Poland’s minister of justice said on Thursday that the central European nation “must not succumb to lawlessness” and should not pay any of the daily penalties imposed on the country by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). “The Polish state cannot bow to lawlessness,” Zbigniew Ziobro told reporters at a press conference….
Poland Should Not Pay ‘A Single Zloty’ of EU’s ‘Unlawful’ Court Fines, Says Minister
Poland Shouldn’t Pay ‘A Single Zloty’ of EU’s ‘Unlawful’ Court Fines, Minister Says
Poland’s minister of justice says the central European nation “must not succumb to lawlessness” and shouldn’t pay any of the daily penalties imposed on the country by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). “The Polish state cannot bow to lawlessness,” Zbigniew Ziobro told reporters at an Oct. 28 press conference. “Whether in…
EU Court Orders Poland to Pay $1.2 Million Daily Penalty in Rule-of-Law Dispute
The Polish government must pay a 1 million euro (about $1.2 million) penalty per day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court, citing the primacy of EU law over national law, ruled on Oct. 27. “As it has not suspended the application of the provisions of national legislation relating, in particular,…
EU Court Fines Poland 1 Million Euros per Day in Rule of Law Row
WARSAW—Poland must pay 1 million euros ($1.16 million) a day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court said on Wednesday, in the latest episode of a clash over the rule of law with implications for Warsaw’s future ties with the bloc. The long-running conflict over Poland’s judicial reforms that the…
EU Countries Split Over Joint Response to Energy Price Spike
LUXEMBOURG—European Union countries failed to agree on a bloc-wide response to surging energy prices in an emergency meeting of government ministers on Tuesday, with some countries seeking a regulatory overhaul and others firmly opposed. European gas prices have hit record highs this autumn and remain at lofty levels, prompting most EU countries to respond with…
EU Tech Rules Should Curb Cloud Computing Providers, Study Says
BRUSSELS—Draft EU rules to curb the power of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet unit Google and Facebook should also tackle providers of cloud computing services for possible anti-competitive practices, a study said on Tuesday. The report comes amid concerns that some EU lawmakers who are reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe…
Europe Drug Regulator Backs Use of Moderna’s COVID-19 Booster Vaccine
The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday said it has concluded in its review that Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccine may be given to people aged 18 years and above, at least six months after the second dose. It is the second COVID-19 booster vaccine to be approved in the EU. “This follows data showing that…
EU Competition Commissioner Warns of More Anti-Cartel Raids, Criticises ‘No-Poach’ Deals
BRUSSELS—EU enforcers are planning a series of raids against companies suspected of illegal price-fixing, Europe’s antitrust chief warned on Friday, as she also sounded the alarm about competition in labor markets due to “no-poach” deals. The European Commission last week raided Europe’s largest pulp producers Stora Enso and UPM, and Metsa Board unit Metsa Fibre,…
Electrified Cars Hit Almost a Fifth of EU Third Quarter Vehicle Sales
LONDON—Nearly one in five vehicles sold in the European Union in the third quarter was an electrified model as sales continued to soar while fossil-fuel cars slumped, according to sales data released on Friday by a trade organization. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA, which represents major European car, truck, van, and bus makers,…
Facebook Plans to Hire 10,000 in EU to Build ‘Metaverse’
October 18, 2021
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Facebook plans to create 10,000 jobs in the European Union over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help build the so-called metaverse—an online world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has been talking up metaverse since July…
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