PMQs: Sunak wins by exploiting Labourโs winter fuel divisions
Keir Starmer was pressed about taking payments from pensioners this winter โ but ducked the details.
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Paris mayor to slow main highway to 50 kph on Oct. 1
Anne Hidalgo’s controversial move is part of a broader plan to limit the role of cars in the French capital.
Fate of Eiffel Towerโs Olympic rings turns into political fightย
Proposal to leave iconic logo on Franceโs most famous monument sparks row.
Serbiaโs leader wins the West with promises of โwhite goldโ โ but loses the people
Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ accuses protesters who oppose an EU-backed lithium mine of trying to overthrow him.
Brexit red tape forces UK cargo airline to fly to US for routine servicing
Boss of One Air calls on Labour not to ignore the problem when it opens talks with the EU about a trading resetA fledgling British cargo airline has told how Brexit red tape has forced it to go as far as the US for routine servicing and repairs at huge…
Scholz and ล efฤoviฤ ink lithium deal with Serbia amid environmental concerns
The agreement would benefit carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, but is deeply unpopular in the country.
โGood IED !โ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โIlvaโ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)
Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons
If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…
Slovak government delays โhot-buttonโ issues until autumn
As the summer recess of the Slovak parliament approaches, the ruling coalition announced on Tuesday that it will postpone until September the controversial laws on foreign agents and environmental impact assessment, as well as the dispute over the new …
EU asked to provide impact assessment of Georgiaโs foreign agent law on accession process
The EU should assess how Georgia’s foreign agent law will impact the country’s accession process before the parliament’s final vote, twelve EU foreign ministers said in a letter addressed to the bloc’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell and Enlargement Commi…
Rushed rollback of EU green farming rules triggers dismay
The bloc’s notoriously complex legislative process can apparently be simplified โ when it comes to farmers, that is, and when an election is around the corner.
Resistance is futile: the new Eurodac Regulation โ part 4 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: Rachmaninoff, via Wikimedia CommonsAmendments to this blog post since its original publication are marked by asterisks.* Most recent amendment: June 18 2024. Just before…
Polish court sides with Czechs, cancels environmental assessment of controversial mine
A Polish court has come to the defence of Czech citizens by overturning the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Turรณw mine, a controversial Polish open-cast mine near the Czech border.
EU eases farming demands in 2040 climate proposal
The EU executive dropped specific references to agriculture emissions cuts as farmers protest across Europe.
Wouldโve, Couldโve, Shouldโve: Preliminary Reflections on the EUโs New Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Tara
Van Ho, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Essex
Photo credit: Infrogmation
of New Orleans, via Wikimedia
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The European Unionโs Council and
Parliament have agreed to a provisional text for a new directive that …
Take this job and shove it: the revised EU law on non-EU migrant workers
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London*Text updated Dec 22 2023, to add a link to the agreed text of the Directive, and April 12 2024, on its final adoption
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Meet the moment: Donโt set back the clock on patients
A wave of concerning policies around the globe that are currently being implemented or are under discussion will, if the trend continues, have a profoundly negative impact on patients.
Live Facial Recognition for Law Enforcement: The European Unionโs Regulatory Approach Should be Informed by UK Policeโs Practice
Asress Adimi
Gikay (PhD)
Senior Lecturer in
AI, Disruptive Innovation, and Law at Brunel University London
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Ingo Franke, via Wikimedia
Commons
Divergent
Approaches to Regulating Live Facial Recognition …
Paper or plasticย โ letโs choose wisely
Next weekโs vote on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is a risky moment for Europeโs green future and circular economy.
Recognising the complementarity of reuse and recycling is the solution
MEPs should recognize reuse and recycling as complementary solutions in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
EU packaging plan must respect the role of recycling, reuse and refillย ย
Without a packaging legislation that is supportive of reuse, refill and recycling as complementary solutions, industry faces major difficulties in meeting its circularity obligations, and the future of currently-effective recycling systems could be seriously compromised.
EU climate chiefs back radical new 90 percent emissions target
Two new climate commissioners pledged to ‘defend’ the goal of 90 percent emission cuts by 2040 this week.
A plan with a lot of baggage! MEPs push for airlines to stop charging for carry-on bags
Lawmakers argue it’s unfair for airlines to charge travelers for carry-on luggage when it’s an expected part of travel.
The F-gas ban consequences we havenโt considered
Thoughtless bans of HFCs and ultralow-GWP HFOs and their blends fail to consider the energy efficiency and safe performance of equipment and products that are part of Europeansโ everyday lives.
EU ethics watchdog questions Commission over Tunisia migrant deal
The European Ombudsman wants answers on human rights under Ursula von der Leyen’s controversial migration agreement with Tunis.
[Stakeholder] ‘Win-win-win’: cleaner cars through better environmental impact assessment
Every nut and bolt from start to finish: Could life cycle assessment lead to cars that are kinder to our planet and more sustainable overall?
Knowledge gaps for perishable liquid food packs threaten Green Deal
Analysis of food packaging studies reveals significant evidence gaps for policymakers deliberating on packaging reuse targets in proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
5 real-life impacts of the EUโs foot-dragging on chemicals law reboot
Shortcomings in the current rules leave Europeans exposed to harmful chemicals.
Ministers concerns over EU pesticide cut plans persist after Commissionโs extra study
Several EU agriculture minister remain unconvinced about EU plant protection products reduction targets and pesticide bans following the publication of a new European Commission impact assessment, while other countries have urged them to stop delaying …
EUโs animal welfare revision passes quality control test
The impact assessment on the animal welfare rules overhaul has received the approval of the European Commissionโs quality control board, according to sources, as the EU executive insists the revision remains a โhigh priorityโ despite recent backlash on…