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EU nations agree a crackdown on migrant smugglers. Some fear it may target people trying to help
1 week, 3 days ago

EU nations agree a crackdown on migrant smugglers. Some fear it may target people trying to help

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union countries agreed on Friday a draft law aimed at preventing and countering migrant smuggling, which critics say could be used to target people or charity groups that try to help migrants in trouble. The draft contains a “humanitarian clause” which would “specify that certain assistance to irregular migrants, notably assistance to close family members or support …

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Cabinet wants migration measured to help limit population to 20 million people by 2050
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cabinet wants migration measured to help limit population to 20 million people by 2050

NL Times  

The Cabinet is going to make policies with an aim towards “moderate population growth” of around 19 to 20 million people in 2050. The Cabinet agrees with the commission that the scenario in which the population grows by 1 to 2 million people by 2050 is the best option "for the preservation of economic and broad prosperity.” They also recognize …

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US election done, Musk jumps into friend Meloni's Italy on immigration
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1 month, 1 week ago

US election done, Musk jumps into friend Meloni's Italy on immigration

India Today  

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, turned his attention to Italian politics on Wednesday. Musk slammed a decision by judges in Rome to block Italy’s policy of deporting illegal immigrants and sending them to new detention centres in Albania, Southeastern Europe. With the election in the US, where immigration was a hot-button issue, …

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EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels
3 months, 1 week ago

EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against European Union policies is unacceptable and would prompt EU retaliatory action, the bloc’s powerful executive branch warned on Tuesday. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government signaled last week that it is serious about giving migrants free one-way travel to Brussels, a measure meant to pressure the European …

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EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels
3 months, 1 week ago

EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels

LA Times  

Hungarian State Secretary Bence Retvari, with National Deputy Chief of Police Janos Kuczik, speaks at a news conference at a bus station in Budapest on Sept. 6. Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against European Union policies is unacceptable and would prompt EU retaliatory action, the bloc’s powerful executive branch warned Tuesday. In …

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The subtle change to bottled drinks that everyone's secretly furious about: Experts lift the lid on tethered plastic bottle caps - as users fume they're the 'worst thing to happen to humanity'
7 months ago

The subtle change to bottled drinks that everyone's secretly furious about: Experts lift the lid on tethered plastic bottle caps - as users fume they're the 'worst thing to happen to humanity'

Daily Mail  

On social media, angry Brits have slammed the changes as annoying and 'stupid' Tethered bottle caps will become mandatory under EU law from July this year Whether it's Coca-Cola or orange juice, if you've bought a bottled drink recently you might have noticed a subtle but infuriating change. As tethered bottle caps become standard across Europe and spread to the …

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Georgians ‘March for Europe’ in protest against controversial bill
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgians ‘March for Europe’ in protest against controversial bill

Al Jazeera  

Huge crowds have rallied in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi calling for the country to pursue a course of Western orientation in response to a draconian bill seen as influenced by Russia. There have been mass antigovernment protests since mid-April, when the governing Georgian Dream party reintroduced the plan to pass the law, which critics say resembles Russian legislation used to silence …

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EU, Hungary at odds again over Hungarian ‘sovereignty’ law
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU, Hungary at odds again over Hungarian ‘sovereignty’ law

The Hindu  

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, launched an ‘infringement procedure’ into Hungary’s new Defence of National Sovereignty law, setting Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on a collision course with the bloc. Under the controversial law, Hungarian authorities will be able to use the intelligence services to investigate individuals and organisations involved in the democratic and electoral process and allegedly …

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European Super League verdict explained: Teams involved and everything you need to know after court ruling
1 year ago

European Super League verdict explained: Teams involved and everything you need to know after court ruling

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. First launched in 2021, the European Super League proposed a breakaway competition …

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EU law stops UK sending migrants to Rwanda despite Brexit, lawyers argue in Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

EU law stops UK sending migrants to Rwanda despite Brexit, lawyers argue in Supreme Court

The Independent  

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EU top court says that Poland’s justice reform infringes EU law
1 year, 6 months ago

EU top court says that Poland’s justice reform infringes EU law

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday when the bloc’s highest court confirmed that Warsaw had refused to comply with EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost more than 500 million euros in fines. The Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Poland’s 2019 justice reform …

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EU top court says that Poland's justice reform infringes EU law
1 year, 6 months ago

EU top court says that Poland's justice reform infringes EU law

The Independent  

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Top EU court rules Poland’s justice reforms infringe EU law
1 year, 6 months ago

Top EU court rules Poland’s justice reforms infringe EU law

Al Jazeera  

European Commission brought case over 2019 changes that bar Polish courts from applying EU law in some cases. The European Court of Justice, the European Union’s highest court, has ruled that Poland’s 2019 justice reforms infringe the bloc’s rule of law. On Monday, the Luxembourg-based ECJ said Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party’s judicial reforms were damaging the independence of …

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Whitehall ‘blob’ thwarts bonfire of Brexit laws
1 year, 7 months ago

Whitehall ‘blob’ thwarts bonfire of Brexit laws

The Telegraph  

Kemi Badenoch has said it was impossible to push ahead with government plans to scrap all European Union laws because of Whitehall intransigence. “When I was handed responsibility for this Bill I saw that, confronted with the default position of retained EU law sunsetting at the end of this year, Whitehall departments had focused on which laws should be preserved …

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Working time EU law reform to save £1bn
1 year, 7 months ago

Working time EU law reform to save £1bn

The Telegraph  

Ministers are considering major reforms to the controversial EU Working Time Directive in an attempt to save businesses £1 billion a year and to take advantage of the UK’s new Brexit freedoms. They say the change would not compromise workers’ rights and believe the reduction in red tape could save companies more than £1 billion. A Government spokesperson said: “This …

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Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Those renewable investors — multibillion-dollar companies — are very …

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Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt
1 year, 9 months ago

Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s deal with the European Union to rewrite the post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland trade. Johnson, who led Britain out of the EU in 2020, said the deal was “not acceptable” because it kept some EU laws in operation in Northern Ireland, restricting the U.K.’s ability to …

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Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU

Al Jazeera  

In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party says it will vote against a crucial part of the government’s new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for the United Kingdom. Parliament on Wednesday will debate and vote on …

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Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland confronts compromise in post-Brexit deal

The Hindu  

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.'s departure from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal also reduces the role of EU law and the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, a key demand …

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Rishi Sunak warns Tory critics that failure to back his Brexit deal could lead to election hammering
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak warns Tory critics that failure to back his Brexit deal could lead to election hammering

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak warned Tory hardliners tonight that failing to back his Brexit deal could see the party take a massive hammering at the next election. Rishi Sunak took questions at a factory in Northern Ireland today as he sells his new deal Mr Sunak laid out his pitch at the Coca Cola plant near Belfast this morning DUP leader Jeffrey …

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Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland’s history makes post-Brexit deal complex

Associated Press  

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.’s departure from the bloc may finally come to an end. The deal also reduces the role of EU law and the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, a key demand …

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The Windsor Framework: What is in Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland?
1 year, 9 months ago

The Windsor Framework: What is in Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland?

The Independent  

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'We've now taken back control': Rishi Sunak boasts he has completed Brexit as he is grilled by MPs
1 year, 9 months ago

'We've now taken back control': Rishi Sunak boasts he has completed Brexit as he is grilled by MPs

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak boasted that he has completed Brexit tonight as he ran the gauntlet of the Commons after striking a new deal with the EU over Northern Ireland. Rishi Sunak made a statement to MPs after joining the EU commission president to unveil the package - the result of months of tortuous negotiations Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission …

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Rishi Sunak vs the EU: Who got the upper hand in Windsor Framework?
1 year, 9 months ago

Rishi Sunak vs the EU: Who got the upper hand in Windsor Framework?

The Telegraph  

Did Rishi Sunak or Ursula von der Leyen get the upper hand in the negotiations over the new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland? In that case, the UK Government would raise the issue with the EU, which could tweak the law or make an update that would possibly disapply it from coming into force in Northern Ireland. Sausages, trees and …

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