Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values

The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.

EU countries struggle to replenish gas reserves for winter

Iran war keeps prices high despite consumer demand dropping as heating season ends

Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ law breaches EU rules, top court says

The European Court of Justice found that the country has acted in breach of EU law 'on a number of separate levels' and infringed upon the fundamental values on which the EU is founded.

EU foreign ministers reject proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel

A part suspension was tabled by Ireland, Spain and Slovenia but did not receive enough backing from other member states The EU remains split on imposing sanctions on Israel, despite some member states criticising the country over the plight of Gaza and violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said proposals for a part suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement remained on the table but required states to shift their p...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Germany, Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade agreement

Germany and Italy have blocked the European Union from suspending the bloc’s association agreement with Israel.

Kallas presents fourth pillar of security guarantees for Ukraine to EU foreign ministers

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, presented the fourth pillar of the European Union's future security guarantees for Ukraine during a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 21 April. The ministers have agreed to move forward with it.

By Tetyana Vysotska,Tetyana Oliynyk

Hungary: Orban-era LGBTQ law infringes human rights, ECJ rules

The EU's top court has found that Hungary's 2021 laws on issues including transgender and homosexual identity and sex offenses breach various EU laws. This includes Article 2 of EU Treaty, to protect human dignity.

Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law breaches EU rules as court ruling hailed as ‘historic’

EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that anti-LGBTQ legislation Hungary enacted in 2021 breached the bloc’s rules, including an article which sets out the fundamental values on which the EU is founded. The European Commission, 16 of 27 member states and the European Parliament took Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the law, in what has been billed as the largest human rights case in the bloc’s history. Originally aimed at toughening punishments for child abuse, the law was amend...

By Agence France-Presse

EU resumes aid to Ethiopia suspended over Tigray war

In tonight's edition, the European Union is set to resume budgetary aid to Ethiopia, which was suspended when a brutal civil war broke out in 2020. Also, Nigeria’s jet fuel shortage is being driven by disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz that have curtailed global supplies. And final stop for Pope Leo the 14th's four-nation visit to Africa: he's now in Equatorial Guinea.

By Clarisse FORTUNÉ

EU sanctions Russian firms linked to propaganda and misinformation

Moscow claims EU leaders are intentionally exaggerating the threat from Russia for their own political ends

By Makini Brice

EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action - The Straits Times

EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action  The Straits Times

EU optimistic Hungary veto on €90bn Ukraine loan will be lifted

Hungary’s post-election political shift is set to unblock the €90 billion European Union “financial support package” for Ukraine, after weeks of wrangling over the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline and Viktor Orban’s veto.

By Jan van der Made with RFI

Cyprus keeps cards close to chest as EU debates suspending Israel pact

Cyprus is yet to publicly take a side in the debate over whether the European Union should suspend its association agreement with Israel in light of the latest developments in the region, with the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers debating the matter during a foreign affairs council (Fac) summit in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Cypriot Foreign Minister […]

EU warns of summer fuel shortages as Iran war drives global energy crisis

The EU is preparing measures to curb the impact the war is having on jet fuel supply, Jorgensen told reporters in Madrid.

McEntee urges counterparts to suspend EU-Israel agreement

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee says she will urge her EU counterparts to agree the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at today's ministerial meeting, or at the very least agree to suspend its trade elements.

Kallas says Russia's return to Venice Biennale is wrong

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 21 - European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said Tuesday that Russia's return to the Venice Biennale was wrong and that the EU would therefore cut its funding to the flagship arts event. "While Russia bombs museums, destroys churches, and seeks to erase Ukrainian culture, it should not be allowed to exhibit its works: Russia's return to the Venice Biennale is morally wrong, and the EU intends to cut its funding," Kallas said a...

By ANSA

Helen McEntee seeks review of EU’s trade agreement with Israel at Foreign Ministers' meeting

McEntee and her colleagues from Spain and Slovenia have called for today’s meeting of Foreign Mnisters to include a discussion of the EU-Israel trade agreement.

EU says no support among members for proposals to suspend Association Agreement with Israel

Says discussions will continue

By Anadolu Agency

Italy says EU shelved plan to halt trade deal with Israel

Italy’s foreign minister said Tuesday that a proposal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement has been set aside, with member states expected to consider alternative measure...

"Use The Momentum": The EU Moves To Destroy The Last Vestiges Of National Sovereignty

"Use The Momentum": The EU Moves To Destroy The Last Vestiges Of National Sovereignty Authored by Jonathan Turley, The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary last weekend was celebrated by many who saw the former president as establishing single-party rule in his central European nation. The irony is that this claimed victory for democracy may fuel the establishment of a global governance system that is neither democratic nor accountable to citizens. The European Union was critici...

By Tyler Durden

Zelensky signs law on industrial visa-free regime with EU

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law harmonizing the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and the technical regulation system with European Union requirements.

Germany, Italy reject calls to suspend cooperation deal with Israel

Germany and Italy have rebuffed calls from Spain and Ireland to suspend the EU-Israel cooperation deal, arguing for continued dialogue despite tensions. Read More: https://punchng.com/germany-italy-reject-calls-to-suspend-cooperation-deal-with-israel/

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Spain, Slovenia and Ireland ask the EU to discuss the suspension of its association agreement with Israel

The Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel, which entered into force in 2000, includes a clause linking the agreement to respect for human rights The post Spain, Slovenia and Ireland ask the EU to discuss the suspension of its association agreement with Israel appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Spain, Slovenia, Ireland Urge EU Debate On Suspending Israel Pact

Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland have urged the European Union to debate suspending its association agreement with Israel, saying the bloc can no longer remain “on the sidelines” as conditions worsen in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and Lebanon. The post Spain, Slovenia, Ireland Urge EU Debate On Suspending Israel Pact appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Keyla Limones

Commission’s Rule-of-Law Concerns Miraculously Evaporate, EU Funds to Flood in

Discussions with the new Hungarian government could contribute to the release of EU funds, the spokesperson responsible stated on Monday at the European Commission’s regular daily press conference. “The meeting with the new Hungarian government was extremely constructive and took place in a positive atmosphere. It provided a useful starting point for the work ahead, […] The post Commission’s Rule-of-Law Concerns Miraculously Evaporate, EU Funds to Flood in appeared first on Hungary Today.

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Agriculture ministry, EU, Germany launch climate-resilient agriculture training programme - phnompenhpost.com

Agriculture ministry, EU, Germany launch climate-resilient agriculture training programme  phnompenhpost.com