European Union

Populisten und Nationalisten könnten triumphieren, Frieden und Zusammenhalt im modernen Europa stünden auf dem Spiel: Vor den Europawahlen im Mai zeichnen viele Beobachter düstere Szenarien. Kommentatoren widmen sich der Frage, ob der Kontinent wirklich vor Schicksalswahlen steht, von denen alles Weitere abhängt.

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The British House of Commons will vote today on Prime Minister May's request for more time to renegotiate the Brexit agreement with the EU. EU Council President Tusk had asked for concrete proposals from London in a bid to overcome the blockade. Commentators feel certain that the worst can be avoided.

Belgium v Commission
State aid
The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision concerning tax exemptions granted by Belgium by means of rulings

Without a doubt, fully automated cars are coming to a road near you – and soon. But if the mesmerized governments and technocrats don’t pause to address the concerns of the man and woman on the street, they may find themselves facing social upheaval on a massive scale, writes Jonathan Gornall.

Milivojević
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
A national law cannot invalidate, by a retroactive, general and automatic rule, credit agreements concluded with foreign lenders which were not authorised to provide credit services in that Member State

The EU has stigmatised Saudi Arabia and four US territories on "dirty money" - but let Azerbaijan and Russia off the hook.

After marathon talks, EU negotiators agree on provisional copyright reform, requiring companies to filter content to prevent unauthorized work on their platform. Online platforms and open-internet advocates warn it will hurt the free flow of information.

The EU is amending its copyright legal framework to make it fit-for-purpose in today's digital environment.

The European Parliament and EU member states clinched an agreement late last night (13 February) over new technical conservation measures for fishing, which includes an EU-wide ban on the controversial pulse trawling starting from mid-2021.