Jens Weidmann, head of Germany’s Central Bank, has handed in his notice. Known for being critical of excessive bond purchases, Weidmann’s departure will leave the door open for a shift in German economic policy.
The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has accused the EU of blackmail after it suggested that it may withhold EU funding and suspend some of Poland’s rights as a member state in response to a top Polish court’s judgment which supposedly goes against the rule of law.
A report commissioned by Unite found that Amazon reported up to £8.2bn of its sales made in the UK in Luxembourg.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has stipulated that France must grant its soldiers worker status.
The European Court of Justice has clarified that an EU law can be relied upon by Tesco store workers who are bringing a case in the UK against their employer for equal pay.
The European Parliament has voted to lift the immunity of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his separatist health and education ministers. This decision increases the likelihood that the leaders will face extradition in Spain for sedition and misuse of public funds.
The European Union’s decision to restrict vaccine exports from its member states has sparked outrage worldwide.
Amidst the European Parliament’s regulatory crackdown on data collection and online monitoring, global internet firms risk being prohibited from automatically detecting child abuse imagery posted to their platforms.
The EU plans to deny funding to countries that do not comply with the rule of law. Poland and Hungary directly oppose this notion and have blocked the €1.8tn Covid recovery fund in protest.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are calling for greater transparency over the terms of COVID-19 vaccine procurement contracts between the European Commission and pharmaceutical companies, particularly those setting out who will be liable if the vaccines are defective.