European Union

Representatives from the US tech industry on Wednesday (11 March) hit out at the UK's plans to introduce a digital services tax from the beginning of April, following a period of uncertainty as to whether the UK would continue with the measures amid attempts to contract a US trade deal.

European officials reacted with surprise and anger Thursday (12 March) after US President Donald Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban they fear will wound economies already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Court of Justice said on Thursday (12 March) that air passengers re-booked onto a flight are still eligible for compensation if that trip is subject to a delay.

EU environment chief Virginijus Sinkevičius insists there will be no unnecessary overlap between the new circular economy plan and the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F), as new EU food policy will be focused more on the agricultural and food production side.

There is no proof that 5G mobile networks pose a threat to human health, new research from the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), has found.

Covid-19: the Court of Justice of the European Union takes steps to ensure continuity in the handling of cases and to help to fight the spread of the epidemic

UN Climate Change said it won’t hold any physical meetings until the end of April amid efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. EURACTIV’s media partner Climate Home News reports. The spread of coronavirus across the world is disrupting climate and...

Finnair
Transport
An air passenger who is compensated for the cancellation of a flight and who has agreed to travel on an alternative flight is entitled to compensation for a delay in the re-routing flight.

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...