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‘Zero tariff’ options are contrary to the regulation on open internet access

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Approximation of laws
Hungarian legislation which prohibits the annulment of a loan agreement denominated in a foreign currency on the ground that it contains an unfair term relating to the exchange difference appears to be compatible with EU law

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Find out more about Erasmus+, the EU's flagship programme that supports education, training, sport and young people.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The need for regulating networks for transporting hydrogen is becoming increasingly urgent, but the legislation needs to be designed in a way to give the market flexibility to overcome the challenges ahead, writes Noé van Hulst.

European Council President Charles Michel delivered a speech during the opening session of the Bled Strategic Forum dedicated to the Future of Europe, on 1 September 2021.

Fully vaccinated people do not urgently need booster jabs against COVID-19, a key European agency said Wednesday (1 September), but an extra dose for people with depressed immune systems should be considered.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French teachers and parents worried about kids going back to school, Italy's environment minister saying environmental activists are worse than the climate crisis, and so much more.

In case the EU wishes to become a more reliable security provider and global actor, it needs to avoid past mistakes and develop credible military intervention forces that are able to project stability in our neighbourhood, Slovenia’s defence minister Matej...

Economic patriotism is an extremely necessary and desirable phenomenon but Croatia has been lacking it for three decades – that is one of the messages of a panel discussion held at the 16th convention of Croatian exporters. Professor Marijana Ivanov...

Slovenia’s interior ministry has proposed fines for indecent behaviour towards public officials, raising concerns about the protection of freedom of speech in the country amidst continuing protests against the government. In line with the proposed amendment to the act on...

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon on Wednesday (1 September) reported beer supply problems as driver shortages linked to Brexit and the pandemic have affected deliveries to major restaurant and supermarket chains.

The dismissal of Romanian Justice Minister Stelian Ion by Prime Minister Florin Citu has provoked a major crisis in the governing coalition as junior partners USR PLUS are asking the National Liberal Party (PNL) to name a new head of...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he was very proud his state was the first to have opened a general consulate in Novi Pazar during his visit to the south-western Sandžak (Sanjak) region of Serbia. It holds a special place in...

EU pressure on Bulgaria about North Macedonia will be more intense in the coming months, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev predicted on Wednesday at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, which brings together Balkan and EU leaders. “I call on all...

Several thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the two largest Slovak cities to protest against government and pandemic restrictions on Wednesday, the day the country celebrated Constitution Day. The protests were organised by opposition parties and extremists, who...

The annual inflation rate in Poland hit 5.4% in August, according to the early estimates by the central statistical office (GUS), meaning 2021 has so far seen the fastest rise in consumer prices since June 2001 and August broke July’s...

The Hungarian capital does not want to host the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the land for the Student City is transferred to the Chinese Fudan University, the city council decided on Wednesday, Telex reported. Green Mayor Gergely Karácsony announced on 26 August he...

Passengers arriving in Portugal from Brazil and the UK are no longer subject to quarantine as part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the government announced on Wednesday. All citizens, except children below the age of 12, wishing to...

Greece’s new minister of health, Thanos Plevris, who was appointed after a government reshuffle, was forced to apologise for anti-Semitic comments he made in the past following a harsh statement by the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece. The...