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… lengthy and heated debate about responses to pandemic, EU leaders delay action … After lengthy and heated debate about … Stability Mechanism, which has €500 billion available to support euro area member states needing financial assistance; …

… phone calls, dinner & more talks, some progress in the EU-UK negotiation … After phone calls, dinner & more talks, … between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a three-hour … statement after the dinner, Johnson’s office said, “The leaders had a frank discussion about the state of play in the …

… of the euro area, had approved two weeks earlier. The leaders also agreed to work toward establishing a recovery … with the challenge, and clarifying its link with the EU’s 2021-27 Multiannual Financial Framework. On May 27, … as loans through three “pillars.” The first would involve support to member states for investment and reforms to …

… The EU asks the ECJ to impose financial penalties on Poland in … on Poland in court dispute On Tuesday, the European Commission took two decisions in its continuing dispute with … letters Manowska had written to him and the other three leaders that were posted that day on the Supreme Court’s …

… the absence of an approved withdrawal agreement with the EU by Oct. 19 or a vote of Parliament by that date to leave … of the Parliament’s return from its summer recess, leaders of the Liberal Democrat, Scottish Nationalist, Plaid … cross-party group of more than 70 MPs and peers, with the support of the Lord Advocate, the Scottish government’s …

… EU-Poland dispute over courts deepens and the EU brings new … values upon which the EU was founded. Yesterday, the EU Commission issued its second annual report on the rule of law … institutions.   In January 2016, the Commission opened a dialogue with the new Polish government under the EU’s Rule …

… After another von der Leyen-Johnson call, EU-UK negotiation faces “moment of truth” … After another von … between Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, and the leaders of the party groups in the European Parliament, one … therefore our responsibility to continue trying. The good news is that we have found a way forward on most issues, but …

… EU and UK leaders agree on intensified negotiation of future … and European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European … to dramatically intensify the negotiation is welcome news. It would, of course, have been much better if the UK …

… European Court of Justice ruling on bond purchases as EU heads into “historic recession” … German Constitutional … as EU heads into “historic recession” Just as the European Commission was about to release its Spring Economic Forecast … court’s decision last Tuesday evening in a conference call and there was an immediate consensus that the ECB would …

… South Africa's Court Calls for Recognition of Muslim Marriages … South … African rally protest violence against women and children After years of debate, a group called Woman’s Legal Center … without protection,” she was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. The court also ordered the president and the …

… European Memories: from Soviet Gulag to European Commission. Discussion with Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety … European … food safety policy, ensuring the Commission is prepared to support the EU’s capacity to deal with crisis situations in …

… after the referendum: independence, Article 155 or dialogue? … Catalonia after the referendum: independence, … day in which much of Catalonia stopped work and rallied in support of the vote, King Felipe VI, in a rare national … will conclude that its best option is instead to call new elections, hoping that, in the wake of the …