Новости за 26.07.2017

EU’s anti-trust watchdog has confirmed unannounced inspections in the ethylene purchasing sector, in several EU member states. According to a Berlaymont announcement, the EU executive had concerns over companies that couls had formed a cartel. Raids were carried out on 16 May 2017 at the premises of companies active in ethylene purchasing, to examine if

The European Commission has decided to move to the next stage of its infringement procedures, after Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have ignored the letter of formal notice that was sent by the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos. The next step for the European Commission is another one-month deadline for

European Commission’s First Vice-president Frans Timmermans has launched a double procedure in order to preserve the rule of law in Poland, on behalf of the EU Executive. Despite endorsing Polish president’s Andrzej Duda veto to the two out of four laws, the Commission stands ready to address any new issues, still leaving the door open

The UK’s will not accept European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction for the protection of EU citizens’ rights after Brexit., which is the main stumbling in concluding an agreement Brexit Minister David Davis admitted on Tuesday. That was the clear message of UK Brexit minister, David Davies, during a press conference in Prague on Tuesday. Turning to

The UK’s will not accept European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction for the protection of EU citizens’ rights after Brexit., which is the main stumbling in concluding an agreement Brexit Minister David Davies admitted on Tuesday. That was the clear message of UK Brexit minister, David Davies, during a press conference in Prague on Tuesday. Turning to

“I am becoming very impatient,” said European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová, while speaking on the unfavorable conditions for the European consumers, resulting by the unfair treatment by several social media companies. EU’s executive has been investigating complaints about unfair terms and conditions pertaining to platforms operated by Facebook, Twitter, and Google

The agreement between the European Union and Canada to share airline passenger data that the two sides say is vital to fighting terrorism has been declared invalid today by the EU’s top court, because  parts of it are not in line with fundamental EU laws. The deal which the EU and Canada began negotiating in 2010 would interfere with

The agreement between the European Union and Canada to share airline passenger data that the two sides say is vital to fighting terrorism has been declared invalid today by the EU’s top court, because  parts of it are not in line with fundamental EU laws. The deal which the EU and Canada began negotiating in 2010 would interfere with

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his party’s parliamentary group that the deal with Moscow for the supply of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system is a “done deal.” Addressing Justice and Development Party (AKP) MPs on Tuesday, July 25, he pointed out that Greece, a NATO member, had access to the previous generation S-300 system. In 1998, the

Following six months of public consultation, 66 expert hearings, and political negotiations, Spain’s political parties reached a political consensus on a landmark bill to protect women and their children from gender based violence, El Pais reports. The bill will reach the Congress for a formal debate on Friday. It includes provisions for victims of domestic

Western men have seen their fertility halve over the last 40 years, according to a study published on Tuesday. The main finding of the study is that sperm concentration of men in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand has been reduced by 52,4% from 1973 to 2011, which is not the case for men from

Euro-area governments have saved almost €1 trillion in interest payments since 2008, the German Federal Central Bank (Bundesbank) estimated on Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. That is the result of a combined record-low interest rate policy and an unprecedented bond-buying programme, which currently runs to the tune of €60bn a month, lowering yields across the Eurozone, except Greece.

EU plans to supervise the euro-denominated clearing outside the EU, including London. But, (EUREX, Deutsche Börse), the London Stock Exchange's main competitor argued on Tuesday that regulation proposed by the European Commission does not go far enough, Reuters reports. From a Londoner’s perspective, one would say “of course they would.” And from a Frankfurter's perspective

In a boost for Great Britain, the German carmaker BMW announced it had chosen its plant in Oxford, England, over similar locations in Germany or Netherlands, as the location to produce an electric Mini from 2019. Mini already makes around 60 % of its approximately 360,000 compact cars a year at Oxford, but BMW has built up an alternative

The Swedish military has announced plans to conduct its largest joint military drill with Nato in 20 years. As reported by The Independent, the exercises will be conducted in the air, on land and at sea. They will take place across the entire country but will focus on the Mälardalen Valley, the areas around cities

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have concluded that the Netherlands is the biggest conduit to offshore tax havens in the world. Nearly a quarter of all fiscal constructions reportedly have a Dutch link. “Only five big countries act as conduit-OFCs,” said the researchers from Corpnet said in a new report. “Together these five conduits

US President Donald Trump has once again tweeted up a storm. In early morning tweets on July 25, he criticised the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s US election. He also raised questions – without offering any evidence – about Ukrainian support for his Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. Trump posted that US

New laws in Poland aimed at removing monuments to Soviet soldiers who contributed to driving Nazi German forces out of the country at the end of WWII have angered Russian parliamentarians. They called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to propose sanctions against Poland. Russian parliamentarians on July 25 unanimously said they wanted Putin to “demand

French police in Calais frequently abuse asylum seekers and other migrants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. HRW also accused the French local and national authorities of voluntarily ignoring the reports of abuse. The 40-page report, “‘Like Living in Hell’: Police Abuses Against Child and Adult Migrants in Calais,” finds that police forces in Calais, particularly the French riot police

White House correspondent Ksenija Pavlovic defied press restrictions by live streaming a press briefing on July 19. Reporting from the White House for her own news site, Pavlovic Today, she used the Periscope app to stream the audio from the briefing and shared a link to the feed on her Twitter account. The White House

Talks between top European Union officials and Turkey’s foreign minister on July 25 failed to ease tensions between Ankara and the 28-member bloc. Brussels remains concerned over a wave of detentions of human rights defenders, journalists and others following last year’s coup attempt. While Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu defended the government crackdown as part

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A conditional ceasefire and elections were jointly agreed to by Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the divided country’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in Paris on July 25. The rival leaders issued a joint statement following talks hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron . They said: “We commit to a ceasefire and to refrain from