The European Court of Justice (CJEU) on Tuesday ruled that Poland’s system of seconding judges and terminating secondments was incompatible with EU law. The case arose after a Polish court asked whether the Polish government’s [Read More]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the migrant crisis on the borders between Belarus and the European Union (EU) countries during a telephone conversation on Monday. The conversation lasted about [Read More]
The Lithuanian government approved the Health Ministry’s proposal that medical masks or respirators are required indoor to cover both mouth and nose. This will come into effect on Nov. 15, the Lithuanian National Television and [Read More]
In the wake of record infection figures in Germany, Minister of Health Jens Spahn called for additional measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference on Friday. Daily infections stayed near the 50,000-mark [Read More]
As many as 5,400 Swedes may succumb to COVID-19 by the end of next June, according to a new study released on Thursday. The study by the Stockholm Region was aimed to estimate the risk [Read More]
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Wednesday tendered his resignation and asked the Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlen to commence the formal process of finding his successor. Lofven, who will lead a caretaker government until [Read More]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday evening that France will relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors to “guarantee France’s energy independence.” In his address to the nation, Macron said “we will, for the first time [Read More]
Germany would support developing countries in adapting to climate change with an additional 150 million euros (173.6 million U.S. dollars), the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and [Read More]
Europe is once again at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic after 1.8 million new cases and 24,000 new deaths have been registered in the region last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. [Read More]
The business climate in Germany’s auto industry worsened slightly in October as the corresponding ifo barometer for the industry declined from 9.8 to 8.5 points month-on-month, the ifo Institute announced this week. Manufacturers’ business continued [Read More]
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