European Union

Britain is holding a general election today, Thursday, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a snap election in October in response to parliament's rejection of his Brexit plans. Although a majority of the population say they don't trust him, Johnson is slightly ahead of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the polls. British voters face a tough decision, commentators say.

The Saudi oil company Aramco made its stock market debut on Tuesday and has replaced Microsoft and Apple as the most valuable company in the world. Saudi Arabia plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the state-owned company's shares to finance economic reforms aimed at reducing its dependence on oil. Commentators have their doubts about whether investors will play along.

A Czech man with a history of mental illness killed six people and wounded others in a shooting spree at a hospital in the city of Ostrava on Tuesday. The motives of the attacker, who killed himself after the attack, remain unclear. The country is in shock and discusses whether its gun laws should be tightened.

Europe has all it takes to be a climate trailblazer. The Green Deal is a fantastic opportunity. Decarbonised electricity can be the vector of competitive decarbonisation and the EDF Group is fully mobilised to speed up this historic transition

When the European Parliament declared a climate emergency, it was not an empty gesture. It was not a branding exercise. It was a real recognition that time is running out and Europe must act, write Iratxe Garcia and Sergei Stanishev.

EU27 leaders meet in Brussels on 12-13 December to discuss the bloc's next seven-year budget and ways to financially sweeten its 'green component', in order to meet the new European Commission's top priority of making the EU climate-neutral by 2050.

Ahead of today's EU summit to decide how best to invest to meet people’s expectations, Parliament’s negotiators are warning not to expect substantial progress from it.

Source : © European Union, 2019 - EP

Ahead of today's EU summit to decide how best to invest to meet people’s expectations, Parliament’s negotiators are warning not to expect substantial progress from it.

Source : © European Union, 2019 - EP

The Commission will kick-off the discussion on the 'Europe's beating cancer plan' next 4 February on the occasion of the world cancer day, while the communication and action plan itself is expected towards the end of 2020, Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced.

Conte v EUIPO (CANNABIS STORE AMSTERDAM)
Intellectual and industrial property
A sign referring to marijuana may not, as the law currently stands, be registered as an EU trade mark

Parquet général du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg () and Tours)
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The Court finds that the French, Swedish and Belgian public prosecutor’s offices satisfy the requirements for issuing a European arrest warrant, and clarifies the scope of the judicial protection afforded to persons referred to in such warrants