels is similar to Belgrade, so, a city from which we receive instructions we then obediently follow, will have to be changed. The policy of Brussels is shaped by the EU member states and Janša is doing just that,” wrote the university professor Žiga Turk, in response to a post
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The European Regional Development Fund will contribute EUR 13.6 million in financing under the React-EU programme for computer equipment for Slovenian educational institutions to promote the development of virtual learning environments. The entire project is valued at EUR 16.2 million. The equipment purchase will be handled by Arnes, a public institute that provides network services
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The European Commission approved a EUR 22.8 million worth Slovenian scheme to support companies in various sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions implemented to limit the spread of the virus. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. The aid, which will take the form of direct grants, will cover
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Efforts to do away with member states’ right to veto in EU foreign policy decision-making constitute yet another attack on national sovereignty, the Hungarian Center for Fundamental Rights pointed out. Conventionally, foreign policy falls within the competence of member states, Istvan Kovacs, strategic director of the research institute dealing with legal analysis, pointed out referring to
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