European Union

Valencia Club de Fútbol v Commission
State aid
The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision on aid measures implemented in favour of the Spanish football clubs Valencia CF et Elche CF

Commission v Italy (Aides illégales au secteur hôtelier en Sardaigne)
State aid
Italy is ordered to pay pecuniary penalties for failing to recover aid unlawfully granted to the hotel industry in Sardinia

A new climate scenario model on the meat sector shows that the industry stands to lose billions in the event of the scenario of a 2°C warmer world by 2050.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the latest updates regarding the coronavirus crisis, the arrest of 12 high-profile judges in Slovakia, and so much more.

Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic said that the Serbian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral owed Montenegro over €2 million in taxes and social transfers for 62 workers.  When asked about an expert-level dialogue between the government and...

Slovakia’s National Criminal Agency arrested 13 high-profile judges, including a former deputy minister of justice, in an operation called “Storm”. Charges of corruption, interference with the independence of courts and obstruction of justice were brought. All of them had links...

Politicians from the socialist party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s radical leftist party, La France Insoumise, alongside worker unions have called on the government to “abandon” unemployment insurance reform, amid a looming economic crisis linked to the coronavirus. “Together with the trade...

In Serbia, events of over 100 people in confined spaces have been banned, while rallies that take place in the open can still be carried out,  President Aleksandar Vučić said on Wednesday, adding that for the moment there is no...

Slovenia reported 23 new infections, meaning that as of Wednesday, the total count is 57. The government announced that “Slovenia has not closed its border with Italy but is to impose health checks of passengers to contain the spread of...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister, urged the Orthodox Church yesterday (12 March) to observe scientific recommendations when it comes to public gatherings as authorities step up measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

In Bulgaria, a 66-year-old woman became the country’s first victim on Wednesday as the seventh case was recorded. After having been admitted to hospital in extremely serious condition on Tuesday, she died the following day. Her husband, who checked into...

In Hungary, there are 13 registered cases with 69 people in quarantine, as of Wednesday. In response, the government has now ordered a state of emergency, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the prime minister’s office, said. A ban on travellers (non-citizens)...

In Ireland, the first victim of the disease has been recorded after the infection count rose by nine on Wednesday, bringing the total to 43 known infections. An elderly woman in the east of Ireland who already had an underlying...

In the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak put a £30 billion (€35 billion) package at the heart of the UK’s first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday in a bid to support the country’s economy and contend with the effects of the coronavirus. The measures...

In Belgium, the number of confirmed cases has reached 314 as of Tuesday, with the first three deaths. “Once again we see an increase in the number of new cases. Our hospitals are also seeing more people with lower respiratory tract infections....

This week’s oil price rout had become inevitable and cutting output has ceased to make sense because it is unclear how deep the impact of the coronavirus on demand will be, Russia’s deputy energy minister said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday (11 March).

More than 50 EU Parliament lawmakers have co-signed a letter calling on the European Commission to take exceptional measures in support of agri-food sectors targeted by punitive US import tariffs.

A major military exercise in Europe has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns as a "precautionary measure" on Wednesday (11 March), while Washington is considering reduced US involvement in another exercise amid the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Romanian government has decided to suspend exports of medicines and other health products for the next six months as 18 new cases were reported on Thursday (13 March) bringing to 47 the total number of persons infected with the new coronavirus.

Kazakhstan is suspending all public events and taking special preventive measures due to the global spread of the coronavirus, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrote on Twitter on Thursday (12 March).