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The EU's top court ruled Wednesday that Poland had violated judicial independence in forcing the transfer of a judge who had criticised the government, Reuters reported. Poland had denied judge Waldemar Żurek's right to an appeal when he was removed in 2018. Polish courts will decide how to respond to the ruling, which comes as the EU and Warsaw are entangled in a legal and political fight over judicial independence.

Sky-high energy prices could undermine the EU's post-corona economic recovery, the EU Commission has warned, as EU states and MEPs called for joint action and fair play.

MEPs from all sides of the political spectrum have demanded the EU Commission revealed details of its demands on Poland and Hungary over their recovery plans

Progressive MEPs are piling on pressure for Texas to scrap its anti-abortion bill, with some proposing doctors seek refuge in Europe if necessary.

John Dalli, the former EU commissioner for health from Malta, could end up losing his EU pension following media revelations he had an undeclared offshore firm.

Slovenia implemented none of the 15 anti-corruption proposals it got from a European watchdog, painting an ugly picture of the flagship EU state.

In Afghanistan today at least 18 million people - nearly half the population - are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Now is the time to focus on them.

A leaked document, seen by EURACTIV, shows which economic and social policies the European Commission plans to pursue in 2022, with a focus on fairer taxation and further integration of EU capital markets.

Migrants are suffering sometimes-violent illegal pushbacks carried out by special police units at the EU's borders, especially Greece and Croatia, an investigation published Wednesday (6 October) by media including Germany's Der Spiegel found.

President of the European Council Charles Michel presented the main results from the EU-Western Balkans summit held in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia.

The Council conclusions set the EU’s position for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow from 31 October to 1 November 2021. The conclusions emphasise the extreme urgency to step up the global response to address the climate emergency and underline the need for a just and fair climate transition across the world.

The EU-Western Balkans summit took place in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, on 6 October 2021. EU leaders agreed on the Brdo declaration, with which the Western Balkans partners have aligned themselves.

The Council adopted its position at first reading on the amendment to the Aarhus Regulation, which sets out how the EU guarantees its full compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

Press conference following the EU-Western Balkans summit, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia

President of the European Council Charles Michel presented the main conclusions from the informal meeting of the EU leaders held in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia.

It is necessary to create conditions for dialogue with the new government in Afghanistan, regardless of its political attitudes and ideologies. This is very important for both the Central Asian countries and the EU, Kazakhstan's Talgat Kaliyev told EURACTIV in an interview.

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La vice-présidente de la Cour rejette la demande de la Pologne de rapporter l’ordonnance du 14 juillet 2021 qui exige la suspension immédiate de l’application de dispositions nationales relatives notamment aux compétences de la chambre disciplinaire de la Cour suprême

Last week, the EU’s General Court handed the European Commission a major defeat when it struck down the EU's fisheries agreement with Morocco on the grounds that it also, illegally, covered Western Sahara.

EU leaders failed to make any further tangible commitment to enlargement on Wednesday (6 October), and instead promised once again "the European perspective" and broader economic support to the increasingly disillusioned Western Balkans, in the hope of keeping the region on its European path.

At the Western Balkans summit in Brdo, Slovenia, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev told North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that the "subtle erasure" of Bulgarian identity in the neighbouring country must stop before Bulgaria lifts its veto on Skopje’s EU accession negotiations. EURACTIV Bulgaria reports.